Exam is Over

Assalammualaikum.

I had my exam 4 days ago; on 14th Dec 2019 at Monash Clinical School JB.
The exam started at 10am, and we were seated by 9.30am.
There were 30 of us, all from Johor / Melaka. Dr. Omar was the chief invigilator.
I am writing this in detail so that in a few year's time when I reread this post, I can relive the moment and perhaps, felt gleeful about it.

I studied really hard for the exam, took a 4-day leave prior to the exam.
I dreamt of physiological and pharmacological facts.
Words like pKa, potent, baroreceptors kept appearing in my dreams - for real.

I find the exam considerably okay - I could answer most of the questions. There were no "Wow, I've never heard of this" kind-of question.
But still, when people ask - I dare not sound as confident lest I do not pass this exam.
And I don't even admit to people that I studied hard, in case I do not pass.
And the markings system is really a disadvantage.
The negative markings mean I will get fewer marks than I expect to and it might not be sufficient to reach the passing mark.

There were 60 questions, to be answered within 90 minutes.
That means we can spend only 90 seconds per question.
Each question (stem) has 5 true or false statements.
That effectively means I have 300 true or false statements to answer.
As time passes, I noticed I took roughly 1-minute per question ie when I look up to see the clock, it was roughly 10.15am when I was at question no 15 and so on. That meant I finished answering the paper with 30 minutes left to check my answers.

I managed to check my answers only up to question no 52 if I remember correctly.
I only managed to check if I shaded the correct answer from then on - making sure I transferred the right answer onto my answer sheet.
And I erased many of my answers from the answer sheet the second time I read them. I chickened out.
I'd rather leave the answer blank than put a wrong answer and got my marks deducted.

One of the free-marks questions was "The intubating dose of Atracurium is 0.2mg/kg" - I was so glad reading this statement.
Atracurium is such a common drug in Anaesthesia that even our housemen are expected to know the correct dose at the back of their hands.

A flatlay Sharmine and I created during our study sesh in Amerin Hotel during the intensive course

OK, anyway the results will only be released in April next year.
Only then will I know whether I pass this entrance exam and if I am accepted into MMed Anes and if I am, which university will I be enrolled in.
Now is the time for me to be tawakkal.
Ingat, tawakkal itu di penghujung usaha manusia.
Tawakkal only comes after all the possible efforts.

For now, let's pray hard and also play hard. 😆😆

-Because life is a test-

-AkMaR-
http://nur-akmar.blogspot.com