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I'm taking the test in a few days and was just wondering if all I need is my license and the scheduling permit?
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Bring food (lunch) and a water bottle so you don't have to go to the water fountain.
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Besides Granola Bars... what else do you consider safe snacks. And by safe snacks I mean those that do not produce foul, bulky stools that can lead me to any Vitamin ADEK deficiency?
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Besides Granola Bars... what else do you consider safe snacks. And by safe snacks I mean those that do not produce foul, bulky stools that can lead me to any Vitamin ADEK deficiency?
I'm addicted to think thin bars. They are tasty, they aren't full of sugar, lots of protein. I plan on stashing in my whitecoat this year too so I don't end up hitting the vending machine when I can't get a meal.
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The markers are allegedly "thin tip", but who knows how many people have used them, so my experience was the tips were pretty blunt. You have 2 laminated boards, with both sides able to be used, so you should have plenty of room.
On test day, I had lots of ziplock bags with grapes, nuts, blueberries, crackers, dark chocolate peanut M&Ms (brain food), a bagel, etc., just lots of quick, easy snacks. I also had a bunch of water and some red bulls in case. The night before make sure you pack your bag with your food and drinks, your scheduling permit (or 2 if you're neurotic like me), ID, and maybe even a magazine. During a few of my breaks while I was munching on some snacks, I read Entertainment Weekly, just to take a brain break, its not really relaxing if you are spending your break time obsessing about those few questions you weren't sure about in the previous block.
Good luck!!
On test day, I had lots of ziplock bags with grapes, nuts, blueberries, crackers, dark chocolate peanut M&Ms (brain food), a bagel, etc., just lots of quick, easy snacks. I also had a bunch of water and some red bulls in case. The night before make sure you pack your bag with your food and drinks, your scheduling permit (or 2 if you're neurotic like me), ID, and maybe even a magazine. During a few of my breaks while I was munching on some snacks, I read Entertainment Weekly, just to take a brain break, its not really relaxing if you are spending your break time obsessing about those few questions you weren't sure about in the previous block.
Good luck!!
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Do you guys take your cell phones with you? Is there a secure locker or something you put your valuables in?
I would hope to be able to bring my phone so I can send out a mass text when I finish and have friends at the local bar waiting to console me.
I would hope to be able to bring my phone so I can send out a mass text when I finish and have friends at the local bar waiting to console me.
Yes, there are lockers... I'd say they're probably secure enough. I was wearing a decently expensive watch that I forgot to leave in my car, and I left it in a locker. Anyway, when you walk into Prometric, there is a wall with lockers that have keys in them. You just put your stuff in and take the key with you. You're allowed to take the key into the testing room along with your ID and laminated sheets/markers.
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Mine were like sharpie-sized (not really fine-tipped). The laminated papers are double sided so you really have 4 pages to write on, but the laminated paper smears easily so be careful.
Also, don't leave the markers uncapped, they dry out suprisingly quickly. (You get 2 markers, but I guess if one dries out you can ask for another.)
