NMAT

• I scored 95th percentile on the NMAT by studying for around 1 month and using a study guide I made based on rationale for each question.
• The first thing I did was go through the sample exam and make rationale for each question.
• I reviewed this study guide over and over and over again.
• I ended up taking my NMAT in Los Angeles, California.
• Luke 1:37 states, "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
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• Study hard, do your best, and pray.
• I am praying for your success in the NMAT and in your future med school life!
• The exam was doable and I am now in medical school at UERMMMCI.
• Before reading this study guide, I suggest going through the practice exam first and reviewing it often.
• During the exam, stay calm, make sure you have a jacket, eat well, have extra erasers, bring enough pencils, and have a watch.
• The proctors did suggest a certain amount of time for each part of the exam, but it's crucial to keep track of your own time too.
• Pray and be kind to the other students taking the exam.
• Ecology: study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species: organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring with eachother.
• Community: organized collection of interacting species.
• Population activities: survival of the fittest, R-selection, K-selection, speciation, adaptive radiation, evolutionary bottleneck, divergent evolution, convergent evolution, polymorphism, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.
• Littoral: part of sea, lake or river that is close to the shore, exposed during low tide and covered during high tide.
• Chemistry: Catalyst, Electrolyte, Oxidant, Reductant, Indicator, Periodic Table patterns, Group 2 elements, effective charge, ionization energy, electronegativity and electron affinity.
• The cellular filaments section also includes the cell life cycle, which includes stages such as G1, S, G2, M, C, and G0.
• The cellular filaments section of the NMAT includes the cytoskeleton, microtubules, and microfilaments.
• The verbal section of the NMAT was fine, but I wasn't sure about some of the analogies.
• The cellular filaments section also includes centrioles, which function in the production of flagella and cilia, but not for microtubule production.
• The quantitative section was not too difficult, but there were some math questions I wasn't sure about.
• Inductive reasoning was a bit challenging, but practice helped.
• The cellular filaments section also includes the centrosome, which is involved in cell division.
• Growth hormone is involved in bone and muscle growth.
• Endorphins inhibit perception of pain.
• Calcitonin decreases blood calcium level.
• Parathyroid hormone increases blood calcium level.
• Pancreas produces Glucagon which converts glycogen to glucose in liver and increases blood glucose.
• Adrenal Cortex produces Glucocorticoids which increase blood glucose level and decrease protein synthesis.
• Mineralocorticoids produced by the adrenal cortex increase water reabsorption in kidneys.
• Adrenal medulla produces Epinephrine/Norepi which increases blood glucose level and heart rate.
• Oxytocin is involved in uterine contraction and milk secretion.
• Insulin produced by the pancreas lowers blood glucose and increases glycogen stores.
• Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 are involved in metabolic activity.
• Self - actualization - morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice and acceptance of facts.
• Suppression: “conscious” exclusion of painful memories, thoughts etc.
• Client-centered therapy: developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session.