같이 공부하자~

ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ☆ Enjoy! ☆ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ (I follow back from my main: dont-care-im-a-bear)

[peachblossomstudy]

how i use notion (+ a paper planner)  —

[click for hq!] i’ve been using notion alongside my paper planner for a while now, so i thought i’d make a post explaining my system. feel free to drop any questions in my ask box! <3

[miss-sassmaster]

50 Things to Ask on Med School Interviews

Back at it again with these lists.

And it had been a minute. Who knew the day would come when I would be done with med school. But I know interviews are rolling so it’s important to be able to answer the question “do you have any questions?” Rather than sit and shake your head, fearing the worst, I’ve complied a list of questions for anyone to use based on my hindsight. 

In my best attempt to stay neutral, I hope this big list can help you stay informed, learn what you need to and look good. There are plenty of things missing, but this is pretty good start. 

What is the learning style is used at this school (PBL, traditional, combo, systems)?

What does the usual day of a first year look like? Second year?

Are classes mandatory?

Are clickers utilized in the classroom?

Do lectures get recorded?

Are classes tested individually or as larger block exams?

Are there any tutoring services?

What does the school do in terms of board prep?

How much time is left to dedicated board study?

How well do you feel this program prepared students for boards?

Where do students tend to study?

Are the study spaces shared with other programs? Or undergraduates?

What materials are provided for learning (qbanks, books, ipads)?

What are the hours of facilities?

Is there a dress code?

What services are available to students?

Is there any mental health counselling or ways to receive care through the school?

Who works with students if there are concerns or problems?

What is the leave or absence policy?

How does the program help students who are struggling (academically, personally, finacially)?

Are their TA opportunities, or other work opportunities?

How is anatomy lab run (dissection/prosection/no-section)?

How many people work with a single cadaver?

How many hours a week, approximately, are spent in the lab?

How often do students work with standardized patients?

How are the students tested using standardized patients?

Does the program support simulated learning?

How often do students use simulators?

What type of clubs does the school support?

Where and how do students generally volunteer?

What ways can 1st and 2nd years get some clinical experience?

How does this program cultivate teamwork?

What research is supported at that school?

Are there an expectations or requirements for research?

If so, are you assigned research, or can you scope it out on your own?

Is there an affiliated hospital with the school/college of medicine?

Do most students stay in the same place of the school or are they spread out?

How many anchor spots with specific hospitals does the school have?

How many weeks are core rotations?

Does the school have rural/underserved rotations?

Can a third year go out of system to complete a rotation?

How many electives does a third year get?

How many electives does a fourth year get?

Approximately how many auditions does a student from this school have the opportunity to do?

How is fourth year organized in terms of completed required rotations?

What do students do for fun in this area?

Do you feel like students have good rapport with each other?

Where do students generally live and do many have to move throughout the 4 years?

Are their opportunities to collaborate as a team with other students?

Do you like it here?

Hope you like it! Hope it help!

Good luck!

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Hey so I started working on a 常用漢字 list based on the list that’s on wikipedia and I was wondering if you guys would like me to share them once I’m done? I know there’s already tons of list like this but I couldn’t find any that I liked so I figured I’d just make my own haha What do you guys think?

常用漢字リストを書いています。 見たいですか？

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Okay here’s a link to the “Grade 1″ File, feel free to copy&paste and change it if you want or do what ever with it. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know!

Grade 1

Grade 2

Note: I like to navigate through the list by ctrl+f and then just type the kanji to the “find” bar.

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finally updating this lol

Grade 3

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Grade 4

[similarjapanesewords]

Can’t Stand it!

Alright, now that I’m done failing the N2 again I have some time to post and boy do I have a mountain of notes and comparisons. So today, I will be talking about ～てたまらない、～てならない、and ～ないではいられない which all have similiar meanings.

～てたまらない means “ dying to do; unbearably” This is used with verbs and adjectives (Vて/イAdjくて/ナAdjで) This for strong feelings or physical sensations. If your subject in is the 3rd person, you must use ようだ、らしい、or のだ at the end of the sentence.

日本に来て友達ができるまでは、国に帰りたくてたまらなかった。

風邪薬を飲んだから、眠くてたまらない。

うちの子供は試合に負けたのがくやしくてたまらないようです。

～てならない means “can’t help but” This is used with verbs and adjectives (Vて/イAdjくて/ナAdjで )When you cannot suppress emotions or physical sensations that naturally arise. Often used to indicate a state of mind that cannot be suppressed and results in a highly emotional condition. This often expresses negative feelings. This must also use  ようだ、らしい、or のだ at the end of the sentence when in 3rd person.

将来がどうなるか、不安でならない。

子供のころピーマンを食べるのがいやでならなかった。

彼は希望の大学に入れなくて、残念でならないのだ。 

～ないではいられない and also seen as ～ずにはいられない means “can’t resist; can’t not do” This is only used with verbs in the ～て form. Used to express something that the speaker sees and cannot overcome the strong feeling of wanting to do something about it. It’s important to know that this is not because speaker cannot control themself and is forced, but rather than it’s done spontaneously. This must also use   ようだ、らしい、or のだ at the end of the sentence when in 3rd person. 

その映画を見た人はみんな、泣かないではいられないだろう。

動物園のサルを見ると、いつも私は笑わないでいられない。

言わないほうがよいことは分かっているが、話さないではいられなかった。

In conclusion,  ～てたまらない is “dying to do something/unbearable” if the heat is unbearable or you’re dying to meet someone, ～てならない is “can’t help but (doing/feeling)” if you can’t help but feeling disappointed by your test score or someone can’t help feeling sad after some bad news, and ～ないではいられない is “can’t not do something” like if Beyoncé releases a new album you can’t NOT listen to it

I hope this helps, please let me know if you have any questions!

[learnjp]

Japanese English | 和製英語 Hey guys, so most Japanese learners would know that katakana is used mostly for words that have been borrowed from other languages. However, I’ve come across many Japanese words in katakana that appear to be of English origin, but are in fact not. This is called 和製英語「わせいえいご」, which can be translated as “Japanese English/Japanese-made English”. Below are a list of 和製英語 that I have come across a lot during my studies! If you know of anymore please feel free to reblog this post and add to it! Japanese English・和製英語・わせいえいご: Arcade・ゲームセンター・Gemu senta Autograph・サイン・Sain Apartment Complex・マンション・Manshon Bikini Model・グラビアアイドル・Gurabia aidoru Bread・パン・Pan Celebrity・タレント・Tarento Chips/French Fries・フライドポテト・Furaido poteto Complaint・クレーム・Kuremu Concert・ライブ・Raibu Dress・ワンピース・Wanpisu French Kiss・ディープキス・Diipu kisu Key Chain/Key Ring・キーホルダー・Kihoruda Laptop・ノートパソコン・Notopasokon Office Worker・サラリーマン・Sararii man One Size Fits All・フリーサイズ・Furisaizu Part-time Job・アルバイト・Arubaito Petrol Station・ガソリンスタンド・Gasorin sutando Plug Socket/Power Outlet・コンセント・konsento Reception・フロント・Furonto Roller Coaster・ジェットコースター・Jettokosuta Thong/G-String・Tバック・T-bakku Zipper・チャック・Chyakku

[ohitoyoshi]

Ok, I’ll add some from my anki deck:

アイメイト (eye mate) guide dog アットホーム (at home) cozy オートバイ (auto bike) motorcycle ガッツポーズ (guts pose) triumphant pose, fist pump シスターボーイ (sister boy) sissy スキンシップ (skinship) physical contact  スリーサイズ (three size) bust-waist-hip measurements チャームポイント (charm point) most attractive feature of a person ポリタンク (poly tank) plastic container マイペース (my pace) doing things at one’s own pace レジャーシート (leisure sheet) picnic sheet ワンパターン (one pattern) predictable, repetitive ワイドショー (wide show) talk show

Guess I add some abbreviations too, they are pretty cool.

アメフト American football エアコン air conditioner エンタメ entertainment​ ドンマイ don’t mind ポテチ potato chips マスコミ mass communication ラノベ light novel リモコン remote control

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I’ll add a few too I suppose, some I found, and some I was already aware of.

アイスキャンデー (ice candy) a popsicle

アンチ (anti) a hater

アフターサービス (after service) service under warranty

オムライス (omlette rice, but shortened) an omlette w/ a mixture of ketchup and fried rice as a filling

オーダーメイド (order made) made-to-order/ custom-made

オーライall right, OK

エンゲージリング engagement ring

キャッチホン (catch phone) on hold

キャッチボール (catch ball) to play catch

ベビーカー (baby car) a stroller

レベルアップ get better/ improve (also obviously can be used the same as level up in English)

電子レンジ (electron range) microwave

スレチ ( thread and ???) an off-topic thread on a forum

ラブコメ rom-com

パーカー hoodie

リサイクルショップ (recycle shop) second-hand store

バックミラー (back mirror) rearview mirror

ホチキス stapler

シール (seal) sticker/ seal

シュール(な) surreal

アメリカンドッグ (american dog) corndog

モーニングコール (morning call) wake-up call

サービスエリア (service area) rest stop

ペットボトル plastic bottle

カンニング (cunning) cheating

サマータイム (summertime) daylight savings time

ゼミ seminar

ゲーセン game center (shorter ver.)

オーブントースター(oven toaster) toaster oven

レントゲン写真 (roentgen photograph) an X-ray

Also, as far as I’m aware, アルバイト comes from the German word Arbeit, so it isn’t really 和製英語. Cool list though!

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Quizletでフラッシュカード作ったよ！一緒に勉強で頑張ろう( ´∀｀ )

[learnjp]

Expressing Your Emotions || 感情・かんじょう・Emotions Hey guys, today I’m going to list a couple different ways to express your emotions or feelings in conversation in Japanese! Adjectives・形容詞「けいようし」:

Amazing・凄い・すごい

Afraid・こわい

Bad・悪い・わるい

Difficult (emotionally)・辛い・つらい

Embarrassed・恥ずかしい・はずかしい

Fun・楽しい・たのしい

Happy・嬉しい・うれしい

Jealous・羨ましい・うらやましい

Sad・悲しい・かなしい

One adjective which might appear often in conversation is the word 「ヤバい・ヤバイ・やばい」which can be used to express a few different emotions depending on the context. I’ve heard it used to express both positive and negative emotions/feelings/thoughts like: dangerous, terrible, crap, awful, amazing, wow, cool. Nouns・名詞「めいし」:

Anger・怒り・いかり

Delight/Joy・喜び・よろこび

Emotions・感情・かんじょう

Feelings・気持ち・きもち

Feeling/Mood・気分・きぶん

Happiness・幸せ・しあわせ

Sadness・悲しみ・かなしみ

Examples・例「れい」：

Below I’m going to list a few examples of how to express your feelings in Japanese. It’s important to know that you don’t have to use 私は／僕は／俺は／etc. before stating your feeling because it’s obvious in the context that you’re expressing your own emotions!

Angry・Annoyed -

ひどい！・You’re awful/mean OR That’s awful!

ひどーーい！・You’re aaaawful! OR That’s aaaawful!

ムカつく！・むかつく！・I’m pissed off.

イライラする！・I’m irritated！

ウザイ・Annoying!

ちぇっ・チェ・tsk/Dang/Shoot

Confused -

どうしよう？・What am I gonna do?

Difficult -

辛い・つらい・It’s hard.

きつい・It’s hard.

Embarrassed -

あー、恥ずかしい！・あー、はずかしい！・I’m so embarrassed!

Happy -

嬉しい！・うれしい！・I’m happy!

嬉しいなあ！・うれしいなあ！・I’m so happy!

あー幸せ！・あーしあわせ！・I’m so happy!

やった〜！・Yay!

イェーイ！・Yaaay!

楽しい！・ How fun!

楽しすぎる ！・Way too fun!

ワクワクする ！・I’m getting excited!

わあ！・Wow!

すごい！・Wow／Great!

すごーい！・Woow!

すげえ！・Wow!

Jealous -

羨ましい！・うらやましい！・I’m jealous!

羨ましい―――！・うらやましいーーー！・I’m soooo jealous!

Nervous -

ドキドキする！・I feel nervous!

緊張する！・きんちょうする！・I’m nervous!

不安になる・ふあんになる・I’m anxious

Nostalgic -

懐かしい！・なつかしい！・This brings back memories.

Relieved -

安心した！・あんしんした！・I feel relieved.

よかった！・Whew!

あー、よかった！・I’m relieved!

Sad・Lonely -

悲しい！・かなしい！・I’m sad

泣きたくなる！・なきたくなる！・I feel like crying!

寂しい・さみしい／さびしい・I’m lonely

あーあ…・Oh well…

くすん・ぐすん・Sniffle

Scared -

びくびく・Symbolises being afraid or timid.

こわい！・I’m scared!

Shocked・Surprised -

うそ！・No way!

マジ？・まじ？・Really/No way/Seriously?

マジかー？・まじかー？・Really/No way/Seriously?　(a little masculine)

マジで？・まじで？・Really?

えーー！うそ、マジで！？・What? No way!

え！・What?／Really?

えー！・What?／Really?

えーーっ！！・What?／Really?

うわー！・OMG

いや・イヤ・Why?／Oh

いややあー・Whyyy?

ありえない！・No way!/I can’t believe it!

信じられない！・しんじられない！・I can’t believe it!

皆さん、今どんな気持ち？ Everyone, how are you feeling right now?

[narz-sensei]

Whatevers in Japanese

There are different expressions in Japanese that can be understood as “whatever”:

なんでもいい。"Anything’s fine"

どうでもいい。"Any way is fine"

どこでもいい。"Any place is fine"

いつでもいい。"Any time is fine"

だれでもいい。"Anyone will do"

かってにして。"Do what you want"

まいいか。"well,I guess that’s fine"

ワットエバ。"whatever(in English)“

Hope this was useful to you all mina-san!

がんばてくださいみなさん！〜

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savannah 🍞// @3isoo

[novemberof1997]

Don’t worry. Start now. Get up, take a few deep breaths, stretch, count to ten with your eyes closed. Then take out your books and a notebook and a pen. Get on with it. Start reading, annotating, take down your notes. If you feel your focus faltering, sit back, take a few deep breaths, walk around a bit, get back to your books. It’s never too late.

[millionsknives]

please make sure that wherever you’re at in life, you don’t treat it like a transitory period. don’t waste your college years wishing to already be graduated & have a job. don’t waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while it’s important to better yourself and reach for your goals, don’t neglect the present because that’s where you are now and it’s your now that determines your future. 

[colormecosmic]

black & white. | ig: colormecosmic

[whoamikiding15]

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Advice for pre-Meds

To keep up during college, it’s really just small amounts of consistent dedication. You can still have free time and maintain a high GPA, work in a lab, and volunteer for an hour a week if you manage you’re time well. 

 Study early- for classes, I rewrite my notes right after class (since memory retention goes down so much over time, the sooner you reinforce the material, the better) and I make flash cards and study guides as we go through the material so that when it’s test time, there’s no need to cram or have extra stress (I really hate stress). And if you get a B (or even a C), that’s really ok too. 

 For the extracurriculars- you have to know that there’s no one route to medical school. You can do a variety of different things and they’ll accept it. For me, I really hated research. I did it for one semester and couldn’t stand it. But I liked teaching so instead, I worked in a teaching lab rather than a research lab and got to help explain the material to the students. 

 For volunteering- find something you like. Don’t volunteer somewhere just because you think medical schools will like it. My main volunteer experiences were being a bible study leader and working with hospice care patients. I spent about 3 hours a week with those two activities and it didn’t feel like work, it felt fun. Pick activities that aren’t a chore. Oh and write down little things about the volunteering and clinical experiences you get as you go.  For the actual medical school application, you have to describe each experience and talk about what they meant to you and it’s much easier to recall why that thing you did 3 years ago mattered to you if you have a little note to yourself that you can look back on 

 Clinical experience/shadowing experience- main advice for this is to start early and spread it out. Don’t wait for the last semester before you apply to try and get 200 hours in a hospital. The stress and pressure will make you miserable. But, if you try for once or twice a semester to shadow a different type of physician, then by the end, you’re application will look really good. For clinical experience, there are ways to multitask. My hospice volunteering also counted for clinical experience and I worked as an ER scribe (which also helped me get letters of recommendation)

MCAT- I know the MCAT is what stops a lot of students from wanting to go to medical school.  I’m not gonna lie; it is long, it is difficult, and it can be scary.  But, if you start studying early and spend enough time doing practice tests and reviewing the material, you can get through it.  I recommend getting prep books fairly early on in college so that after each class you take in University, you can review that subject’s prep book and see what from that course will be important to remember.  Then refresh yourself on those concepts a few times a month/semester so when the MCAT rolls around, there are a few subjects you barely need to study since you’ve been doing it already.  

 Lastly, don’t listen too much to what other people are doing. I know SDN.com is very tempting to stalk but it will do nothing but make you paranoid. Same with you’re other pre-Med classmates who are bragging about their insanely high GPAs. Do you’re own thing and you’ll do fine.

“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity” -Hippocrates

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Free MCAT Study Materials!

Here’s master post of some great MCAT study materials and resources. Click on the bold titles to open links to folders containing the files listed below. Good luck!!!

2015 KAPLAN MCAT REVIEW BOOKS (pdf links listed below)

Behavioral Sciences Review

Biochemistry Review

Biology Review

Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Review

General Chemistry Review

Organic Chemistry Review

Physics and Math Review

BIOLOGY

Molecular Biology; Cellular Respiration

Genes

Microbiology

The Eukaryotic Cell; The Nervous System

The Endocrine System

The Digestive and Excretory Systems

The Cardiovascular System; The Respiratory System

Muscle, Bone and Skin

Populations

The Berkeley MCAT Review - Biology Part 1 (2011)

The Berkeley MCAT Review - Biology Part 2 (2011)

BIOCHEMISTRY

Lab Techniques

GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Atoms, Molecules and Quantum Mechanics

Gases, Kinetics, and Chemical Equilibrium

Thermodynamics

Solutions

Heat Capacity/Phase Change/Colligative Properties

Acids & Bases

Electrochemistry

Intro to Chemistry

Electrostatics

Gases

Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry

The Berkeley MCAT Review - General Chemistry Part 1 (2011)

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Molecular Structure

Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, Substitutions

Carbonyls and Amines

PHYSICS

MCAT Physics Book (2015)

Translation Motion

Force

Equilibrium, Torque and Energy

Momentum, Machines, and Radioactive Decay

Fluids and Solids

Waves

Electricity and Magnetism

Light & Optics

Linear Momentum

PSYCHOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY

SCIENCE

MCAT PRACTICE TESTS / QUESTIONS

Practice Tests

Solutions

OTHER MCAT STUDY MATERIALS

Examkrackers Complete MCAT Study Set (2007)

These materials will help build your knowledge and test taking skills, they may not fit the current MCAT exam criteria but it will definitely build your knowledge of the subjects being tested.

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2017 US Medical School Application Timeline

Hope you all find this helpful! Good luck chickadees! My inbox is always open if you have questions!

Download my printable 2017 application cycle checklist here

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a couple of pictures from a trip to downtown portland! i went to see the muji pop-up shop + i couldn’t help but stop by tea bar for some (overpriced) boba hahahahah :”))))

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