Building a PTCE study plan

so i would say the best out of these two is to focusing on a plan that is realistic and focusing on the plan or the topics that are going to be actually being tested on the exam and maneuvering your studying sessions around them.

So a weekly and daily study schedule that you prepare is going to be super helpful.

And you also have to set yourself or you also have to set a deadline where you would want to complete this.

Because that would not empty you up to push yourself in those crunch moments.

And studying consistently, strategically, following the guidelines of the PTCE outline exam would be the best way you can build your study plan around.

Yeah, I think that makes a lot of sense.

And as with any test prep, consistency is always going to be key, no matter what.

So then how do you figure out what you maybe don't know before you start studying, right? Sure, you can maybe take a practice exam and that will highlight things.

Can you maybe even look at different classes from your programs that you maybe did better in than others? And then you want to focus on maybe those weaker areas.

How do you recommend that students understand their baseline, like where they're starting?

It all begins with asking yourself, how much do I know about this exam? Or how much I know about this exam already? Based on a generic understanding of the topics that you have studied or learned from your high school or any courses that you took.

And you have to be honest with yourself.

It's fine if you don't know any of it.

And you also have to be humble when you know everything that is given in the exam outline.

So once you are past that phase, assess your knowledge, assess your test taking skills, do multiple practice tests, maybe two or three.

Get an average of your weaker areas, get an average of your stronger zones that you can assess and try to dedicate the next step of your preparation towards strengthening the weaker areas and also continuously memorizing the stronger concepts.

Yeah, so then I'm curious, you kind of understand where your baseline is, right? How do you divide your study time? Is it going to be equal across areas? or should you be maybe focusing on your weakest areas first to hone that in before you maybe review some of your stronger topics? I

would say starting with the weaker areas first would be ideal.

your weaker areas regularly so for example a certain topic of medication section that has been troubling you since your course that you took make a separate note out of those weaker areas what you can do best is in your free times if you are a fan of making flashcards just quickly glance over it when you're about to fall asleep just take a glance over it when you wake up take a glance over it So I feel like once those topics are strengthened, you feel much more confident about yourself.

And apart from that, it's also important to understand that you don't just read, just don't recall.

I know pharmacy is a lot about memorization, but you need to recall it more actively.

Just reading the book passively is not going to help you out.

So try to do active recall.

There are a ton of resources you can find.

I would say make your own resource that works best for you.