MY FAVORITE TEST TAKING STRATEGIES This past week I sat down with 2 of my students to chat about their experience passing the RD exam last week. Both of them has failed the exam previously and worked with me 1:1 in addition to my classes. When asked what they felt was the key to them passing the exam on this attempt both of them mentioned that they really felt that this round they had not only focus on learning the material, but also their test taking strategies by doing practice question sessions with me. You can have every exam material, but if you are not able to apply it to the exam you are going to have difficulty passing the RD exam. You can't forget to work on your test taking strategies in addition to your studying. When it comes to test taking strategies here are my favorite tips for students: 1) Slow down! If you go to 145 questions you will have about a minute per question on average. If you finish the exam with 45 minutes left you aren't able to go back and review so don't rush. I recommend that at the 60 question market you look at the time and if you are around 60 minutes you are at a good pass. If you are at 80 minutes, you still have time to pick up the pass a little bit. 2) Do 3 passes of the question to make sure you understand what it is asking: 1) Read through the question 2) Pick out key words, for math write them down 3) Double check what is asking and what information you actually need to solve 3) If you start to panic/stress take a break. This might sound like a weird piece of advice on a time exam, but if you are overly stressed you aren't going to be able to answer the questions well because your mind is not focused. It is better to take a 30-60 second breathing break to refocus yourself and tell yourself that you can do it than to push on without a clear head. 4) Use the answer bank. A big benefit of this exam is the answer bank. If you aren't sure on a question go to the answer bank ad eliminate any answer often that you know do not fit the question. You can also use the answer bank to plug the answer into the question to see if it makes sense. Remember you are looking for the MOST correct one. Want to work on your test taking strategies? Sign up for a practice question class (next is 6/8) or email me to set up a 1:1 session!
STUDENT REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: MAY MONTHLY GROUP STUDENTS EDITION
“Definitely recommend! First time text taker here and this group and class has been beyond helpful-so many things make sense now! Without it, I would be loosing my mind completely ahaha!” C.K
“This is a great course! I highly recommend! I have taken the exam a handful of times without really any direction so I did the platinum level for the May group and I not only have a time every week where I can talk everything out and get practice question examples but also the signature course where I can work on my own at my own pace which is great because I have a full time job.” -Alex
JUNE GROUP REGISTRATION IS OPEN: CLASSES START 6/6!
UPCOMING SMALL GROUP CLASSES: (WEDNESDAYS 8P EST)
$25 Equations Part 1 6/1 8-9:30p EST: This lecture covers 17 equations from domains 3 and 4 and is made to be interactive! The course includes a study guide for the equations on the exam!
$30 MNT Practice Questions Class 6/8 8-9:30p EST: By popular demand I'm adding a brand new practice question class on just domain 2 MNT questions!
Early sign up is recommended as classes are limited to 15 students. There is a $5 late fee for registration after 6pEST on the day of the course. Extra bonus of the review classes is that they come with 50% off coupon for the recorded course version (please note practice question classes are only live). Email me at danajfryernutrition@gmail.com to register! Space is limited to 15 students for each class, unless otherwise noted. Can't make it to a live class? Check out my extensive recorded course options!
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