Zach's Blog

Part of a being a parent these days involves watching terrible children shows with little to no substance. I'm sure my parents had to endure similar hardships, but I don't understand why I have to. We have the internet which has given us youtube, Netflix, and Hulu. I've tried to put forth standards of better entertainment in my home, but my beautiful wife insists that Addie loves other shows more. She'll bring the children into the living room in the morning where I'm trying to do some work (with great aplomb I might add) and turn on one of these shows. Usually she'll turn on Paw Patrol, leaving me stuck watching a show riddled with problems. Now, you might ask why I don't just stand up and change the channel. Because it's the morning and I'm tired. That's why. Now I have all this useless knowledge about talking dogs. Here are just a few of my problems with Paw Patrol. My girls getting ready for some Paw Patrol in the morning 1. Why do o

Several times I’ve been asked for advice on preparing for the MCAT from other premed students. There are a lot of resources out there and it’s really hard to filter through what will work best. To make matters more difficult, everyone has different needs when preparing for the MCAT. This means it’s not as clear as getting the best (most expensive) resources. In other words, there is no list somewhere that will tell you exactly what to do. That’s why I think it may be best if I start by giving you a little background on how I learn and what worked best for me and then review the resources I used. Like most premed students, I typically got A’s (with the exception of a B in one of my religion classes). If I didn’t get an A on a test I would review  what I got wrong until I could take a variation on the same material to get an A. In doing so I would identify why I got a question wrong (Did I not know a specific topic or interpret the question/answers incorrectly?). While I did work o

I visited my family in Utah this last week. We saw Finding Dori, went to Maddox, did a garden tour, and finished the week off with a concert. The best part of Finding Dory was when Addie fell asleep in my lap and the best part of Maddox was raspberry butter. The garden tour was a fun adventure led by my sister. It was a bittersweet time knowing that it was the last time I'd be able to do these things while I attend medical school across the country for the next four years. The concert was the perfect way to top of the week. Squirrel Nut Zippers was performing. They have a New Orleans jazzy sound that keeps you constantly moving. If you haven't listened to them I'd strongly encourage you give them a listen. Lexi (my cute wife) said there wasn't a single song she didn't like (this is the woman who was listening to jazz and said, "My ears don't like these sounds."). Not only was the music good, but it was just fun to be there. It was a people watcher