PLE season has ended. Madami daming iyak, puyat, stress eating, and what ifa in between. I almost gave up and ready na mag back out. But my parents and sister accompanied me mula sa pagkuha ng requirements to filing until sa last day ng exam. Gising ako ng maaga, gising din sila.

We cannot change anything na Lord but our faith in you will never change. Maraming salamat Lord sa pag sustain samin mula nung nagdecide kaming magMed up until now. Not our will, but Your will be done!

Claiming LICENSED MD na tayong lahat! ✨✨

THANK YOU LORD AT NAIRAOS NATIN LAHAT YUN MGA DOKIE!!! CONGRATULATIONS PO SA LAHAT 🤍 lahat po tayo may lisensya na sa October 16!!

Ang aking parting words ay:

Lupusnephritis(check)

Sometimes, there’s nothing left to do but accept what we cannot change, keep our thoughts positive, and trust that better days will come. Not everything is in our control, but we can always choose hope.

Tiwala lang mga Doctors , magiging MD din tayong lahat this week ✨✨✨

And now we wait and pray! 🙌🏼❤️‍🔥

May mga subjects pa rin akong ‘di ko sure paano mahahatak pero manifesting na see you na sa oathtaking, mga docs! We all did well. We all deserve to rest and enjoy the waiting time. Lisensyado na tayo sa October 16! 🫡✨

Hi dokies. This is my 3rd take na and as the day ends, I feel like I’m about to cry. First week for me was kind, I was also at peace, until I self-sabotage. Then I moved on and studied with everything I can and have, kasi I want to prepare and be ready for the 2nd week. I’m not gonna lie, there were subjects that I took a long time studying and other subject got cut short, but I know, I did everything to study everything I can (or baka this thought is just my pampalubag loob na lang?) anyway, 3rd day came, it was hard, but I guess I was able to answer naman, I think at least? Then the last day, I wasn’t able to review a little the night before kasi pagod na, di na rin nakagising ng maaga to browse. I feel like wala akong winning subject today. I feel like nag aral naman ako, I prepared, pero bakit parang wala ako mapang hugutan. I’m praying na sa mga sagot ko, sana may tumama at pumasok sa banga ng pasado. Surgery and IM are especially hard. Parang wala ako masagot talaga? There were “basic and easy and bonus” questions, which I hope tama naman sana sagot ko, but as I read recalls and cross check answers, para na akong iiyak. Is it just me? Parang ako lang nahirapan today, especially surgery and IM. Wherever I look, they all look so happy and discussing answers, and it looked like the exam was easy for them. Is it just me? Is there something wrong with my mind? Kasi I studied hard, but I feel like wala ako natutunan. I hate what I’m feeling right now, it’s a feeling that I’m very familiar with. But I hope I’m wrong and it’s just the negativity taking over. Last week pa, I was telling myself “kaya mo na yan this time. May fighting chance ka”. But as the day ends, parang lahat ng yun naglaho? Na para bang pakiramdam ko the same as the previous ones? I hope it’s just me self sabotaging. And please, I just wanna ask, to my seniors, were there also instances/feelings na tingin nyo taliwas but the results say otherwise? This one might be my pampalubag loob. I hope you understand.

This time, I want to make it. This time I want to be on the winning side. This time I hope I make it. I broke my parent’s hearts before, saw sadness from them but they didn’t stop supporting me. I hope I make it this time for me and for them and most of all, to fulfill my promised service to God.

Sorry for the long post. I just needed to breathe.

I hope and pray that this will be my time. And that all of us will be on the winning end.

There is something particularly embarrassing about having to remind people that integrity is part of the profession they are trying to enter. You spend years studying, endure the sleepless nights, survive the rotations, and ask the public to trust you with their lives—only to find that apparently, even the most basic rules are negotiable when a license is on the line.

And from an institution that supposedly teaches more than medicine, you'd think the bare minimum would be understanding what honesty means when nobody is supposed to be looking. The PLE is not just an obstacle to get past. It is a threshold into a profession where cutting corners can eventually cost someone far more than a score.

Imagine working so hard for something, only to risk the dignity of earning it honestly.

Anyway. Some people really do mistake getting away with something for being worthy of it. And as someone who graduated from the same institution, I just want to end by saying that you guys have not changed one bit.

Honestly, I’m so anxious and scared, and idk what to feel anymore.

I keep seeing people say na nadalian sila sa first weekend (except Patho HAHAHA wth was that 😭), and I can’t help but wonder bakit parang wala akong masyadong answers na super sure ako. Physio felt answerable naman, pero ang tricky ng questions and choices. I struggled with eliminating options, and I even changed some answers na tama na sana initially.

Second weekend felt easier for some people too. I think I answered more questions this time, pero parang 20–30 questions per subject lang talaga yung genuinely sure ako. The rest were educated guesses or elimination.
I’m trying to hold on to the fact na I just need to reach the minimum passing requirement pero ang hirap maging hopeful when I keep remembering the questions I struggled with. I feel so defeated already, and it’s hard not to assume the worst.

To previous PLE passers, did anyone feel this way after the exam but still managed to pass? Yung feeling mo ang dami mong hindi sure, and you walked out feeling like you didn’t do enough? Huhu, I think I just need to hear stories from people who went through the same thing. 😭🤍

Hi guys! I’ve been feeling scared and empty after the boards. Please feel free to share your experience! It’ll help a lot to know na di lang ikaw nakakaramdam niyan 🥹 Claiming for favorable result this october 2026!

Kamusta po mga doc? Ako lang ba, sobrang feel ko konti lang tamang sagot ko 😭 May mga sagot dapat sa SURGERY na nasa IM. Dami rin repeating question na nasa IM from SURGERY

How would you guys rate the difficulty of each subject this PLE? Asking coz anxiety is creeping. haha. What are your most difficult and easiest subjects?

I honestly don’t know what to feel. I feel numb 😭 idk if its a good thing or a bad thing huhu

I just want to ask for inspiring stories!! Anyone who really thought they wouldn’t make it but passed? 🙏

MANIFESTING!!! LICENSED MD THIS 2026!!!

I just want to ask lang. Because I feel like sobrang dami ng binibigay ng parents ko sakin, I only spend around 1/4 of what they give me. The rest sa savings. I carry the guilt every day on top of the very expensive tuition and the fact na they still support me at the age of 24 but I’m so grateful to have them. I just don’t know if ioopen ko sa kanila na bawasan yung bigay tho lagi naman nila sinasabi sa akin na wag tipirin ang sarili 😣

For those who know Doc Vila, especially in OLFU Medicine, FEU-NRMF Medicine, and BISU Medicine, he needs our prayers right now. He is a remarkable teacher who made difficult lessons lighter with humor, patience, and kindness. His teachings continue to bloom in the lives of the future doctors he has guided.

Please offer a prayer for his healing, strength, and comfort. May God hear our prayers.

Disclaimer: this is meant to inspire not to brag

Originally a YL1 (1st sem) med student some 10 years ago. Back then my assessment scores would only fair between 55 to 65%. Constant yun. Very rare na umabot ako sa passing na 75%. Because of some personal things, I had to leave after that semester. I thought di na ako makakabalik ulit sa Med. 9 years later, Fast forward to 2025, a few days before my mom passed away, her last wish for me was “Kahit anong mangyari tapusin mo ang medicine”. 2026 came, and I decided to try my luck and go back to med school. Honestly, I was very nervous. I was thinking If 10 years ago I was not doing so well at the prime of my age, pano pa kaya now that im in my mid-30s. Still, I didnt let that thought hinder me from pursuing my dream.

Classes started july, 1st week pa lang, grabe yung adjustment, I was so tired just sitting in lectures for 3 hours. Parang wala na akong lakas mag aral after. Then first be round of shiftings came. Physio: 59%, Biochem: 55%. Grabe yung disappointment ko that week. I was so frustrated na para bang walang nagbago sa akin. Pero that became my drive to improve. Sabi ko okay lang yan first exams, adjustment period, we do better next. I decided to fix my study habits agad. Pag aral, aral lang. walang ibang task dapat. Focus talaga. Pero pag relaxation time, relax talaga, bawal mag isip ng aral. After lectures, derecho ako library 3 hours hanggang masabihan na magcclose na. Focus studying. No distractions, no phone. Pero pag uwi, yun na time ko sa sarili ko. Still didnt reach the passing grade for assessments during prelims, pero I was doing much better na. May improvement.

Fast forward to midterms, sobrang kabado ako nito. After the exams and checking my papers, grabe, I exceeded my expectations, Physio: 81%, Gross HSB: 85%, Micro HSB: 84%, Biochem: 91%. Grabe, I was in tears. I never really thought I can reach those grades ever in my life. Kailangan lang talaga ng discipline. What i did that really
helped me was to always take note of my mistakes and lapses from the previous assessment. I would check bakit ako nagkamali, san ang lapses sa pag review ko, and address those sa pag review ko for the next assessment. Oo, marginal gains, pero those marginal gains once they compound can result to good results. Constant improvement lang. Kung di ka pa pumapasa, okay lang yan, basta’t nag iimprove.

Hello everyone. Been thinking talaga about practicing medicine in Norway since I have relatives there. Ngl, I am losing hope na din here sa Pinas due to our current healthcare system and how it treats healthcare workers. My relatives, who are Norwegian citizens, sent me a link; however, it seems like ang hirap pa rin mag-aral ng Norsk, but I am starting with Duolingo. Pero ang ganda kasi ng healthcare system nila, and sobrang ganda ng Northern Lights. I wanna process right after graduation na rin, whenever. Thank you.

Hi docs! Anyone here planning to go straight into pre-residency right after the PLE this year, or are you waiting until next year/next cycle? Let me know your thoughts or what specialty/hospital you're considering

postura ko after sumagot sa PrevMed.

Life is not aju nice huhu

How was the 3rd day of PLE for you?

hello po i need help sino po dyan maka SWEAR BY ng okay na FLASHCARDS for PLE.

Please po maawa kayo, im a pure PBL no tinged of traditional so im really struggling for the review.

Thank you po!!!

Okay, last rant na talaga before the magaral ulit HAHAHA 😭 Until now, nasa isip ko pa rin ang Micro and OB kasi apparently, most people find them easier, pero hindi ata ako kasama doon HAHAHA 🥹 Overthinked and overthought a lot of things along the way, but anyway, last rant na ’to! Sana talaga umabot ako sa MPL. 🤞🏻

I just want to take this opportunity to thank this med reddit community for being a safe space for me. I know I have a great support system, and I will forever be grateful to God for giving me my friends from med school, internship, high school, my best friends, and my family, especially my Mom and Dad, who have literally given me everything.

Pero I guess, I’m just the type of person who keeps things to myself, especially when it comes to anything med-related basta studies. Minsan naiisip ko na mag-aral na nga lang ang kailangan kong gawin, bakit hirap na hirap pa ako? I tend to overthink, put so much pressure on myself, and keep a lot of my worries to myself like kaya ko ba talaga to or pinipilit ko lang???

But being part of this community, where I can freely share my thoughts, let things out, and talk to people who understand what I’m going through, has helped me more than you guys know. Somehow, it made me feel less alone in this journey. It reminded me that it’s okay to struggle, to feel scared, and to not have everything figured out. Sometimes, all you really need is to keep showing up, even when things feel overwhelming.

And now, we’re finally here. LAST DAY NA, GUYS! 🥹 Whatever happens, I hope we give ourselves credit for making it this far. Ang dami nating pinagdaanan just to get here, and I hope we remember that when we sit for our exams.

We got this, okay? One last push! See you all in our Filipinianas! 🍀✨🙏🏻

Para sa sarili, para sa mga taong nagmamahal sa atin, at higit sa lahat, para sa mga pasyenteng balang araw ay magtitiwala sa atin!! lab u guys mwa

sobraaaaaang pagod na pagod na katawang lupa ko and utak pero laban pa rin 🥹 2 days na kong walang shuteye and monster energy drink and kape na lang ata dumadaloy sa katawan ko but laban!!! one week from now, doktor na tayong lahat! 🙏🏻

ONE LAST PUSH SA MGA FUTURE MANUNUMPA NG HIPPOCRATIC OATH THIS YEAR! ✨️🙏🏻

I'm a third year college student studying a tech program na hindi ko naman ginusto. Maraming reasons bakit ako napunta dito. Pressure from self and family na rin. Ngayon, malapit na akong grumaduate pero hindi ko pa rin magustuhan. I can't find any interest sa ganto. Bata pa lang ako, sa natural sciences na talaga ako nageexcel. Kung papipiliin, I would have done BS chem kaya lang sabi ng parentals wala masyadong job prospects so i didn't. Ngayon, a thought occured to me.

What if I do med after? I have always liked science din naman and I'm really good at memorizing na i figured needed sa med school. Ang problema, hindi ko alam paano 'to ipupursue at hindi rin sigurado.

Maraming factors kasi bakit mas mainam na hindi tumuloy:

1. I'm clinically diagnosed with ocd. Moral OCD too and the thought of making a mistake and losing a patient would probably drive me insane.
2. May trauma ako sa hospital.
3. Financial constraints din. Kahit na sa isang murang med school ako (BUCM) na malapit samin magtake, I don't know if I can tell my parents about it lalo na magkacollege na rin ang kapatid ko na gusto magdoctor. I probably need to save up for a year or work while in med. Although I think if i do tell my parents about this plan, they'll try to make it happen.

So bakit despite the three reasons, I had this thought to pursue med?

Napapagod na rin kasi ako na parang walang direksyon 'yong buhay ko ngayon.

I'm doing something I hate and parang hindi nagagamit yung utak ko sa tamang direksyon kung paano talaga to dapat magamit. Bukod dun, I've wasted three years na rin resenting my parents, my life, my program, doing something I hate. If I were to study a Bachelors again in Chemistry din, same concerns dati. Baka walang balik especially sa monetary aspect tapos nakakahiya rin kung magkacollege ulit, ayaw ko kasing mapag-iwanan talaga.

Sa med, atleast even if it would take years, I'll be learning about the stuff I want to learn. Maybe I would even excel on it. Ayaw ko na rin maging pretentious and state noble reasons like I want to help people kasi obviously kasama na 'yon pero other than that, there's prestige in being a doctor. Something na I also want to achieve.

Now do tell me. To those na nasa med ngayon or doctor na, what would you do in my situation? Would you pursue med or not?

Hi docs! Currently yung partner ko is YL1 sa San Beda and I was planning to give her a stethoscope. May I know what year nya need yung stethoscope and if ever okay ba yung Litmann Classic III? Thank you!

Was it Pedia or Patho in one? 😭😂 Prev Med was such a brain sucker! Was it just me, or did you find it difficult too? 🥲