A lot of people have been asking me about my board exam experience because they noticed that I seem nonchalant about the whole process. Hear me now: it was like dying a slow and painful death but I opted to just laugh it out, like I usually do. But then again, only a few would understand the feeling so let me just recount it by dividing it into three phases: Review phase, Exam Phase, and the Post-Exam Phase.
This is the story of my life. Hahaha. I now bring you, KC Cervales' Physician Licensure Exam Stages of Feels.
The longest phase because this is the entirety of the three month review.
Stage 1: Happy-Go-Lucky Stage
I. Review Phase
The longest phase because this is the entirety of the three month review.
Stage 1: Happy-Go-Lucky Stage
You just got done with your internship. Yay freedom!
But you signed up for a review program that starts three days after the last day of your internship. At this stage you would still think "Sus, orientation pa lang naman yan. May three months pa naman! Maaga pa masyado para magpaka-toxic". So you book a flight to some exotic beach and bask in the heat of the sun. Awww yeah! And the minute you come back, you would still not pick up your book because you have a major vacation hangover.
But if you do pick up your book, you'd be doing a half-assed reading because "maaga pa naman".
Stage 2: The Hype
This stage can overlap with the first stage. You'd be getting these pep talks from friends and lecturers regarding their board exam experience. Along the way, they will inspire, motivate and empower you up to the point wherein you just want to pump your fist in the air and shout "LET'S DOOO DEEEEEZZZZ!". Then you go home, study and become productive. If you finish on time, you reward yourself by allotting some time for relaxation. And since you are so psyched to study, do not also forget to take care of yourself at this point in time. Mahirap magkasakit kapag nag-aaral. Believe me, I've been there.
But if you do pick up your book, you'd be doing a half-assed reading because "maaga pa naman".
Stage 2: The Hype
This stage can overlap with the first stage. You'd be getting these pep talks from friends and lecturers regarding their board exam experience. Along the way, they will inspire, motivate and empower you up to the point wherein you just want to pump your fist in the air and shout "LET'S DOOO DEEEEEZZZZ!". Then you go home, study and become productive. If you finish on time, you reward yourself by allotting some time for relaxation. And since you are so psyched to study, do not also forget to take care of yourself at this point in time. Mahirap magkasakit kapag nag-aaral. Believe me, I've been there.
