Stop pulling all-nighters and making self-satisfying notes. 7 improvements for balancing the Pharmacist National Exam and the National Public Service Exam

Hello!


I'm Nagi,
your dual-path support advisor!

Right off the bat,


have you ever felt
like this?


I'm so busy every day with research, club activities, and clinical rotations...


Balancing the Pharmacist National Exam and the National Public Service Exam,
it's impossible.


I totally understand.

Is this really okay...


Am I doing this wrong...


Feeling anxious like this


is common for undergraduate and graduate students, isn't it?


If your study method is wrong,
it is truly inefficient.


As pharmacy students know,


you need to get through that massive amount of Aobon (blue books),
and the massive amount of past questions for the National Public Service Exam.

However, if your study method is wrong,
you will never finish, no matter how long you try

and you will fail the national exam and the public service exam.


If you fail,


the life of a pharmacist or a top pharmaceutical company career,
or a stable life as a public servant will not come to pass.

Is that the kind of life you want?

Or will you review your study methods

and walk the path of a professional career?

Back then, I also thought,

it's impossible.


I thought so too.
But in reality,no all-nighters, 3 hours of study a day and I passed both.

That's a lie.
I don't believe that.

If you thought that,
you don't need to read any further.

I am writing this for those who are
facing the challenge of balancing both exams


in their busy daily lives,

and I want to share this only with those who are serious about passing, to ensure you do.


Only those who are serious about passing,


please read through to the end!
In this article,


I have summarized 7 actions to avoid that people often do,


and how to improve them.
Let's get started!

To-Do List for Results

1. Self-Analysis

❌ NG Action: Leaving weak subjects alone and only studying areas you are good at.
→ High risk of failing at the end because you didn't reach the passing score due to gaps in your weak areas.

👉 Improvement

• Turn weaknesses into a 'minimum scoring source' for the Pharmacist National Exam

• For strengths, focus on 'stabilization' rather than 'expansion' for the National Public Service Exam

• Visualize your strengths and weaknesses with a free 'self-analysis sheet'

② Time Management (No All-Nighters)

❌ Bad Habit: 'I'll pull an all-nighter to make up for it today!'
→ You'll be groggy the next day and study zero. It's actually a net negative.

👉 Improvement

• Fix your sleep, wake-up, and study start times

• Even 3 hours a day is enough if you build it up consistently

• Zero all-nighters is the ultimate efficiency

③ Study Environment

❌ Bad Habit: Studying alone at home, on the bed or in the living room.
→ You'll give in to temptation and end up on your phone or sleeping... You'll feel lonely and your motivation will drop.

👉 Improvement

• Fix your study location (library, lab, etc.)

• Condition yourself: 'Sitting in the same seat = Study mode'

• Study in an environment where others are working hard
  → You'll be pulled in by the aura of concentration around you, increasing your ability to persist

• Keep your smartphone out of reach

④ Morning, Afternoon, and Evening Study Content

❌ Bad Habit: Studying the same way regardless of the time of day.
→ Ignoring how your brain works leads to half-baked memorization and practice.

👉 Improvement

• Morning: Review the previous day (strengthen short-term memory) → Those who master the morning master the exam

• Daytime: Practice (Numerical reasoning/calculation problems)

• Nighttime: Review (Go over the day's problems)
  → Aligning with brain function makes it efficient without all-nighters

5. How to take notes

❌ Bad habit: Getting absorbed in making colorful, perfect notes.

→ You just feel like you've studied, but you can't recall it during the actual exam.

　　Making pretty notes is for middle schoolers.

👉 Improvement

• Use notes to "think"

• It's okay to have "messy notes" with just keywords, as long as you're aware of the flow of the text

• Immediately jot down insights from problem practice

6. How to approach breaks

❌ Bad habit: Break = mindlessly scrolling on your phone.

　→ You intend to take 10 minutes, but over 30 minutes pass, and your focus is completely broken.

👉 Improvement

• Rhythm of 60 minutes of study + 10 minutes of break

• No phones during breaks

• Refresh with light stretching, a walk, coffee, or a short chat with friends

7. Short-term focus and long-term strategy

❌ Bad habit: Focusing only on one exam.

　→ Going all-in on the civil service exam → failing the pharmacist exam / going all-in on the pharmacist exam

→ You will fail the civil service exam.

👉 Areas for improvement

• Civil service exam = work backward from recent past questions

• Pharmacist National Exam = steadily build up memorization + understanding

• Balanced allocation is the key to passing

Summary—Improve the quality of your study

For studying, "quality" is more important than "quantity".

If the
studying you have done so far has not yielded results, it is a


chance to rethink your approach itself.

• Trying to catch up with all-nighters → No good

• Ignoring weak points → No good

• Studying alone at home → No good

• Studying the same subject at the same time every day → No good

• Perfect notes → No good

• Smartphone breaks → No good

• Going all-in on only one of the exams → No good

If you improve these,

passing both without all-nighters is possible.


If the
studying you have done so far has not yielded results, it is a


chance to rethink your approach itself.


Avoid the inefficient methods introduced today, and

✅ Focus on output
✅ Short-term concentration
✅ Prioritize overcoming weaknesses

by incorporating these improvements,

let's shift to a study method that produces results efficiently.

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until you pass the Pharmacist National Examination and the National Public Service Examination!


I am here to help!

I will guide you to passing!

See you again, in a fleeting moment.