chuchuchu wrote: study for a week?? that cannot be a pleasant experience, that might explain why there is no "high" after passing. i take three months per exam, and really get into the details, and when i pass it feels great, i think because i put so much time into preparing for the exam scoring alittle higher also makes me feel even better. you must have a lot of hands on experience, because there is no way a week is long enough. after just four chapters on the MS exam i have this much in notes i need to transfer to flash cards and memorize. no way three times this amount of data can be absorbed in a week:
_omni_ wrote: i didn't mean to insult you, but one week of study does = cramming.
chuchuchu wrote: you don't absorb information faster than i do, 12 hours a day over a week is over 80 hours, which is roughly the amount of time i put into studying over a 2-3 month period. i could cram like you do, but to me that would be a horrible experience of a week. it's great you can focus on the material that intensely. you said you have experience, and to me that is the difference here, if you had no experience i would say you are braindumping or lying, but since you have epxerience i think you are legit.
chuchuchu wrote: i knew this guy in college who was a super braniac, but he slept like 18 hours a day (he developed bedsores) and he was a social idiot. one of those guys you throw work to down in the basement or something, keep him away from sunlight.
