Post-exam

Wonder where I have been these few days?

I was lazy to blog I was studying for my advanced microbiology test.

It's not not like those normal objective or essay questions. The test is named OSPE

OSPE = obssessive stressed paralysing examination On Spot Practical Examination

OSPE is a test based mostly on what we have learnt in the laboratory session. There are about 12 stations, and 5 minutes is given for each station.

In the 5 minutes, we need to answer the questions by identifying the equipments, the plates, the organisms, the medium, the chemical changes or comparing the microscopy findings, or even performing a short experiment.

Yea, we need to do the practical + answer the question sheets in 5 minutes.

Once 5 minutes end, some horrifying bell will be rang, then we need to move to the next station.

It is not advisable to use more than 5 minutes in any of your station as it will not only affect your performances in the subsequent stations, it will delay your friend's time in the particular station.

Yes, stick to the 5 minutes, regardless you have completed the answers or not.

Also, there is no turning back!

If you suddenly figure out the answer in previous station, you can do nothing but regret.

Spent my night reading these in my computers. No wonder my eyes are tired.

Yes, based on the medium, you need to identify what is the organism inside.

Same agar, different organisms, different reactions @.@

Colourful plates do not seem to be interesting anymore when it appears in my test.

Finally it ends. This OSPE occupy 30% of the total marks in our final.

30%, strike it or toss it.

I still have another OSPE coming next week, it is immunology OSPE.

Wish me luck ^^

Taking exam is like gambling, you need some luck to get it through