Reading to Pass or Reading to Practice? What MLS Students get wrong.

Most Medical Laboratory Science students read with one goal in mind: passing the next exam. But somewhere between lecture notes, past questions, and midnight cramming, a bigger question often gets lost — are we reading to pass, or are we reading to practice?

Because in real laboratories, there are no multiple-choice options, no marks for partial answers, and no redo button. There are only real patients, real samples, and real consequences.

In this episode, our hosts, Confidence and Chinelo alongside our guest Prof. Esther Ngozi Adejumo examine what MLS students often get wrong about studying, skill development, and professional readiness — and why true learning goes far beyond the classroom.

If exams disappeared tomorrow, would you still care to study or understand what you’re being taught?