Recent content by PalmettoGuy

Yeah, I realize that but I don't want to lock myself into somthing 4 years down the road when things can change. Whether it be my goals or Navy Medicine.

Is there any way to do a tour as a DMO before residency without taking an HPSP scholarship?

Howdy, I'll be starting Med School next year and am interested (but not set) on the possiblility of spending some time as a DMO after graduation. I am not particularly interested in HPSP, but (as of right now) am open to the idea of FAP after graduation. DMO would be my first choice, but...

Howdy Howdy, To a limited extent I know what you mean. I was not really in the military, but I attended and graduated from USMC OCS with a ground contract last March and chose to decline my commission after graduation. One thing that Col. Chase (badass of a man) pounded into us is the...

This problem can be debated from both sides unless you specify whether or not the wheels act as a frictionless machine (not possible in real life), or that there is a frictional force between the ground/tires/wheels/bearings/etc. 1) Wheels act as a frictionless machine: In this case, the...

For two different electrochemistry problems, I have been asked if the density of an aqueous solution changes as sulfate ions react out of solution. Pb(s) + PbO2(s) + 2 H2SO4(aq) -> 2 PbSO4(s) + 2 H20 So basically an aqueous soln of sulfate ions is decreasing in conc. No additional...

This just reminded me of a situation the other day: I'm in Barnes and Noble studying for the MCAT and see this younger guy reading an MCAT book. I thought he looked a little young, but hey, by now all freshman are. I start talking to him and he is in 7TH GRADE! This guy even looked like a...

From TPR's Practice MCATs Book: An object is placed 6 cm from a convex lens whose radius of curvature is 4 cm. How far is the image from the lens? A. 1.5 cm B. 2.4 cm C. 3 cm D. 12 cm Now I would have thought to solve this, use the lensmakers equation: 1/f=(1-n)[1/R1-1/R2]...

Why are sex linked traits never associated with the Y-chromosome. I know that the genes for colorblindness and hemophelia (the two classic examples) are located on the X chromosome, so males that are positive for those conditions can only pass it to female offspring. However, are there any...

Howdy, In my TPR book, it says that "When a system is undergoing a phase change, the heat added to that system adds to the potential energy of the molecules of that system", which makes since b/c during a phase change T=constant and KE=3/2RT therefore KE=constant. However, in MCAT practice...

Hey folks, I'm in the process of working on the AMCAS application to turn in this summer and have a couple questions that I was hoping that someone might have some quick answers to. I graduated from USMC OCS but declined my commission due for personal reasons. On the AMCAS application...

In the 2004 TPR Cracking the MCAT book there is the following question. A researcher works with a pure sample of alkyl halide that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right. She subjects the substrate to a reaction in which the halide is replaced by an OH group according to an SN2...

In TPR Cracking the MCAT book, there is the following question: Would methane or ethane be expected to have the higher ionization energy? The answer: Ethane, because a primary cation is more stable than a methyl cation. I understand that a primary cation is more stable than a methyl...

Hmmm.... Well this throws a loop in my plans then. I was ready to go ahead and apply to the rated board this April, but now I am concerned about that preventing me from going to med school in the future. So from what I am gathering, if I choose to fly, I'll probebly end up needing a waiver...

Yes, basically I would apply to the 06-03 (April) board, hopefully get accepted and go to OTS late this year/early next year. Get done with pilot training and plan on making a career of the AF. If the opportunity presents itself I would go to Med School. After doing engineering work as a...