Tips

1) "Long-term Consistency Beats Short-term Intensity"

- start your review as early as you can, even before enrolling in a review center.  The more time you dedicate for your review, the less stress your mind will be during that period.  

“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”

2) Be Broad, but not Too Deep

- be broad in board exam subjects, and choose questions and review materials wisely.  If you want to pass the board, choose board exam questions, not all questions are meant to be answered during your review period.  

3) Don't Settle for the Highest Score, Aim for the Perfect Score 💯

- this has been my mantra since I'm on my highschool until now that I passed the board exam.

4) Don't Compare Yourself With Other Reviewees, Compare Yourself With Who You Were Yesterday

- comparison leads to frustration.  We should always keep in mind that there will always be someone better than us.  Be humble, and focus on your own improvement during your review.

5) Rest is a Vital Part of Your Review

- a body well rested, is an efficient body.  You can do other things just to divert your focus for a while, but for me sleeping is the best break time activity. Pero mag-alarm ka dapat. 😄

Note that:

efficiency = output/input

hence,

output = (efficiency)(input)

Thus, considering same input/effort, more output comes from a well rested/more efficient body.

6) Do Personal Notes and Actively Recall Formulas Periodically

- personalize notes, don't just copy from the notes of others.  Manipulate the formulas in a form you can better recall. Know the derivation if you can, and try associating formulas of Math, MD and PIPE.

7) Eliminate, Delegate, and Concentrate

- always keep in mind that our board exam review is just a short period of sacrifice.  Think long term.  Learn to eliminate or atleast lessen other activities, delegate those tasks to others who can do it better, and then concentrate to your review.

8) Help Other Reviewees

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17

9) Know Your Why

- there will come a time when you'll feel less motivated, that's when your "why" will fuel you to keep moving forward.

"Why do you study in the first place?"

10) Pray, Trust God, and Do Your Part

- we cannot pray for an A, and study for a B.  Do your part.

For students:

If you are currently taking engineering, try your best to absorb as much concepts/lessons as you can, ask questions and solve problems, the more you study in your college days, the less stressful your review period will be.