Bravo Igor. I love what you wrote. In other words examinees-- prepare for the exam your own way but PREPARE, spiritually, physically and mentally.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Igor Cabbab <[email protected]> wrote: > > My take on it is still "parepareho tayong indyan, kanya-kanyang pana." > > Yeah, board exams have a way of giving you an instant dose of humble pie. > > add: > * I studied at night, mas tahimik. > * This may not work for everyone, I ALWAYS have to have bg music or > visuals (eg TV or radio in the bg). OR go the opposite, no > distractions. > * Maybe record yourself, save to mp3, playback on your ipods instead > of Katy Perry, Paramore, Kanye West etc. (I'll let you finish, but > Beyonce has the best video of ALL TIME!!!) all the time. OR have some > background music while you're recording, para hindi naman puro boses > maririnig mo. BG music might add to the recall (Ay, ano nga ba bg > music nung rinereview ko yung indexing? Ah, Sandwich...). Heck, music > is life.... ^_^ > * Rewrite or retype everything. The slow, repetitive, physical aspect > of the process may burn facts more into your noggin. Think of it as > mental and physical xerox. > * I also did the length-wise bond paper-thingie, btw. Maybe index > cards too? :D Kung saan ka sanay. > * Mnemonics. > * HUE! Highlight, Underline and Encircle. (I also saw people who > colortabbed and folderized their stuff. Minsan ka lang magpapa-ka-OC, > siguro ito na yung pagkakataong yun.) > * Xerox (or in high-fallutin parlance, "Resource Sharing with co-exam > takers") is your friend. > * Go individual or group study. Maybe "Go individual AND group study" > might be more appropriate, you can't know everything. Ask each other > questions. > * If studying at night till early morn, 24-hr Starbucks, McDo, Jolibee > or Wendy's et al yourself. See all those law students who study there > every midnight for lessons / recitations they'll have the next day? > Coffee + food + airconditioning + comfortable chairs = awryt! :D > * They also take those memory booster tablets (glutaphos and memo plus > gold). Dunno if they really work, though. > * Cobra and Lipovitan always worked for me. > * I took two days off before the exams. Some took the whole week off. > (Hey, kung kakarir-in nyo na, e di karir-in nyo na, tutal karir naman > pinag-uusapan. Ahehehehehe. Did I make sense? O_o;;) > * I remember I stopped reading the night before since wala ng > pumapasok sa utak ko. I rested, slept early, quickly reviewed my notes > before the exam. > * Based on the above, ^^^ sorta-cramming worked for me. > * I had my old school's St. Benedict medallion in my pocket the whole exam. > * DON'T, I repeat, DON'T do what I stupidly did. Tried to force myself > to memorize by blackening out stuff with pentel pen after I memorized > it... Dumb, I know. I forgot after a day or two and had no way of > recovering what I blackened out. Had to re-xerox. > * Make sure you treat yourself after... You're zombies the day you > start and will still be zombies the time you exit the testing center > on the last day. My batch had different ways of "making bawi"... Isa > dyan food trip. Yung iba uminom agad pagkatapos. Iba natulog the whole > day next day. Iba nag Star City yata yun pagkagaling sa testing > center, masakit na nga ulo nagpakahilo pa. Iba adik, bumalik agad > trabaho. Peace of mind daw. Mwehehehe. Whatever works... > * Hug your parents before you take the exam and after everything is > finished. If not applicable, hug your significant other or your kid > (not someone else's, baka makulong ka pa). If still not applicable, > hug your dog or your friends. If you have to cry before or after they > won't laugh at you (the dog will have a questioning look, though). > * Actually I'd suggest that you do what you did in college during the > finals, midterms and prelims. Proven, tried and true. Just take it to > a whole new level... > > Booyah!!! > Arf! Arf! > > ^_^ > igor > > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > How I passed > > the board exam 13th place > > > > > > Taking a board exam is like giving birth. The whole process takes a > > considerable time of your life, you are nervous, you don’t want to be > > disturbed, you want to be absolutely ready for D’ day. Because of > > that situation, you must give your all to it. Sayang lang kung > > alanganin ka. You should not disturb your mind by the little things, > > by your friends who want to go out, by your family. Make them > > understand that what you’re into will affect the rest of your life and > > that you have invested enough time, talent, money and effort into it. > > > > Here’s how I did it, it may not work for you. > > > > I made an outline of the WHOLE field of librarianship (nursing > for > > you) on a long bond paper, folded length wise, with all the bullets; > > I studied each topic well and after I’m done, I put a check mark > on > > the topic; > > After I studied everything and if there’s still time, I go over > > again; > > I recorded everything that needs to be memorized on a C120 > cassette > > tape and played it over and over again while I’m eating, walking (Sony > > Walkman), taking a bath, riding a jeepney, and times that I’m not > > studying and possible to play a tape; > > I hardly studied at night because after a while, I would just be > > staring at a page and my mind’s not into it, so better sleep (pundo sa > > tulog & energy); > > While reviewing, don’t forget to take your snacks, meals, & > > vitamins, your mind should be in peak condition, as well as your body > > (its just like Manny getting ready for a fight); > > In the morning, I pretend to go to work/school; I take a bath and > > change to comfortable clothing, and after everybody in the house has > > left, I study in a location that’s well lighted (natural lighting > > preferably), well ventilated, and no disturbing mosquitoes ; > > You should enroll in a review class, why? So that you will get > more > > knowledge from your faculty, from your reviewer, from your classmates, > > and from the reviewers your classmates may have on hand; > > During our undergrad, our Faculty reminded us not to throw our > > notebooks because those are good reviewers too; > > You should preferably asks or borrow reviewers from other review > > centers because the more reviewers you are exposed, the more > > questions, ideas and knowledge you will get, as simply as that; > > Your exam may be in another city; you may bring your books, > > notebooks, and reviewers even if you may not read them all, if your > > subconscious needs to be reassured that your knowledge is just nearby, > > why not, bring them; you might get a mental block hehehe; > > You now feel astig, exams? Bring it on! > > On the day of the exams, be early, wear comfortable clothes; you > > might be need to bring snacks and the correct set of pens or pencils > > and your exam permit; > > Listen intently to the instructions of the proctor, a mistake > might > > jeopardize your exam; > > > > Good luck and God bless! > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
