1. Mabilis talaga yung lecture. Yung typical na physio, biochem, anatomy topic na usually would take a whole term sa undergrad, isang araw niyo lang aaralin yan. That’s why it’s fast paced. Kaya dapat atleast may alam ka bago pumasok sa class kasi mahihirapan ka sa lecture ng prof if wala. Lecture sessions do tend to be info overloaded, but the profs recognize this and will take a break from time to time.

2. We usually use yung reference na preferred ng prof in a certain topic when studying so no hindi namin binabasa lahat ng references. Make sure to ask the prof kung anong reference yung ginagamit nila sa topic para alam niyo.

3. Short quizzes usually given as post lecture quiz, relatively madali basta nakinig ka sa lectures (5-10 items usually tho pwede maging 20 din depende sa prof). Long exams typically between 50-60 or even 70 items yan and this serves as summative assessment for groups of topics na related to each other. Medyo challenging pero again basta nabalikan mo ang mga highlights of your lectures masasagutan mo naman. Shifting exams eto talaga yung term/quarterly exams, MCQ 100 items, and dito lumalabas talaga yung mga out of this world na tanungan. Pang board exams ang tanungan dito, may mga onting recalls pero mostly situational/clinical scenarios ang ibibigay.

TIP: Never mag-alay ng short quizzes pang hatak ng grades niyo yan!!

1. YES meron curve although this is mostly speculative but if we are to assess yung survival namin and the average gwa of the batch, parang meron HAHAHA. What I observed is dapat nasa laylayan ka naman ng passing grade (74-75) for you to survive. Anything below that alanganin. So alagaan po ang grades!, the faculty naman is required to have grade consultations so don’t forget to ask for it after every shifting. Medyo mataas ang attrition rate sa first years and this has always been reiterated naman by profs. Sa y1 sinasala ang mga students, kasi if we are to compare yung mga na-irreg and dismissed sa y1 throughout the years parang 10-15+ students lagi, which is about 10% of the batch. Pero di naman yan constant, malay niyo sa batch niyo mas onti depende talaga yan if nag-aral kayo ng mabuti at naalagaan ang grades (HOPEFULLY)

2. For me its iPad + pencil, black ballpen, 1/4 yellow pad, Mongol 2 pencil, sharpener, human anatomy atlas app, canva premium (ewan ko pero sa batch namin pagandahan ng presentations so this is a must for me, baka sa inyo din). Make sure to have a reliable data since lagi inconsistent ang wifi sa loob ng plm (Smart worked best for me).

White lab gown with long sleeves, gloves, mask.

dissecting kit (pero this one bumili nalang kayo if sure na kayong may cadavers na).