Spine Surgeon Takes the MCAT. Here's how it went.....
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2020
- In this video, Dr. Webb takes the MCAT for the 1st time in 12 years.
Answers:
#1 The correct answer is A
Proteins have numerous functions in the body; they can be hormones (chemical messengers), enzymes (catalyze chemical reactions), structural proteins (physical support), transport proteins (carriers of important materials), and antibodies (which bind foreign particles). However, proteins cannot self-replicate; DNA is the only molecule capable of self-replication. Therefore, the correct answer for this question is choice (A).
#2: The correct answer is B
Normally, angiotensin II causes secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex. Aldosterone serves to increase reabsorption of sodium, while promoting excretion of potassium and hydrogen ions. Thus, blocking the release of aldosterone should result in decreased reabsorption of sodium, while decreasing excretion of potassium and hydrogen ions. This eliminates choices (A) and (D) and makes choice (B) the correct answer. In the absence of aldosterone, less water reabsorption will occur, eliminating choice (C).
#3 The correct answer is B
Amides are defined as organic compounds in which an amine functionality is directly bonded to a carbonyl carbon. Choices (A) and (C) are both simple amines (primary and secondary); Choice (D) is a nitro compound, which is an organic compound with an -NO2 group. Only choice (B) has an amine group, -N(CH3)2, bonded to a carbonyl carbon, thereby creating the amide functional group-choice (B) is the correct answer.
#4: The correct answer is B
Neurulation occurs when the notochord causes differentiation of overlying ectoderm into the neural tube and neural crest cells. The neural tube ultimately becomes the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), and neural crest cells migrate to other sites in the body to differentiate into a number of different tissues. Thus, only statement III is true.
#5 The correct answer is C
The process presented in the question stem is respiration; overall, in the presence of oxygen, a glucose molecule is broken down so as to give energy in the form of ATP, and two byproducts - carbon dioxide and water. Respiration begins in the cytoplasm but is completed in the mitochondria. The first step of respiration is glycolysis, which occurs in the cytoplasm. Pyruvate from this reaction is converted to acetyl CoA, which enters the Krebs cycle in the mitochondria. NADH and FADH2from the Krebs cycle enter the electron transport chain in the cristae, the inner membrane of the mitochondria. Therefore, the process described in the question stem is completed in the mitochondria, making choice (C) the correct answer.
#6 The correct answer is A
This question can be answered based on fundamental definitions. The rate-determining step is simply the slowest step in a proposed mechanism. Of the three steps shown, only step I is labeled as “slow” and must therefore be the bottleneck in the overall process. As such, it must be the rate-determining step, making choice (A) the correct answer.
#7 The correct answer is C
Healthy cells exhibit MHC class I molecules. Natural killer cells monitor the expression of MHC molecules on the surface of cells. Viral infection and cancer often cause a reduction in the expression of MHC class I molecules on the cell surface. Natural killer cells detect this lack of MHC and induce apoptosis in the affected cells.
#8 The correct answer is B
Generalization is the process by which similar stimuli can produce the same conditioned response. Here, the response to the taste and smell of lemons has generalized to that of all citrus.
#9 The correct answer is choice B. The number of genetically unique gametes produced by a given individual can be determined by using the formula “two to the nth power", where “n” is the number of heterozygous gene pairs that the individual has (23 = 8). Heterozygous pairs are those in which the two alleles are not the same. The number of homozygous gene pairs is not a factor in the formula because homozygous gene pairs do not contribute to the total number of possible variations in a gamete’s chromosome content. Why? Because all the gametes will have the same allele if the parent has two identical copies of the gene. If an organism has only two traits, and its genotype is big A little a, big B big B, there are only different types of gametes that it can produce: big A big B, and little a big B.
#10 The correct answer is A
Conversion disorder is marked by a motor or sensory symptom in the absence of an underlying physical or neurological cause. It is associated with an inciting event that, in this case, may have been the argument with her daughter. Her lack of concern over the deficit is referred to as la belle indifférence.
#11 Correct answer is B Four structural isomers exist for the formula C3H6Br2:
#12: D
#13: C
#14: D
#15: A
#16: C
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“ The MCAT is a rate limiting step for getting into medical school” BIG FACTS😂
Zach Zouyed 😂😂😂😂
It weeds people out unfortunately
@@mathewhindi3163 hardly a bad thing, you're not going to fix anyone's problems with good intentions and happy thoughts
nnn auto That is a very bad mindset. Happy thoughts are essential for a doctor to communicate with patients.
@@workout9594 Yes, but good communicative skills, enduring level-headed thinking in stressful situations, and a thoroughly logical thought process is absolutely essential when managing a patient's health.
Hearing a surgeon say "I have no idea what they're talking about, were just gonna guess" makes me feel so much better about my own test taking.
This says a lot about how we learning things that dont really matter that much
It's just a way of systematically eliminating people and determining how you process and link concepts.
I see the MCAT as a weed out exam.
So much of undergrad/MCAT is completely unrelated to actual medical school. Its really sad, and makes no sense why they require physics/orgo/chem but NOT anatomy. Literally learning anatomy would have been so useful, just having the background. I struggle in anatomy right now because of the fast pace of med school, but its just crazy because the only class that actually mattered for medical school was Biochem. Not even biology cause my undergrad literally taught me plants/ecology :/
As much as a despise the MCAT (I took it 2 weeks ago lol) , it's really a matter of how well you can learn and apply science knowledge. The actual studying and applying under the stress of time is what medical schools really look at..
I stand corrected and enlightened. These systems actually count. I'm very grateful for the enlightenment, it seems I was soo caught up in the present that I didn't really grasp its essence in the future.
“What is this? Chemistry?!” 😂
LOL
Wait, you’re telling me you don’t use Linear Motion Equations as an Orthopedic Surgeon? 😕
😂😂
Its not necessary
Yeah, so they should let everyone into medical school right? Yeah, walk right in and become a surgeon...you don’t need to learn basic science. Yeah 😒
You have to make sure someone understands
Damn what a shame :(
First of all, thank you so much for saying you took the MCAT 3 times. It's very refreshing to hear that established doctors such as yourself struggled with the MCAT and still got in. I'm retaking my MCAT in September and this was my study break. I straight-up thought you were going to take the whole practice MCAT and was wondering what score you would get lol. Btw for the COVID exam, it is 5hrs and 45 min now since they had to fit in 3 a day. Still extremely hard. The one I took in June legit had the longest passages. I wish the MCAT was all discretes like that. Thank you for being great inspirational entertainment lol
how did your retake went.
JFK, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and FDR all failed the BAR exam for lawyers on their first go-around. These people aren't chumps either. I'm sure there's top level doctors and surgeons that didn't pass their first time around.
how are you doing now
I took mine 2x in 1991. MCAT really sucked. Probably one of the worst exams that I’ve had to take. Even worse that USMLE step 1,2 or 3. The board certification exams suck too because there is so much riding on them. Fortunately my last board certification was in dec 2020, that’s all I was able to do was study from March 2020 until dec 2020, so aced it
If Dr. Webb walked into surgery looking like he does in the thumbnail.... 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Antonio J. Webb, M.D. 😂😂😂😂😂
Omg stahp it lol
@@Destinay4lyf LOOL
@@sixteen.candles.4644 😂😂😂
It´s been almost one semester since i got accepted into med school. I just wanted to thank you for all your inspiring videos you have made and I‘m so happy that i took this path.
Dejavueman congratulations:)
Thanks!
U might operate on me one day
isn't circumstance beautiful
Congrats
Its really scary and intimidating, how did you do it?
Major respect for anyone who took this exam knowing the challenges they'd have to face. I hope all of you achieve your goals.
But honestly, these questions are nothing like the actual MCAT under AAMC logic. I just took the MCAT last week too so I’m quite familiar. These are all short discrete questions when actually most questions are based upon a huge passage and graphs and questions based on that. A lot of it is keeping good pace and remaining focused as well.
A lot of the questions arent really passage based. The passage may hold the answer but a lot of the questions can actually be solved just off free hand knowledge without even looking at the passage. When I took it last year I really only used the passage for the graph interpretation questions and the occasional off handed topic about some randomly complex strain of bacteria that causes xxxx within the host organism. but a lot of questions can we singled down to 1-2 answers if not the answer by itslef just by knowing the information well enough to immediately toss answers that wouldnt make much sense contextually to the question.
ya I thought he was actually gonna take the mcat practice test not just answer some random science questions.
@@onebuffalo5402 Really? I would say that about 60-70% of the questions required passage information, otherwise then 7 and half hours is way too much time. I took it like 3 weeks ago
@@addi1601 All depends on the person I guess. For most of the physics/Biochem passages I rarely did more than skim them for general premise then derive the questions from there.
@@onebuffalo5402 yeah and also on your specific exam cause my physics section had the most random experiments and equations not in review books that required you to apply past physics knowledge to new information. But my bchm and p/s was more straightforward and like you described
Test: "Amides are common in industry"
*wow, this is a structure I haven't seen in a while*
Proteins are offended.
As a Er physician of 15 years nothing in high school or college or on MCAT helps or is used in clinical medicine
Really I thought English lit would be used in it strange. Almost as if they are testing how well you can learn and understand material.
Thank you
that's absolutely absurd. Language skills, basic mathematics, critical thinking. WTF are you talking about?
Thank you I appreciate you saying it was one of the most difficult exams you’ve written and you’ve done 14 to 15 8 hour exams. I really appreciate that. Also not needing to know a lot of it as a surgeon thank you.
This was a fun learning experience. I used to browse MCAT books when I was in high school even though I never went to medical school. But I'm reconsidering pursuing my passion after all these years because I'm in love with science and patient care.
Do it. But make sure you have the numbers to back it up through clinical experience.
My daughter ‘s 3rd yr Medic student in UK, our system’s different to yours however we often discuss exams, tests etc and how relevant they are to the area of medicine she pursues. As her Mum it feels like she’s constantly jumping through loops of fire!! Congratulations on being a Spine Surgeon 👏❤️
"we're gonna go with 3, that sounds like a really lucky number" 😂😂
I literally cannot breath at the Lil Wayne's hit single Lollipop 🍭 😂 You're videos are super motivating. I have two more years in the Navy and I am currently working on my bachelors. My end goal is to be a doctor!!!
I was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else found that hilarious
Mireya Ramirez Good luck, stay motivated!!
Good luck! Keep working hard!
81% after its been 11 yrs. Thats natural intelligence.
So. 1991. True
Smiley Jpg ?
Tbf this practice test was a cakewalk compared to the actual MCAT lol. I literally took it two days ago
Jables Howard what are your study suggestions?
@@Kirungi_Birungi practice passages, practice passages, practice passages. Not enough to simply learn the material
Dr. Webb,
You truly are an inspiration and one of my favorite doctors. Your whole story about how you got into medical school really proves that anyone can be anything. Thank you for being yourself and I really believe that you have that mamba mentality like the legend Kobe Bryant. I aspire to be like you.
Regards,
Dev
Thank you for producing and sharing this video!
6th grade science teacher: mItOCHoNdRAa iS tHe pOwEr HOuSe oF ThE CeLl
Interesting Name lol dr Mike profile picture
😂😂 I found the humour in the comment
Interesting profile picture.
@abcd3625 yes
@Rajeev Vij LmAo
Great video. I’m in undergrad getting ready to start studying for the mcat over the summer. Happy to see the uploads
This was so awesomeeee thanks for doing this!! Was fun to answer them along w ya
Haha I wish the MCAT was like this, just straight discrete questions. I died laughing when you said "is this chemistry" with that amide question. I can definitely say I dont miss the MCAT, but the work in med school is just so intense and I just started. Honestly really impressive that you even remembered some of those
I would never make it into medical school lmaooo.
How’re you enjoying being a doctor
livin the dream my friend@@Yzyenthusiast
Thanks for illuminating this BEAST. I see you still got it. Good job. Thank you.
My hat is off to you, for bravery, and for doing so well.
I’m literally learning lots of the things on this test right now
Cheers for the video. I appreciate the explanation of the answers to the questions in the description.
Thanks for watching!
Interesting questions and fun to answer them along with you!
Engineers:
“What the hell is a chemistry? It’s not on my integration table. “
Thank God I'm getting a minor in chemistry!😭😭😅
Tell that to us Chemical Engineers, we get to deal with both sides of pain haha
@@chrisstubbs6391 chemistry was so foreign to me I still don’t get it
Bro for aerospace, we gotta take chem 1 and thats it lmaooo
@@karangaglani5854 EE undergrad here, we also just need to take 1 semester of gen chemistry
Who needs Web MD when you got Webb MD
Haha realistically this is 200X easier than actual MCAT
Yeah not many multi choice in the actual test haha
@@georgemcgeough3513 The actual test is exclusively multiple choice. However, the average question is significantly more difficult
@@ominaroust1109 I think he's irish...
I wish I saw these questions on the MCAT. That would make it pretty easy. Though I doubt any doctor is going to want to sit for 7 hours to do a full-length or even 4 hours to do a graded half-length.
Yeah.. i'm in first year Lab Science and this isnt too much deeper
this is one of your best videos. why? shows the real mind of a doctor post college.
It’s funny how he guessed the heterozygous question and got it right 😂 2^3 = 8
“The mcat is a rate limiting step” im deaaad😂
Currently a CSE student at LSU and your 2008 highlight of LSU beating the buckeyes brought back some memories! What a year
*The purpose of a test isn't for you to remember the information, it's to test if you have the self discipline to do such a grueling task. If you can self discipline yourself to do something as hard as the MCAT, then you also have the same potential to apply that self discipline in the medical field.*
If that's what helps you then good, but it's not true.
@@anonymousanonymous-nt8ls the purpose of a test is to see if you understand the material. It's just as simple as that. Has nothing to do with "such a daunting task." You can not study and still ace.
@@ihavegoodmusic9496 interesting point, but would a naturally intelligent person, well versed in the subjects tested, be able to keep a good pace (during a timed test) and also be able to sit down for 8 hours without prior preparation for this type of exam?
Two things can be true at the same time. The MCAT would be significant in deciphering if you understand the material, and if you have the discipline to complete the work, academic material, and the test itself. I think it’s designed to challenge you in various aspects. Especially mentally.
@@ihavegoodmusic9496 I have a video about this very topic on my channel about the reason why students are set up to fail. The reason students are set up to fail is because even their teachers don't know how to correctly teach them. Only people that have thought things through will realize that putting every subject under 1 umbrella instead of individual umbrellas is the key to success. This means that if you learned something in math, you should be able to apply the same fundamental concept to english, literature, etc. and still get the same results.
For example, I took higher level math courses for my grade and even aced some of the math exams in high school, yet if you ask me to name a specific math formula, I can't do it. Why is that? Well it's because I learned how to learn instead of just learning math. Instead of wasting my time studying math, then science, then english, etc. I decided to learn how to learn so that I could apply that learning style to all my subjects equally and produce the same results no matter the subject. This is why I was able to take 9 College Level AP courses of varying subjects in high school and still produce the same results no matter how different the subjects were.
If you tell me to recall something I learned that's not important to my career field, I can't do it; but if you tell me to learn something new and apply it, I can easily do that.
Ask this Spine Surgeon a question about his career and he'll know the answer instantly. Now ask him a biology question that he once knew and he'll probably not know the exact answer.
“What is this? Chemistry”, well said by the attending surgeon 😂😂
‘Lollipop’ was on my Myspace page in high school in 2008 😂 - boy times have changed
This is giving me ptsd hahah took it in april 2018 and never looked back!
Yes it will do that to you!
Dr. Webb you’re a g! Love your content you’re very inspiring. 💯
I appreciate that!
thanks for all your inspiration.
As a C5-C6 incomplete quad, I’m sure glad my surgeon didn’t come in looking like your thumbnail 😂. Awesome videos, Dr. Webb.
This made me feel better thank you
Your amazing bro like serious man im a PhD and thinking about med school next year i just love this
This makes me feel so much better about my upcoming PCAT. These questions were much easier than expected.
Pcat is no longer required.
@@amandavaldez2462 Yeah I ended up not having to take it due to covid. Still got accepted to every school I applied to.
@@gibson17155 pcat is now retired.
12 years since you took the MCAT? You look 25 so you must have taken it when you were about 13. Very impressive!
He's 30 or something
@@mustafaaa772 Is a joke
@@lucian6830 no it's not
He is 96
I recently asked a pharmacist that I work with some questions about orbital hybridisation, she didn't know/remember what it was. Apparently that knowledge isn't relevant to a pharmacist, but she can tell you which drug does what job faster than you can say sunflowers. It's crazy how we learn all these stuff in undergrad that don't relate to your field.
As a pre-Nursing student your videos are amazing!! Thank you
Thank you!
Pre nursing? Isn’t it only 2 yrs
Ryan Johnson some colleges wont let you start the program until you do certain amount of credits before after that it’s 2 years to become RN
C S you get out of here
Jason Estrada mine was 1 year of pre-reqs and then 3 years of nursing. I got my bachelors though. There are a few associate programs out there still though.
He was so dedicated in the description explaining the answers and then he just said screw it lol
That was fun!
I’m UA-cam pre med and I can’t even spell! What a time to be alive!🤣
8:54 That's the same face I made when I started taking biology.
doc ops for me it was chem 💀💀💀
Biology was always easy for me. My grade never went below a 95% in that class during high school
He got the easiest genetics question wrong though. 😂
I was waiting for this video to come out lol
Love this video so much ... and I wanna thank Mrs Anika for helping throughout my tests
I failed the test for four good times before i met mrs Anika, i really appreciate her good work
Talking of help with MCAT tests mrs Anikais a genius, i never believed it was possible to see my exam questions with the answer, she's awesome
Wow she also gave me my exam questions with there answers before the exam dates and it was exactly what i saw on my exam day i can't stop thanking her
Thank you mrs Anika for your help God bless you ma'am
I failed 3 times and i also lost money to scams and reviews that never helped but i thank God i met Mrs Anika , she is really a God sent
Just took the exam last week! Praying I did good enough not to ever take it again! Definitely experienced PTSD😭
It’s feels like a rare limiting step 😂😂
I just did my MCAT for the 3rd time yesterday and I'm keeping my fingers crossed
1. Read the early chapters of a Biology textbook where they discuss the 4 primary bio-molecules: proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.
2. There is a textbook about Human Biology (usually called Human Anatomy and Physiology) in the chapter about the endocrine system this is discussed and more about it is found in the chapter about the blood.
3. Read the early chapters of your organic chemistry textbook where the functional groups and different kinds of carbonyl- compounds with nitrogen are usually presented with pictures of the molecules.
4. The human biology textbook will have a chapter about the the development of the fetus into a human. You will find out about Neurulation there.
5. The process of cell respiration is always found in biology textbooks somewhere in the middle of the book where ATP is discussed usually after the bio-molecules chapter. The entire citric acid cycle is given a whole page with picture and description.
6. The rate of a reaction is usually taught in the second semester of a chemistry beyond the basic high school chemistry, needs to be at least AP or early college general chemistry where a whole chapter exists about the rate of a reaction and related equations, but this concept is simple since the slowest part of a reaction determines its rate.
7. Biology textbooks easily go beyond 1000 pages for a reason. But this topic needs at least AP or early college biology. There is a whole chapter about the function of immune cells. Also the Human biology textbook works for this question.
8. This is a psychology question and so psychology textbooks will have the needed reading material about how a person can react to current stimuli given what said person has felt during past but similar stimuli.
9. This is a core topic in high school biology about Mendel's genetics. The different capital and small letters show dominant (capital) and recessive (small) traits. Then the textbook will show you images on how you know that you can have different offspring when the parents have different traits. Usually using those punnet squares.
10. This question would be one of the more difficult clinical types of questions, but both Human Biology and Psychology textbooks will help in this situation. The psychology question is about a past experience from the patient and the Human Biology part is about how nothing is discovered with the patient to be the cause of the situation.
11. Organic chemistry a little later than the early chapter where chiral carbons and stereo-isomers are discussed is helpful here.
12. This is the physics question. But can be taught as early as grade 8 science class which is when I was introduced to this material. Work is a simple scalar number to measure energy from a force exerted over a distance and mathematically it is as simple as multiplying, but in higher levels after vectors are introduced, you will learn that Work is the dot product of the force vector and distance vector.
13. This cyclic AMP and anything related to it is not taught until biochemistry but usually early in biochemistry where the cell membrane and how things go through it are taught.
14. This is one of those topics that are probably discussed in a class such as medical ethics or social norms in medicine I am not familiar with this topic.
15. This is taught in early organic chemistry lab specifically the lab is what teaches about organic solubility in water based on hydrocarbon size and kind of functional group. You have 2 alcohols, 1 ketone, and 1 ether. ether is the least soluble in water. ketone has middle solubility. The 2 alcohols are of two sizes. The 1-propanol is the larger alcohol and is less soluble in water than the ethanol which is the most soluble and is the answer.
16. When it comes to knowing about medicare and medicaid, I encountered this material in a high school business textbook. But most people will learn about it the moment they want to do something about the extra medical insurance charge they encounter going to college if they had not had a Business class in high school.
This is my summary of the video and shows how far those textbooks for AP or equivalent classes will carry you through MCAT and your life. Don't rent or sell off your college textbooks for a quick buck until you land that high paying job at the end and then sell them for a few extra $ toward student loan debt.
who the heck is gonna read this?
Great comment.
I’m currently still in undergrad working on my bachelors of science, so the concepts are a little more recent in my head your reactions to the questions was so funny omg
Are you a pre-med student? If so, I recommend looking into LMSA and joining your local chapter once you get accepted and begin medical school!
It's interesting to see some of these question, I'm writing mine next year in the fall. If anybody has any tips on how to review, please let me know. Thanks for the video! :D
1. 08’ and 20’ bringing the ship home! Geaux Tigers!! Great years for us!
2. I am taking my MCAT in less than 100 days and I cannot wait to get past it to begin my journey as a surgeon. Lol reassuring to know these physics equations won’t make or break my surgical career 😭
I am taking o chem, and genetics right now for the second time. It's nice to see how a successful orthopedic spine surgeon finds these questions ridiculous and not needed for the everyday use. It really shows how it's a weed out class and even the MCAT is a test to see who will spend the time to work for it. Not information that will determine your future in the medical field or as a doctor. This was actually a bit relieving to watch this video.
Do you have a video where you talk about your experience taking the MCAT to get into med school, and if not, could you make a video about it? I’m curious about your process since you took it three times.
Hey Doc, I don’t know if you’re allowed to answer this. Does a 3.8cm pedunculated osteochondroma that is causing a lot of pain require surgery? I got my report yesterday and I have to see a Ortho. Radiologist also suggested MRI, but can’t get one due to a Bladder Stimulator device. Just curious of what are the options for that diagnosis. It also says 3.8x 2.8x 3.7cm I don’t know why there is three numbers? Thank you!
Cool video. Here's a question for you Doctor . I have 2 plates ( around 5 inches long) 6 screws and 12 nuts holding my back ( lower ) together. Put in around 1983 now I get pain in both legs and takes me awhile to stand up straight in the morning. Can anything be done to stop the pain now ????
I'm studying to take my first MCAT and doing my down time I started engaging in the contact sport of Slapping , I find it relaxing and helps me focus .
My mans did not know the equation for cellular respiration😂 Keep doing what you're doing chief! You inspired me to go to UNC for an undergrad in biochem!
I just took the MCAT and I don't know the equation either lol
Wow that’s crazy! I did those exact questions on saturday for a video (inspired by your board exam video) and did way worse😂😂 took my mcat less than a year ago lol
I’m a Pre-PA student and I’m over here screaming some of the answers at my phone and laughing hysterically because I’m not sure! 😂 love the content! #NewSubie
Hi, Dr. Webb, I was wondering if you could make a video on applying to medical school at a younger age. I will most likely have a Biology B.S wtih all med prereqs done by the time I'm 19-20 (getting a bachelors in 2 years instead of 4). Can you explain how it might make it harder/easier to get accepted to a med school, how most schools look at younger applicants (including competitive schools), and experiences that young medical school applicants you know have had. Thank you, Dr. Webb, I love your videos and the attention to detail in them!
-Future med student.
this man is brilliant
I think you're right about the gamete question being 8. Seems like a math problem. A gamete is going to take one letter from each pair of letters, randomly. One A or a, one B or b, and so on. Capital and lowercase letters are different from each other. The first letter pair, Aa, contains two non-identical chromosomes. Therefore there can be two types of gametes: A**** or a****. Whereas the second pair, "bb", has an identical pair. The gamete will definitely have a lowercase b, meaning so far our gamete choices are Ab*** or ab***. So basically, we start with the number 1, and every time we see a non-identical pair, we multiply our number by 2. "bb" and "EE" are identical pairs, so we skip them (or multiply by 1 if you like). So we only have three non-identical pairs: Aa, Cc, and Dd. So we multiply by 2 three times. 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 (or just 2^3) equals 8.
Having to go through this material is to keep us disciplined. I wouldn’t say it’s useless, but topics that are more often used in medicine would be anatomy/physiology, psychology and sociology. Knowing a little extra material won’t hurt you if anything it’ll help you.
"Its been 12 years" It probably felt like 20
I hope my MCAT is as easy as the questions you went over here lmao
The test is over 5 hours long it's not easy
@@feat.shanika 5 hrs? Hell nah
@STL Sports Lady 76 5-6 hours if you are fast and take no breaks, but total time is closer to 7-8 hours.
@John Wayne I figured. I should've added the disclaimer that i took it over 2 years ago.
John Wayne 509 😊
To the people complaining about how certain subjects don't matter, if you ever actually get into medical school boy are you going to have a wake up call. All those subjects are going to be thrown right back at you but in lightning speed your first 2 years.
Ain't that the truth... 1yr 2nd semester... nothing but big facts...
*cries in pharmacology*
@@andrewm2786 Pharamcy isn’t that hard
Many of the subjects are not all that in-depth though. They are basic concepts, it's nothing like an upper level undergrad science class, in terms of the detail. Most of it is just knowing a lot of basic science facts in a very short amount of time. Thats what makes it hard, not the actual material.
4th year medical student chiming in. I think course pre-medical content needs to be updated to be more reflective of what we need to know as medical students. I use hardly any of the premedical course requirements. I think incoming students would be fine with 1 semester biochemistry, some psychology coursework, sociology, 1 semester in o-chem, 1 semester physics, 1 year bio, 1 year anatomy, 1 course in health policy, and 1 course in sociology.
Can you do a step 1 NBME self assessment next?
You're a true G.
I'm just a prenursing student questioning everything after my chem exam grade. Thanks for this. Feel better not about chem, that's still awful. But about being able to be a great nurse someday even though I have trouble with Stoichiometry.
Never knew that nursing students had to deal with chemistry.
@@zen_mindset1 Yes regular and organic. I’m in nursing school now and passed ORGO with an A.
Some of those questions made my brains explode 🤯. 8 hours for MCAT is crazy!
If the MCAT was really like this, I’d be ballin’! These are definitely far more discrete questions and nothing like the actual exam. - 2x MCAT taker 🥲
@Azazel-_xl I’m not American but I’m guessing cuz she took it twice. Not very reassuring
@@aidanjl3413 god you guys are dumb.
@@aidanjl3413 Dr. Webb took the MCAT 3 times and he's a certified orthopedic spine surgeon. So by your dumb logic, then I'm sure he's not a doctor either...
@@carlosteveth3689 don’t know who that is but I was just saying
@@aidanjl3413 its the guy in the video. 🤦🏻♂️
I am on my final year of pre-med, thank you for this information
Thanks for watching!!
'the MCAT is a rate limiting step' lmao...sigh...the good old days of General Chem 2
God that class was the worst. Managed to snatch a A but that was only because i abandoned studying for all my other classes and solely focused on Che for the final. Still got a 4.0 that semester overall but the mental stress was not worth it.
Technically proteins /can/ self-replicate, depending on how exactly you define self-replication, since prions induce other proteins of the same type to fold into the same misfolded conformation.
Do you recall how you did the first 2 times you took the MCAT?
This was great! I had many laughs.
Thanks Morgan!
I was like how does a spine doctor have free time to take an 8 hour exam for fun.
Question as a medic in an other country ... so after highschool you take that test generally and then you can get to premed ? How does it work ?
I took this beast of an exam 2 weeks ago. Can't wait to see my score in 18 days!!!
Awesome! I’m sure you did great!
Blue Q give us the update king!! I’m waiting to hear your success
I will randy!
Blue Q hope you did well
Congratulations I'm sure you did fantastic
Hi can you tell me should I still study 5 to 6 day a week 90 min on pre test. Now that all test are cancel for May and I don't know when they restart the test should I still do 5 to 6 days or cut back to two or three day a week. I will be happy to get some input on this. Thank you for your help.
After 12 years you say you are old. It has been 28 years for me!!
I swear sometimes UA-cam be listening on my conversations. Was hanging out with my friend who just graduated med school and got the unfortunate news that a mutual friend withdrew from Med school and is reapplying and this retaking the MCAT. We were curious so went and took a practice sample and both bombed it completely.
Can you make a video regarding the Coronavirus?
On the thumbnail you are solving an electric cricuit. Just had to see why is that in MCAT. Got me fooled there Doc good job.
Loved this!!!!!🤣🤣🤣
Do you mentor pre-med, medical school students, or young doctors? If so, how to apply. If not, where can I start?
I Am So Glad that I fell upon your channel!!!
You remember a lot actually. I took mechanical engineering this year and still remember some of the biology I've learned during foundation study. But i don't think i can remember after 12 years.
Kinda wished you went over the answers. Lol 😂
But appreciate this video. Looks like you still got it Mcat wise.
Edit: nvm saw the descriptions :/
they’re in the description ^^^
This video is so great. Shows you how useless most of this. I am board certified in anesthesiology and a full professor at an academic medical center. Other than the amide and ACEI question, nothing else was relevant to my field. Also, I have found that the correlation between USMLE scores and resident performance can vary greatly. Love your channel because you present Facts. This is great for the future generation of MDs. Keep up the great videos.