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    Handling A: 3-Day Board Exam

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    The document provides tips for preparing for and taking a 3-day board exam for chemical engineering. It recommends starting preparation 5 years in advance and studying effectively using recommended references. On exam days, it advises getting enough rest, having a healthy breakfast, and using test-taking techniques like eliminating answers and checking orders of magnitude. It also warns about potential issues during the exam and stresses avoiding distractions and staying positive after each exam day. Overall, the document outlines a long-term preparation process and strategies for optimizing performance during each exam.

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    The document provides tips for preparing for and taking a 3-day board exam for chemical engineering. It recommends starting preparation 5 years in advance and studying effectively using recommended references. On exam days, it advises getting enough rest, having a healthy breakfast, and using test-taking techniques like eliminating answers and checking orders of magnitude. It also warns about potential issues during the exam and stresses avoiding distractions and staying positive after each exam day. Overall, the document outlines a long-term preparation process and strategies for optimizing performance during each exam.

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    Handling A: 3-Day Board Exam

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    The document provides tips for preparing for and taking a 3-day board exam for chemical engineering. It recommends starting preparation 5 years in advance and studying effectively using recommended references. On exam days, it advises getting enough rest, having a healthy breakfast, and using test-taking techniques like eliminating answers and checking orders of magnitude. It also warns about potential issues during the exam and stresses avoiding distractions and staying positive after each exam day. Overall, the document outlines a long-term preparation process and strategies for optimizing performance during each exam.

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    HANDLING A

    3-DAY BOARD EXAM


    5+ years of 3-day
    CHEMICAL BOARD
    ENGINEERING EXAM
    BEFORE THE BOARDS
    Time management
    Study effectively
    Recommended references
    • MRII reviewer
    • Basic ChE:
    Himmelblau, Felder
    • Thermodynamics:
    SVA
    • Unit Operations:
    McCabe, Geankoplis,
    Coulson & Richardson
    • Engg Math reviewers
    • ChE laws and ethics
    reviewer
    Avoid distractions
    Get to know the Handbook
    • Be familiar with the
    contents of each chapter
    • Know what’s NOT in the
    handbook
    • Bookmark important
    equations, tables, and
    charts
    Reducing mental anxiety
    Reducing mental anxiety
    Boost your self-esteem!
    Night before the exam

    • Relax and unwind


    • Hide all your study materials
    • Make sure you have everything ready (pencils,
    handbook, water, food, etc.)
    • Have enough rest and set your alarm
    • Don’t bring any of your handouts or notes on
    the examination day
    DURING THE EXAM
    Have a healthy breakfast
    Stay confident!
    General tips

    • More than enough time will be given


    • Conceptual first or problem solving first?
    • Answer the easiest questions first
    • Don’t spend too much time on one question
    • Review your answers before shading
    • NEVER leave items blank.
    • Shotgun only one letter (B or C)
    Surprise! 

    • Out-of-this-world questions
    • Unintelligible or poorly formulated questions
    • Questions that have no answer in the choices
    • Missing data not found in the handbook
    • Typographical errors
    • No figures given
    Test-taking techniques
    • Elimination or
    Question #1
    “Intelligent-
    a. b. c. d.
    guessing” Question #2
    • Orders of magnitude a. b. c. d.

    • Back-solving one of Question #3


    a. b. c. d.
    the given data
    • Connecting
    sequential problems
    • Dimensional analysis
    Practice Questions
    • Calculate the ratio of phenolphthalein’s anionic form to
    acid form at pH=6.5.
    a.) 0.002 b.) 0.02 c.) 2.0 d.) 20.0
    Practice Questions
    • Balance the following chemical equation:
    ___(NH4)3PO4 + ___Pb(NO3)4  ____Pb3(PO4)4 + ____NH4NO3

    a.) 3, 4, 1, 6
    b.) 2, 3, 2, 6
    c.) 2, 4, 1, 6
    d.) 4, 3, 1, 6
    Practice Questions
    • For the van der waals EOS, find the partial derivative of
    P with respect to V at constant T and n.

    a.) c.)

    b.) d.)
    Practice Questions
    • A 40-kg steel casting (Cp = 0.5 kJ/kg-K) at 450oC is
    quenched in 150 kg of oil at 25oC.
    1. What is the final temperature of the system?
    a.) 28oC b.) 47oC c.) 74oC d.) 82oC

    2. What is the total change in entropy of the system (in


    a.) -4.90
    kJ/K)? b.) +4.90 c.) -9.80 d.) 9.80
    After each examination day..
    • Avoid talking about
    the exam questions
    with your peers
    • Don’t get too
    discouraged. Stay
    positive and reset
    your confidence for
    the next day!
    • Go home immediately
    • STOP. BROWSING.
    YOUR. NOTES. Go to
    sleep early!
    AFTER THE BOARDS
    What’s next?
    • Waiting game…
    • Pass or Fail?
    • Reward yourself regardless. You deserve it!
    Q&A
    Q: How to gauge
    someone’s preparedness
    for the board exam?
    Q: Was Day 1 really
    that hard?
    Q: How to solve Unit
    Operations problems in
    the fastest way possible?
    Q: What guarantees
    the passing in ChE
    Board Exam?
    Q: Did you aim to be
    a topnotcher or did
    it just happen?
    Q: How long should
    one be preparing to
    top the board exam?

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