MEDICAL SCHOOL; EXAM PREPARATIONS, EXAM PERIOD AND RESULTS.

Sep 05, 2023

Anyone in medical school knows exams are regular events, it’s either you’re writing one or preparing for one. So far, I’ve written two exams and I talked about the first one on this space.

One of my aims when I started this blog was not only to talk about my experiences in medical school but other people experiences too, majorly to give other students most especially aspirants an insight into the realities of medical school.

And while I’m about to wrap up my second year, I wanted to share the experiences of other students in my class. I reached out to some of my friends to talk about how their exam preparations went, the examination period and their results so far. Thankfully, they humoured me. God bless you guys❤

Note- We write two exams in 200 level, the CBD/IBS exams and the comprehensive promotional exam. I explained the two exams in the comment section of the 35 Days in Medical School article. Let’s get into ittt💃💃💃

DEDE

Well, I had started reading way before resumption so there was no pressure when we started our 200 level posting. While I still read, I also flexed. For my CBD/IBS results, anatomy came out really niceeee, biochemistry was fairly okay while physiology didn’t go well. My expectations were to get 60s and 70s but only anatomy did. During comprehensive exam preparations, I was more intense (with what my eyes saw during CBD/IBS, dem no dey tell pesin twice😂). I moved with friends and classmates to collect stuff as this medical school is not an alone something. Well, the exams went well except biochemistry which broke my heart. I expect to see progress when the results are released.

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MARVELLOUS

Coming into 200 level, I got a lot of OTs from seniors about how to plan and read during the posting. Man, it was a lot. I remember the fear, anxiety and nerves as I went to class day after day to finish the course outline that seemed unending. As the exams got closer, one thing I did was pray. I just trusted God, cried and read what I could with guidance and past questions. CBD/IBS results were lesser than what I hoped for but better than what I expected after the exams. Comprehensive is definitely my most challenging exam of all time and this was evident in the mistakes I made during the course of the exam.

PAUL

I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities so I could not cover most of the course outline before the exams (normally it’s always the reverse). Well, I crash read for both CBD/IBS and comprehensive. Preparing for CBD/IBS was more enjoyable and interesting because of the smaller workload and I was able to cover all topics before the exam. I had my highest score in physiology which I thought would be my lowest and my lowest score in anatomy which I thought would be highest. For comprehensive, I got scared because two weeks to the exam, I still had a lot to read but I put myself together and I formed the most important outlines. Exam week came and I was burnt out, I selected topics to actively and passively read. I’m happy I was able to put in my best and I hope for great results.

DISE

Having written comprehensive, CBD/IBS feels like a test lol. For CBD/IBS, I started reading the day we resumed and I made sure to read every day during the posting. The exams were okay. Physiology was my best paper and I had my highest score there, I think almost everybody did too. All my scores were two to three marks away from each other. Preparing for comprehensive was tougher because of the larger workload but God came through. Physiology didn’t go as well as I wanted, but I’m hoping and praying all my results come out well.

BOLAJI

For me, I prepared better for CBD/IBS exams than for comprehensive. Resuming 200 level, the energy was high and a lot of senior students advised us to start reading seriously because our time in college has started counting. However, I didn’t prepare enough during the RS/CVS posting so I had a lot of work to do during the exam period. It was really stressful, I took energy drink on some days in order not to sleep. My CBD/IBS results were great. Alhamdulillah, I was really surprised at my scores and I hope comprehensive comes out well.

Do you relate to any of the stories above? I’d also like to hear your examination experiences whether you’re in medical school or not.

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