NMAT results! I'm a happy boy.

NMAT results just came up. And. I. Am. Ecstatic.

First of all, I would like you to know that the score I got is really higher than expected. Last night, when I read in twitter that NMAT results were up, I already gave myself the mindset that my score would be around 40+ since all I did during the NMAT (especially when it's a computation problem) was to cancel the lowest and highest number form the choices and then poof, choose from the two remaining ones. Not to mention that my body clock is so messed up  and had to take the exam by 7am - the usual time I hit the sheets. I wasn't also too confident about my knowledge base in the hard sciences having to study only the bare minimum since I just intersperse my review sessions with my shifts.

Anyway, I am extremely happy with my NMAT grade. Especially for the Chemistry part which was my highest. I think that was the part where my elimination powers were most utilized. Swerithan lang talaga siguro ang NMAT. Grades are but just numbers and if I should go to med school, di na pwede ang ganitong sistema.

But for the mean time, let us enjoy this little victory

And the preparation for NMAT begins.

I just paid the examination fee for the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) earlier. 

I'm planning to take up Medicine on the next school year so this NMAT is like one of the requirements. As such, getting a good score on this one will certainly help me get to a competitive medical school.  I plan to apply in UST (although the tuition fee is very expensive) and in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (which I think also has a decent medicine program for a wayyy cheaper price).

I started to review for the NMAT which will be on December. I seriously need some refreshers on Physics, Chemistry, Math, and Biology. The MSA reviewer I bought just made me stare at the questions since I was so clueless about the topics. It's been a long time since I had exams about general science. Review I must! 

Then again, I'm not closing doors to pursuing the nursing profession. If I don't get a clear cut sign of me going to med before the school year starts, then a Master's degree in Nursing would be my next option. 

On the lighter note, I started to enjoy work now. I love my new team and the new people I meet at work. I learned to shrug of the stress and all the irate-ness I encounter everyday. I figure that I should be more grateful that I even have a job although it's far from what I studied for in college. In times like these, bawal na choosy.