What are the things to do before taking the Professional Board Examinations

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Professional Board Examination is a primary requirement to acquire license for us to practice our profession freely and legally as mandated by the government. In most companies or employers, a license plays an important role in the determination of our capacity and capability as it measures what we have learned in university during our years of studies. It is likewise affirms the employer that we are bold enough to handle our job and it is our client's assurance as we render our services with them. Normally, we may hear from our fellow professionals the claim that in "the actual job execution, our learning from schools are not being applied." However, this point of view might be possible in rare case but It is absolutely untrue at most situation because we have forgotten that we are working with our job base on the basic foundation of our major studies. The mere difference is that, we might not only able to directly apply exactly the same as what had been taught in the school. But during your course of work, as long as you are able to work in line with your profession, every single lessons we have had in the university has corresponding applicability as we mojavascript:void(0)ve on to our career.The fact that our license initiates confident with the people we will be working with such as our clients, employers, co-professionals, and so on… It is likewise our license that gives confidence to ourselves that we can perform the job. Even though the people might not be asking us frankly, whether we have passed the board exam or not, but most of the time it might borne within ourselves the authority to do and decide such job because we believe we are license and registered to do or sign for the approval of a certain work. Since, I am task to give you some pointers to note and prepare when taking the boardexam, I may not be an expert as you may expect to be, but I will try my best to elaborate with you my actual experienced which hopefully would help you in one way or another. Please remember the letters
P-E-N-C-I-L

Preparation
a) Gather all materials you may need for your review such as books and notebooks from your freshman stage, till your last year in the school.
b) Get involve and be active on free review classes being offered by the school. Some schools have already incorporated the review classes in their curriculum; students should take and grab this opportunity seriously. In my case, it was not available at that time, hence, if I have free time I was been reviewing by myself and making an outlined notes.
c) Inquire and enroll with reputable review school. We may have the foundation earned during our course of study but being enrolled in a review school is an added factor or advantage because it will remind us of some topics that was been omitted or we have already been forgotten. Although, this step maybe an optional to you and you would prefer to take self-review in your own roof.
d) If you would be renting a room in a boarding house or dormitory make sure that you'll be accommodated comfortably. Some people can concentrate reviews with silence and some may love noisy (sounds) surroundings… so it's up to you where will you be comfortable.
e) Peer review. Review together with your peers, with books and not with bottles (wines).
f) But the most important step of preparation at all is praying while you are doing your best.
Encouragement
a) I was been confident that I could pass the exam. It means that I set that in my mind already though I know it would be very difficult. So I have live with the faith that God willbe doing the rest for me.
b) Sorry but my second encouragement were my critics or predators. I believed that if I would fail they will be the first person who will laugh at me. Hence, during my reviews I have listed their names on paper so that every time I was been too loose for my review, I just look on their names then I can regain my energy to take my reviews diligently .
c) I know that my parents have bigger hopes on me, so their strength and prayers were my motivation in surviving the battle.
d) My school, relatives, classmates, and friends were my challengers whom I have believed that they'll be so excited waiting for my name to be listed on the newspaper once the result will be released.
Nevers or Nots
a) Never be late on exam proper. Arrive on time. If you are not familiar on the location of the examination, it would be better for you to visit the place prior to the day of examination (Site-seeing!). But if there's a company bus that will send you to the location, make sure you won't miss the time of departure.
b) Avoid getting tired. I left the review center at 11PM the last night before my examination day which will be the next morning at 8AM. The review center claimed that they will be releasing a “guess leakages” at 12midnight. I never believed them, instead, I packed my things and went home. If the leakage were true, why then my friend who havehanded that leakage has failed. “Never believe on leakage!”
c) During the examination proper, never focus yourself on difficult questions or problems, proceed answering first on all those easy questions. But leave a mark on the questions that you will skip so that you can easily go back and distinguish those unanswered items.
d) Never leave a problem blank. Even how hard you've been trying to solve the problem, yet still the figures that come-out to your calculator or solution is out of choices. The better solution for you is to have an educated guess.
e) Never panic. If on the last hour and yet there are still so many questions that you've to answer, don‟t panic, and just relax. Continue solving the current problem you are in then after which, proceed to the remaining problem. But I should advise that you‟ve to set a guess limit of time span for each items that you are going to solve so that you can avoid rushing and you will not be pressured too much.
f) Never leave an exam early. Use any extra time to go over the exam. On scrap paper, do each problem over from start to finish. Then compare your new answer with your old answer. If there is a discrepancy, figure out which one is right, and the sooner the better. Also check if your answer seems reasonable.

Checks
a) Calculator. Will you be bringing "allowable or acceptable" scientific calculator? Does your calculator has been fully battery charged? Better yet, bring an extra calculator.
b) Have you carried necessary papers or IDs that you were advised to bring during the exam?
c) Small handy notes or booklets of formulas. Though, you may have no chance to review during the exam proper but sometimes before entering to the examination rooms or during lunch break, there will be time that you might think you have forgotten some formula or basic principle, thus, to remove your felling of anxiety better yet browse that booklets but don't study and start over again. Just go directly on the item that you've think you might have forgotten. Or rather, try to gain that confidence before the exam and better yet do not bringing any booklets with you. Don't ever-ever bring volumes of books because you have no chance to review during the exam proper. It would just be an added tension on your mind. I have sitmate who have brought with him volumes of three to five books, then suddenly just a couple of minutes I have noticed leaned on the chairand sleeping.
d) Urinate. Visit the comfort room before entering the room to avoid disturbances that might cause due to pressure.
e) Bring your mobile phone with you because you may use it in cases of emergency situations such as you've forgotten some requirements, etc. So, instead of going back home, the best way is to advise your mates or family members to deliver for you. But mind you, don't be bothered to much, try to relax while waiting for your mate to arrive. Though, I believe CPs are prohibited inside the examination room, still I want to remind you to turn-off your cell phone during the exam proper.
Inners
a) Read the questions very well. Read between the lines. Since during the exam, we might be time-pressured and we tend to omit reading some important words or values that will lead us to choose from the selection “d.) None of the above”.
b) Shades properly as instructed. It's a machine that checks, not human!
c) Derive formulas if requires necessary especially if you are not sure on the formula you have in mind.
d) Ask the examiner if you have doubt of something on the procedure or directions. Never bother to ask your sit mate. But if someone asks you, better direct him/her to the examiner because you might lose the momentum of answering some questions.
Lots
Choose which you would prefer:
“There are LOTS of opportunities waiting for you if you'll pass the exam; however, there are also LOTS of chances still for you to re-take if you‟ll fail the exam.” Think of it!
GOOD LUCK, guys & gals! Wish you all the best in Life and let 's see each other landing on the same platform of success!