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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Student Doctors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">In case you missed today’s session on
<i>Test-Taking Strategies & Managing Stress/Anxiety</i> with Erin Suwattana from behavioral health and Dr. Hinkelman this afternoon, note the slides from this session have been posted on the CUSOM ACE Blackboard page.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Here are a few tips also summarized for you to think about as you approach this first exam:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Get enough
<b>SLEEP</b> so you can think clearly and work through difficult questions AND have the cognitive stamina for the entire exam.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Limit your review the morning of exam day to just a few things. (I like to say a “2-pager” of items rather than trying to cram or dizzy
yourself with a lot). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Do a “choosy”
<b>brain dump</b> on your scratch paper at the beginning to help “anchor” your brain to content that it struggles to remember.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">DON’T CHANGE YOUR ANSWER CHOICE</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">!
<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(One rare exception—is if you have an epiphany moment—that “ah ha!” and realize with 100% confidence that you are changing it from an
incorrect to a correct answer—this happens rarely…at least for me </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Let go of perfection</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">—and focus on getting as many
as you can. (Spending too much time on a question you don’t know can take away time from questions you do know).
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Slow down</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> and break up challenging questions piece
by piece (these are the ones with a lot of text):<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Read the
<b>Question</b> (usually is the last sentence) first </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings">à</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> identify what is actually being asked<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Scan the
<b>Answer Choices</b> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings">à</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> know the general direction you are headed<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Then, break down the rest of the text/paragraph—taking note of any clues that are helpful. (Tip: pause at each comma “,” or period “.”
in the paragraph to figure out if any information you just read helps you before moving to the next “,” or “.”)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Use your scratch paper</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> as needed to help your brain
track more challenging questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Cut your losses QUICKLY</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">If you read a question—and your response is something to the effect of “EEEeesh!”, “I have no idea…”, etc., then eliminate any answer
choices you can (if any) and randomly guess. Choose something. Flag the question. And move on.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">If there is time at the end, you can come back to it (and working through other questions may even jog your memory.) If there is not
time, then at least you did not waste too much time.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">We are rooting for you!
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