to tell u frankly before i enrolled at excel, i was already informed about excel’s coaching really helps a student. those persons who informed me were my college friends at usc-tc and they too passed the bord. for me (im not pro-excel, in reality i despise them for their money-making schemes) but its not fair to say that excel is the sole culprit here.. other review centers also have their “trusted” coaching so to speak. but my attitude in taking the bord was to pass with hardwork, prayer and right strategy PLUS coaching.. (in short bonus lang yang coaching). it just so happened that there were lots of LOOKS FAMILIAR questions sa EST and GEAS subjects that came out on the board.. but maybe on the next bord exam only a few of the coaching slides will come out.

but anyways, i was disappointed on the exams given by ENGR. MARCELO examiner of geas and est subjects because there were lots of “trivial questions”.. lots of standards came out on the est exam that were not even discussed during college and even the “review part” of the review center.

but I have to tell you future takers, THE EXAM itself is NOT an IDEAL exam. so just do your best in taking the exam.. and also do not forget prayers. believe me they work as long as your intentions are true and from the heart. (fyi, i prayed to sto. nino and st.jude) i believe they really did help, in my case.

(haaay… naku kana jud mga nag.rally3x.. i dont pity them, i dont sympathize with them) if you think “leakages” yung nakita ninyu sa tv patrol, ur so wrong. true, i had one of those notes but they cannot be considered as “solid evidences” of leakage because they only contained formulas.. what if you are given a certain problem and you do not know how to apply or when to use such formula? at eto pa, those mga nag.present na evidence nila, bakit naka.highlight yun? hmm.. yung isa na pinakita sa tv patrol with solutions, that did not come from excel. i guess they fabricated that one just to make the tv viewers believe na totoo yung “solid evidences” nila.. tsk3x.. if you ask me the aces were in the final coaching. if i failed in the exam (which i thought i would fail because i didnt really practice my math a lot), i would accept defeat even if naa pay leakage or wala. ideally pod 30% will only pass as what excel told us, some of us will pass, some of us will fail, some will be conditional.

basta its over. i hope they can move on esp sa mga hindi sinwerte.my advice to them is to plan the right strategy in taking the bord exam and to think immediately whether they will take this october bord or not. think straight. thinking na gusto and then ayaw in the middle will cost you. like what happened to me last year. losing that confidence.

pray
study effectively
confidence (but do not be overconfident nor giddy)
preparations
scheduling
right study materials
and…
“know you can do it, dont just believe you can do it” sabi ni kobe bryant.. hehe..

(hindi ako nagyayabang. im just trying to share and to help. sorry if MASYADONG mataas)

@Xag,
Thanks for sharing.

1. Know the case first. (..if it is a case..? if not, don’t expand it )
2. try to figure out the causes, or bases of the case. (If it is something to be eared or not..)
3. try to know the people involved beyond the case. (other’s may probably pretending to be a part of it… but not!)
4. untrue “gossip and viewing” may fully affect the entire event.

it is just a comment that soothed generally…