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Hey everyone,
Know that I don't post much here, but I feel I needed to share my story to give you all hope and that you can pass the test ! I was a terrible student (Bs and mostly Cs during pharmacy school) and actually got 2 D's during my first semester P3 year (missed C in immunology by 0.3% but the professor was adamant she wouldn't bump up the mark and also wouldn't let me remediate). Thus I had to fight tooth in nail to stay in the program and convince them to trust me to continue the next semester even though I agreed to repeat the P3 first semester. Thought all hope was lost but I refocused and graduated this past December !
Because of anxiety, family issues and obligations such as work, I finally took the NAPLEX last month ! Here's how I studied: read the entire RX Prep book from front to back during this past summer, taking my time highlighting key notes - also, went through the quiz bank in December after I graduated and repeated each of them until I averaged 75% roughly or above in each category. Then in January, one day I felt anxious, obligated to work and really stressed out, so instead of urging myself to take the test then, I told myself to go through the NAPLEX again this time making outlines of the notes I highlighted, do the SDN 120 math questions each week, make a list for every brand-generic- indication in the RXPrep book, and study 2-3 hours a day between all these things. Since I didn't have my quiz bank any longer, I focused my attention on the big 5 areas: ID, onco, HIV/Hep, HF/ HTN, and anticoagulant/hyperlipidemia. This was possibly my best decision as the outlines I made I reviewed them the week before the exam, especially the Top 5 for first line treatments, ADEs and other important points. As well as reviewing the brand-generic list, I felt this strategy boosted my results the most. I felt confident as I walked out, but always a nervous tick that something could have went wrong. Triple checked my math calculations and made sure to go with my gut answer for the others - still had 30 minutes left when I finished so take your time. Don't freak out - make sure you answer all questions ! Passed with a 110 week later !
My tips:
1Calculations
2Brand-generics
3Main disease states (top 5 ->I know I merged 8 in there haha)
Hopefully I have inspired some of you that it will happen ! Just apply yourself and expect the worst, but hope for the best because you WILL pass - if I can, you can too ! I take my MPJE and compounding next month in NY, then MPJE in PA and TX in the future so still lots of studying left 🙂
Know that I don't post much here, but I feel I needed to share my story to give you all hope and that you can pass the test ! I was a terrible student (Bs and mostly Cs during pharmacy school) and actually got 2 D's during my first semester P3 year (missed C in immunology by 0.3% but the professor was adamant she wouldn't bump up the mark and also wouldn't let me remediate). Thus I had to fight tooth in nail to stay in the program and convince them to trust me to continue the next semester even though I agreed to repeat the P3 first semester. Thought all hope was lost but I refocused and graduated this past December !
Because of anxiety, family issues and obligations such as work, I finally took the NAPLEX last month ! Here's how I studied: read the entire RX Prep book from front to back during this past summer, taking my time highlighting key notes - also, went through the quiz bank in December after I graduated and repeated each of them until I averaged 75% roughly or above in each category. Then in January, one day I felt anxious, obligated to work and really stressed out, so instead of urging myself to take the test then, I told myself to go through the NAPLEX again this time making outlines of the notes I highlighted, do the SDN 120 math questions each week, make a list for every brand-generic- indication in the RXPrep book, and study 2-3 hours a day between all these things. Since I didn't have my quiz bank any longer, I focused my attention on the big 5 areas: ID, onco, HIV/Hep, HF/ HTN, and anticoagulant/hyperlipidemia. This was possibly my best decision as the outlines I made I reviewed them the week before the exam, especially the Top 5 for first line treatments, ADEs and other important points. As well as reviewing the brand-generic list, I felt this strategy boosted my results the most. I felt confident as I walked out, but always a nervous tick that something could have went wrong. Triple checked my math calculations and made sure to go with my gut answer for the others - still had 30 minutes left when I finished so take your time. Don't freak out - make sure you answer all questions ! Passed with a 110 week later !
My tips:
1Calculations
2Brand-generics
3Main disease states (top 5 ->I know I merged 8 in there haha)
Hopefully I have inspired some of you that it will happen ! Just apply yourself and expect the worst, but hope for the best because you WILL pass - if I can, you can too ! I take my MPJE and compounding next month in NY, then MPJE in PA and TX in the future so still lots of studying left 🙂
