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  #1

i need your help guys!!
i've been very depressed these days to point of shedding tears for past two days.

I'm scheduled to take this exam on july 30th.i havn't completed my 1st read am doing Pharma now have Anatomy and BS left to do.i thought i could make it but its seems impossible everyday now.I Don't want to extend my exam cos i've been studying for this exam for nearly a year now and i'm really tired.I want to move on.pls do give me some advice as to what do.Am so down these days its affecting my studies.Thanks.

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  #2

Hi Jole

I am on also appearing on July 30th. I also don't have plan to extend it as I am working full time and I wont be able to get leave again for the exam. I have been preparing for about the same time. I have done KLN and goljan twice but I dont rememeber a thing. I would suggest you to start doing as many mcqs as possible and do FA alongwith your regular studies. I think you can still do great if you have full time study.

Goodluck

  #3

Hi jole. The pressure is getting to you which is really quite normal. My advice to you would be to close your books for a full 24hrs and just relax. Take some guilt-free time off just for you. You can then spend the next 24hrs re-organizng yourself and your plans. Assess how effective your current techniques have been and make changes where necessary. If at the end you decide that you need to postpone your exam then by all means do so. You're taking the exam to pass it, not just because you have to. The bottom line is you need to relax and take some of the pressure off yourself.
All the best!

  #4

Thanks for Prompt reply Jazmil.i'll try and relax as you said and i'll see how it goes from there.Thank you.

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  #5

Thanks crushit.Appreciate it.

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89/97/CS taken/2004 grad/need visa-Never underestimate the power of prayer.

  #6

hi jole.. how's it going? is july 30th your extended eligibility period?
i am on anatomy ... you can see my journal and we can check up on each other! good luck!

  #7

is goljan audio a necessity?

  #8

U have been studying for it too long.Lets be honest to our selves here.If you were really studying you would have been ready and not on the verge of tears but on your exam table.So some thing is amiss but nothing is lost. Now depending on your circumstances you have plenty of time

There is a huge different between active and passive reading.May be what u have been doing is going through stuff and not really understanding it or assimilating it.

Here is my recommendation to you.Take a day off. Talk to your self.Do you really want to do this.If yes still enjoy that day off.

Then put together all the question bank that you have collected over this time.All the reading material all your notes.Decided what material it is that you are going to master.Reading and re-reading isnt just what you need.You need to understand and get those questions right.I say move to questions.Practice.Discuss.Write a journal here.Or engage in the subject wise discussions.

Buckle up.You got time.All you need to do is decide that you will do this.Good luck.

ps: I don't mean to sound preachy or rude.I hope you can see I am only trying to help.

  #9

Awesome advice, Medocuk! Jole. do keep us posted with how you are doing smiling face







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