LET Tips: Before the Big Day

A day before the LET, I believe most of you now are a bit nervous. You don't have to worry, you have prepared a lot for this day so just give your best shot. Here are my own tips about the LET that you may or may not follow. These are actually based on my own experience and I really would like to share these with you.

1. Don't ask the proctor if you will see something wrong about the question, items, etc. You can't change the question anymore, because if you want to change it, then the rest of the test items given to other examinees will be changed as well, and this is not possible, you know right? You are much more knowledgeable about the exam you are taking than the proctor. Just ask the proctor if you notice lacking pages, creased answer sheets, discrepancies in i.d. numbers etc.

2. Expect typographical errors. If you think and you're hundred percent sure that an item is the correct answer, but it lacks a letter, or 2 or more "jumbled" letters, then go for that answer. Probably it's just a typographical error.

3. If an item is more complete than the other items, then go for that item. Apply dialecticism. Example, choices will go like this: a. Beautiful b. Pretty c. Beautiful and Pretty. Among the given choices, choose letter c because it contains the answer of a and b, thus more complete.

4. It's okay to have erasures, but avoid this as much as possible. If you really need to erase, make it neat and clean.

5. Shade gently. Don't make your pencil too pointed. After you sharpen your pencil, scribble it first in a separate piece of paper to make the tip not too sharp and pointed. This will make the mark dark enough, but easier to erase.

6. Don't consume your time to a difficult item. Skip if necessary but make sure to go back to that item before giving your answer sheet. Mark the items that you have skipped NOT ON THE ANSWER SHEET BUT ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

7. In choosing your answer, you can use the cancellation technique. Cancel out the items that are too far to be the answer. Rationalize why that item is the correct answer. However, when I answered during the exam, I did this reversely. What I did was to choose first my answer, then rationalize why other items are wrong and mine is the correct answer.

8. If in case you totally have no idea about the answer, your last resort will be this(as advised by one of the LET topnotchers): Close your eyes, say a little prayer, then shade.

9. Don't forget to pray not only before the exam but all throughout the duration of your exam. In your every shade, say a little prayer. Pray that may your mind and hand be guided and enlightened by God. After the exam, don't forget to thank God for surviving the whole examination process.

9. Listen to the proctor's instruction, or read your examinee's manual. Don't rush. Fill out forms slowly but surely.

10. Consume your time. So what if you're the last one left inside the room? When I took the LET, I was the second to the last who went out of the room. Don't rush. Check your answers. Pray before giving your answer sheet.

11. Before answering, shade what SET you will be answering, either Set A or B. Always shade this first. Shade it correctly if you don't want your dreams to shutter. Joke...

11. The last and final tip, ENJOY. I can still remember how I smiled when the proctor gave the test booklets. I was excited to test my self and my preparation for the exam. Take a deep breath. Inhale, inhale, don't exhale. Joke. Exhale.

These are just some of the tips. If you think these won't work for you, don't do all of these. Do it your own way. Always remember, ask God for guidance. Ask someone to light a candle in your home's altar. Put it in a vigil candle. Don't use an ordinary candle(sperma) if you don't want your house to turn into ashes. Hehehe... Seriously, this will represent that your mind may be enlightened in the duration of the exam. So Good Luck! God Bless future teachers!