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yunqdady:
Jamb form? You people are so limited. Life's bigger than Nigeria. I'm done with my international exams, just awaiting ease on travel ban to get out of this useless country.
You people should aim at that. Nigeria has nothing in stock for you.
Read your books, graduate and leave(if you pass your international exams). I'm not your problem

that's what I'm saying, tell us your profession, u gonna get another jamb form eventhough u now a professor not just U.S. but pluto

yunqdady:
These are part of the hard truth we wish we were told some 10years back when we just came out of secondary school. I know at least one person here must need these hard words to make them avoid unnecessary mistakes.

i finished secondary school 2009( 12 years ago) wrote my extern external Waec while in ss2(2008) with straight C's...so my guy, I think we re at par, tell me ur profession

horpeyemmi66:
Hello Deeemphasis01,

I want to share my experience with you as regards what you stated. I recently graduated from the University of Ibadan with a degree in Physiology and gained admission to study Dental Surgery at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Here's what I did.
My project work in 400L didn't start until second semester so I wasn't really disturbed by the thoughts of it.

1. During the break between 300L and 400L, I did not go home. I stayed back in Ibadan to begin preparing for the UTME.

2. When we resumed, I made sure I always had data to check my class group on WhatsApp because some of our lecturers are wont to always rescheduling classes as they deem fit (some of the classes didn't eventually hold).

3. Again, I intentionally missed classes to stay back to read for the UTME. I always made sure I called my friends to help me sign against my name or write my name on the attendance list.

4. I always made sure I knew about tests early so I had ample time to read for the Physiology test, putting away UTME temporarily before picking it up again.

5. Some of my classmates thought I was unserious, now they know better. Don't take it to heart when you get those vibes and don't publicize your affairs or have someone publicize them on your behalf.

6. For lecturers whose classes had marks attached for attendance (meaning they counted the number of students present, as compared with the list), I made it a rule to always attend their classes.

7. When I was to go write the postutme at Zaria, I had a test in Ibadan clashing with my exam at Zaria. The course was taken by a consultant who has a joint appointment at the Department of Physiology, COM_UI and the Department of Oral Pathology, UCH. I couldn't take the risk of disappearing and coming back to give her reasons for my disappearance.

So, I wrote a her letter(with attached evidence) and I had a friend deliver it to her by proxy on the day of the test. Place your letter in an envelope and address it as appropriate. It makes a good impression. When I got back, the woman asked about my journey, the exam etc. And I eventually wrote my test in her office with aircon .

Another Professor, I didn't hear about his assignment until the evening preceding the day of deadline. Can I kill myself? The following day, I went to his office, explained myself and asked if I could submit mine at a later date, baba asked me "Listen to yourself, does what you're saying make sense, please leave my office". Thank God I didn't waste my time. Grumpy old man.

Another lecturer I missed her test, an impromptu one. After explaining myself (I just told her I travelled), she told me and a classmate who was also absent to pick a day among ourselves for our make up test. We even moved it by a day again, very awesome woman.

My point, don't expect all your lecturers to be thesame, write letters (to the ones you might be missing their test or exam) informing them formally.

8. On the days I attended classes, immediately classes were dismissed, I went straight to my house. No waiting for friends for gists as we sauntered home, I faced the task with a singleness of purpose.

9. Pray and commit it all to God. He's not coming last on this list because he's the least. It's because he's the ultimate. Nothing happens outside of the creator. His grace is all that's needed. If you're a Muslim, don't miss your Salat and do it with the whole of your mind.


As regards preparing for the exams,
1. Get your JAMB recommended texts(and those recommended by other persons preparing for the UTME). I can't really remember the names of most of those texts so I wouldn't dabble into that.

2. Master calculating without a Calculator because even JAMB's yeye calculator won't do you any good. Although you should have a calculator to help you review your accuracy.

3. Know the square-root of numbers from 2 to 10. Excluding perfect squares including 1 since it's a perfect square. Special angles and Conversions.

4. Draft up a syllabus of English of your own. Don't depend on JAMB's English syllabus, it's an eyesore.

5. Pay attention to diagrams, charts and their labellings. Know and distinguish properly between things that can mess you up before you enter the exam Hall, imagine confusing Mixed Salts and Complex Salts. The different approaches to calculating relative density. All those things matter.

6. Don't take any subject with levity. They all carry 100 marks.

7. On the days of the UTME and PUTME, go with the notes you have formed from the different books you have amassed. You know the Nigerian Factor affects everything in this country. I was supposed to write my exam by 9am, I entered into the Hall by 1:30Pm.

8. Preferably take a soda just before going in to raise you Blood-Glucose levels. Your brain really needs it. When you get into the exam Hall, calm down first. You don't have to start when you're asked to, it's CBT remember. Make sure you're calm before logging in.

9. Start from the subjects that aren't time consuming: Biology, English, Chemistry and Physics, in that order. When you encounter a question you don't have an answer to or you're unsure, skip immediately and come back later, chances are that you would get it right at the second attempt.

And don't leave any question unanswered, even if you don't know the answer, always pick something eventually, there's no negative marking.

There are instances where questions and answers are out of sync, usually go with the most logical of options.

10. Past questions go a long way too. Try to solve questions from 10-15 years ago. You don't have to solve every question. Just endeavor to understand the concept behind the topic.

11. You might make some mistakes, we all do. Don't beat yourself up for it.

I wish you the very best my friend.

Kindest regards.

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yunqdady:
Jamb form? You people are so limited. Life's bigger than Nigeria. I'm done with my international exams, just awaiting ease on travel ban to get out of this useless country.
You people should aim at that. Nigeria has nothing in stock for you.
Read your books, graduate and leave(if you pass your international exams). I'm not your problem

bros pls leave all these rants..yea i am still a student, a final year medical studnt with few months to grad befor d corona...during d corona i run PP with 2 differnt hospitals with a monthly pay am sure is higher yours even as a 'professor' ...so pls just forget about your rants and lets constructively engage each other's profession...just state your profession and see how wrong a mistake u av made ..and if u don't mind, kindly do well to to state the name of the international exams you have passed and waiting for biden to lift d travel ban..state d exams and leave d scrutiny for me..u can't just come here and rant

Donpre:
Its a herculean task you've decided to embark on and trust me you'll need to define "why" you're doing it and make sure its good enough so when obstacles both financial and academic arise, you'll always have something to keep you going

Guidelines:
I don't think there's a defined way to getting into medicine but definitely study time as high as 18 hours just ain't enough,
I don't know what the recent flavour of textbooks is now as its been 4 years since I studied for UTME but you'll need standard textbooks which the current 100L should know about.
I used: Modern Biology, Senior secondary physics, Ababio chem and (Dictionary + stress rules) for english(it was my lowest score)

Past questions are very important, too important even. Don't cram them, use them to test your knowledge and how questions can be twisted. Since you are devoting 18hrs, try to solve every single one of them more than once. I had this rule where after reading a topic I find PQs from the last 10 years on that topic and answer them, if I score below 80%, I read the topic again. Just my rule.

Exam skills:
- Time management,
- Shortcuts for solving calculations
- Speed
- Accuracy

In summary, read your textbooks from start till finish at least 3 times, solve as much past questions till you're hitting 80% in every year in every subject and prepare for the exam with the mindset that each question failed automatically increases your chances of coming back next year

#N.B: Hope your O'Levels are good(As and Bs).... My schools just used screening instead of post utme. You don't want to be caught unawares.

Encouragement?
I find it weird you'll be asking for encouragement and not sincere opinions. Seems you've already decided, your reason for deciding should be enough encouragement

but I'll chip by saying....

There's harm in trying. The 6 years + x years spent doing this can be spent mastering a trade, building a company, getting another degree+service+1 year work experience. So yes it is a huge risk especially with your age

The question is, will you regret not having taken this step some years from now?
The answer is left for the person regretting or not regretting to decide but my sincere opinion? Medicine will always be a great choice... but that's me

Good luck!

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yunqdady:
Dear aspirants, I repeat, get enough information about other courses. Search yourselves deeply and question why you are hell bent on Medicine.
Don't be deceived, medicine is not el dorado. It's a different thing when you believed you are called. When you are passionate about it. Then you can do anything to get it but if ur motivate is borne out of mere fantancy or some esteem complexes or even the monetary reward, hmmm, you are on your own.

Finally, stay away from pharmacy if you are not interested in business aspect or very brilliant and good with cramming plus chemistry. Pharmacy is the thoughest. If you insist in pharmacy, private university is better.

Ignore all typos please

if u had started your argument like dis no body wud av attacked u...
and stop trying to create a rift between medicine and pharmacy student here...
i guess u were cinvinced about your choosen carrier, why not advise aspirants to follow ur path..state ur carrier categorically..stop hiding behind nursing and pharmacy to throw stones at medicine

David2O:
Simply create a thread in conjunction with your partner Zeeknow3245, elaborating why you think the choice of MBBS should be reviewed among upcoming students.

Your campaign doesn't fit here, unless you would like to label yourself as an Anti-MBBS. Stop invading this territory!!!

Baba MrEgghead, there is a number of doctors/MBBS students here yet, nobody wants to respond except you. If you're less busy, download Chess and play . Sometimes, it's an insult to prove oneself right.

Not only me, many people have been responding..what's the purpose of this thread when we have people out there trying to degrade the course and discourage aspiring students from applying to study Medicine? You can go into hibernation for all I care but people like us who hold our course in high regard will not fold our arms and watch the less informed give our potential colleagues reasons to regret their decisions..They can create topics and threads addressing the contempt against MBBS but not on this platform.

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yunqdady:
I'm not doing penis measuring competition with you.
I'm out.

That is all you've been doing since, every career has its own shortcomings. Stop trying to appear as if you trying to enlighten anyone here.

yunqdady:
Jamb form? You people are so limited. Life's bigger than Nigeria. I'm done with my international exams, just awaiting ease on travel ban to get out of this useless country.
You people should aim at that. Nigeria has nothing in stock for you.
Read your books, graduate and leave(if you pass your international exams). I'm not your problem

We have seen Ph.D holders come back for Medicine, your case wouldn't break any record...Even in the UK or US where you're traveling to, you'll still take orders from those you loath so much, that's the reality.. There's no escape route.

miracood:
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yunqdady:
I'm not doing penis measuring competition with you.
I'm out.

smiles.. yea no one is doing any competition with u over anything..
every professions has its ups and downs, but what we medical aspirants, students and respectable medical graduates have done is weigh the ups and the downs, and decide to focus more on the ups , strive towards the ups, develop passion for the profession despite been fully aware of the downs, and derive maximum fulfilment in it..
and for the issue of Nigerian doctors struggling with plab and usmle, well those exams are tough for everyone and not just Nigerians alone..despite d various challenges Nigerian medical students and doctors face , they are still one of d international doctors with a very high success rate in plab and uslme( intact there is a publication where Nigerian doctors abroad were acknowledged to b one of d best internationally trained doctors in terms of competence, hard work, and skills...
like I said earlier, no one is competin with u, but dont come to a medical forum and begin to falsely downgrade the profession...

Here is a photo of Nigerian trained medical doctors in Europe..everybody on A and E call that very day dis pics was taken happen to b nigerians

mespusinglez:
what's your invitation code?

5hum84

Heated argument up and down. I talked about this beefing not too long.
We should try as much as possible to enlighten each other not quarrel.
It was from here I knew about specialities in Dentistry likewise medicine. It is this same thread I knew differences in medical syllabus around Nigeria. It is this same thread I understood USMLE, PLAB and NCLEX. This same thread I knew about NMA and JOHESU. This same thread I knew of Veterinary medicine. This same thread I read about sanctions of medical schools.
MrEggHead can never add anything tangible just trolling like a toddler even if he has a first degree.

Wahala be like bicycle I support all loyal Medics

yunqdady:
Lmao. You don't wanna know how it is for other professionals. You know Nigerian doctors are loud mouthed, so every little win is noise. You would be shocked to know how Nigerian nurses have dominated the UK. No money in UK anyways, the ultimate goal is USA.
I would only prostrate to a Nigerian trained med doc who gets into the residency program in USA through USMLE. Cos its fuckkking hard. Brag with USMLE not the easy PLAB.

Tell me what you studied in school?

You are just shifting the goal post. We have so many doctors in the US and UK. Hard or not, Nigerian doctors are passing USMLE and leaving Nigeria..

I don't have any problem with any profession. Medicine is not the alpha and omega but it sure as hell would give you satisfaction once you pay the price. Same with other allied Medical courses.

So why are you downgrading Medicine?

Be proud of your profession anyday anytime. My MLS friend usually tells people who care to listen that he's a MedLab scientist and he's satisfied with what the profession has to offer.

We have people that are like that in allied Medicine. They are very good that Doctors respect them with passion.

Respect is Earned not forced!

©️2021.

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Zeeknow3245:
Heated argument up and down. I talked about this beefing not too long.
We should try as much as possible to enlighten each other not quarrel.
It was from here I knew about specialities in Dentistry likewise medicine. It is this same thread I knew differences in medical syllabus around Nigeria. It is this same thread I understood USMLE, PLAB and NCLEX. This same thread I knew about NMA and JOHESU. This same thread I knew of Veterinary medicine. This same thread I read about sanctions of medical schools.
MrEggHead can never add anything tangible just trolling like a toddler even if he has a first degree.

I will tutor you in every sphere of life than you can imagine..Just try to solve your complex issues, then you'll be okay with any course of study.

MrEgghead:
I will tutor you in every sphere of life than you can imagine..Just try to solve your complex issues, then you'll be okay with any course of study.

You this proud boy again. I thought I schooled you months back.

yunqdady:
Dear aspirants, I repeat, get enough information about other courses. Search yourselves deeply and question why you are hell bent on Medicine.
Don't be deceived, medicine is not el dorado. It's a different thing when you believed you are called. When you are passionate about it. Then you can do anything to get it but if ur motivate is borne out of mere fantancy or some esteem complexes or even the monetary reward, hmmm, you are on your own.

Finally, stay away from pharmacy if you are not interested in business aspect or very brilliant and good with cramming plus chemistry. Pharmacy is the thoughest. If you insist in pharmacy, private university is better.

Ignore all typos please

God bless you!
Please, you jambites should read this and digest. If Doctor dey hungry you, you can get a doctorate in your chosen profession.

If you are business minded and want healthy biz, go for pharmacy
If you are Ben Carson like(you love surgery and believe you are destined) , go for MBBS
If your aim is to leave Nigeria the easiest way, go for nursing,
Go for Radiography if you are biophysically inclined
Go for Med Lab, if you are investigatively inclined..
I don't see the need for Vet Med, all Vet Meds in Nigeria I know would discourage anyone from going into it.
Stay away from Biochemistry, Anatomy or those basic medical sciences.

anastasius:
You this proud boy again. I thought I schooled you months back.

You're daydreaming bro, I've never met you before.

MrEgghead:
You're daydreaming bro, I've never met you before.

I will quote you over there

MrEgghead:
Not only me, many people have been responding..what's the purpose of this thread when we have people out there trying to degrade the course and discourage aspiring students from applying to study Medicine? You can go into hibernation for all I care but people like us who hold our course in high regard will not fold our arms and watch the less informed give our potential colleagues reasons to regret their decisions. They can create topics and threads addressing the contempt against MBBS but not on this platform.

A real medical aspirant does not give up easily. We already know the struggles ahead yet, we move. We are resilient and determined. Their clamours and rants can't lift a rock.

They are well informed boss. This issue has been on ground for long. Those before us have tackled them, they didn't listen and can never. It's either jealousy, envy or hatred.

Our responses will continue to prolong this controversy. Don't you think it's time we started using the Report option? violation of rule number 2, 3 & 8

anastasius:
God bless you!
Please, you jambites should read this and digest. If Doctor dey hungry you, you can get a doctorate in your chosen profession.

If you are business minded and want healthy biz, go for pharmacy
If you are Ben Carson like(you love surgery and believe you are destined) , go for MBBS
If your aim is to leave Nigeria the easiest way, go for nursing,
Go for Radiography if you are biophysically inclined
Go for Med Lab, if you are investigatively inclined..
I don't see the need for Vet Med, all Vet Meds in Nigeria I know would discourage anyone from going into it.
Stay away from Biochemistry, Anatomy or those basic medical sciences.

Yours is fair enough. But the other guy literally downgraded Medicine just to talk about others.

©️2021.

MrEgghead:
I will tutor you in every sphere of life than you can imagine..Just try to solve your complex issues, then you'll be okay with any course of study.

Which one is complex again?. I yab medicine? Carry your bukata go one side jooo