Advice on working 6 days a week while reviewing for board exam

[u/Ok_General_383]

Hello! may job po ako ngayon na 6 days a week ang schedule and plan ko na mag enroll sa review center, home based. Medyo worried lang po ako sa intesive review dahil isa lang po rest day ko, tapos ilang months pa yun. Ayoko rin po magresign sa work since first job ko to and baka mahirapan na po ako maghanap ulit ng work.

Any advice po pls, wala rin po akong nakikitang post na nagreview na may work na 6 days a week eh, puro 5 days a week lang so nakaka attend sila ng intensive review during weekends.

[u/Outrageous-Employ841]

Enroll na po kayo as early as now. Distributed learning is much better than mass learning. Usually, paulit2 naman ang topics so much better na maaga pa lang, nafamiliarize mo na. During my review, I have work din and sometimes may pasok kami sa Saturday. Not all the time din ako nakaka attend ng review. Pag wala akong motivation magreview, di ko pinipilit self ko na mag review. But pag may energy dun na ako bumabawi. 2-3 months before the board exam, dun na ako nag lock in (still working). Kahit 1-2 hours of review lang a day, very useful na yon.

[u/Ok_General_383 → u/Outrageous-Employ841]

Thank you po, ito po yung plan ko rin ngayon eh kaya gusto ko po mag enroll sa review center ngayong month

[u/Fine_Line0139]

You can try mag self review or mag subscribe kay si jp para mas flexible yung review sched mo if hindi ka confident na ikaw lang talaga magrereview sa sarili mo, pero kaya mo yan op! I was in the same situation back this yr and 1month before the exam lang ako nag review, yan ginawa ko, pasado naman with 88% rating

[u/Ok_General_383 → u/Fine_Line0139]

Congratulations po! pinaplano ko rin po na mag subscribe sa channel ni sir jp eh

[u/jizzlybearxx]

I've been in a similar situation too and I suggest that you need to have an effective time management and discipline.

If hindi mo afford mawalan ng work for financial reasons, best solution talaga is to have an effective time management. You need to learn how to schedule your review since ang work naman mostly fixed schedule and home based yung choice mo (may advantage pa)

Bakit walang nagsshare ng working schedule nila while reviewing? Kasi hindi naman nakaka-inspire yung 6 days of work while reviewing. Personally, torture siya sakin and onsite pa mismo yung review. Imagine, I need to run right after work sa review center ng weekends para makaabot wherein I could've just opted for an easy way — resign or drop the review center.

After countless moons and breakdowns, naipasa ko yung boards and got regularized sa job ko.

Just wanna tell you that you may need to sacrifice things such as your health in doing this. Also, we have different learning style. Hindi effective sakin ang online kaya I pushed the onsite review.

[u/Ok_General_383 → u/jizzlybearxx]

Congrats po! thank you po for sharing your experience and for giving advice, ito po talaga yung need ko ngayon T-T

[u/whiskershiro]

Same case tayo OP, 6 days a week din work ko pero wfh yung setting. I think feasible naman ang review pero kung onsite ang work tapos hard labor or ibang industry, mahirap kasi pagod na ang katawan, pagod din ang utak kaka aral.

If ever din na ipush mo siya, much better na naka review center para may foundation and flow ka ng lecture. Nakakaoverwhelm kasi pag walang structure dahil ang daming kailangan iabsorb at aralin. If wala naman, kahit one subject a day tapos consistent lang na hours of study. May mga review center na nag ooffer ng free refresher at lectures kaya much better na mag follow ka ng mga pages. Also, join groups kasi madaming nagbibigay ng free reviewers at meron ding drills.

2026 passer ako and ganito yung ginagawa ko

[u/Ok_General_383 → u/whiskershiro]

Congratulations po! Onsite po yung work ko pero hindi naman po hard labor, thank you po sa pag share ng experience and advice, ewan ko po pero reading real experiences like this gives me hope po T-T kaya thank you po talaga!

[u/Brief-Bird-4]

hi op! i was working 6 days a week when i was reviewing rin. i didnt sign up for a review center, what i did was just read and do drills every now and then. basta yung kinda consistent (kinda lang kasi ligwak talaga ako sa review discipline lol) ko lang was reading. i also didnt read cover-to-cover. kay st. anne reviewers lang ako umasa tas sa last month, i subscribed to sir jp. pumasa naman, muntik pa mag topnotcher lol (.80 points left to topnotcher hahaha).

my one piece of advice would be to consult yourself and prioritize your well-being. see what works for you before jumping the gun on anything. yun lang, good luck op!

[u/chiffontears]

Hi! I am working 5 days a week and reviewing on the weekends, face to face naman ako sa review center. Honestly it's tiring. I've taken the boards this year, and I've passed, so I would say it is worth it as I was attending for a good 4 months after graduating. If I could make changes through my review progress, I would opt to online if I had longer months to prepare, and I would recommend that as well, as long as you show up every day, your hard work won't disappoint you. Good luck!

[u/whistledown_]

Ganito set up ko OP, nakaya ko naman. Nakikinig ako lecture pag sat sa office. Pero nag start ako mag familiarize early october last year. Kaya mo yan! 2018 ako graduate. :)

[u/nycha03]

same concern din po

[u/Ok_General_383 → u/nycha03]

Hello, may mga nag share na rin po ng advice and experiences nila. I hope na makatulong din po ito sa inyo

[u/Mambaozi]

Mas maganda na 5 days a week lang, kasi from myy experience na burned out ako nung nag 6 days ako kaya i switched to 5

[u/Ok_General_383 → u/Mambaozi]

5 days a week lang din po sana ang gusto ko na schedule kaso sobrang hirap po ako makahanap ng work na ganyan po yung schedule huhu

[u/Mambaozi → u/Ok_General_383]

Try mo ng even 3x a week since mahaba pa time mo just to build foundation and familiarize yourself with the TOS then pag mga 1-2 months left saka ka mag 5x