If you're browsing this forum as a means of research before buying a Paraliminal cd or the Ultimate You Library, stop wasting time. Go order now and then come back and read this. Really, go now. I'll wait.

Welcome back. First a little background information. I began studying for the MCAT (medical college admission test) in August of 2006. I study for 2-3 hours every day and have relearned/remembered much of the information from my college days (~10 years ago). Part of my study strategy involves taking practice exams. The exam is ~5.5 hours long and has 3-main sections worth 15 points each for a total max score of 45. I took my first practice exam just days after ordering the Ultimate You Library. I didn't do very well. The 16 I scored was about 1/2 of the score that I'll need to get into medical school.

I received the paraliminals in mid-December and began listening to them right away. As excited as I am about trying them all (except smoke free), I decided that my first priority was to improve my test score. So I began with Memory Supercharger and Personal Genius. I listen to at least one per day, usually right before bedtime, and usually the memory supercharger.

Last Saturday, January 27, I took another practice exam and am happy to report that I scored a 29 - a score that would get me in. But, I still have 3 months before I take the test so I can't wait to see what the results are for the real thing.

Don't get me wrong. I studied diligently between 12/4 and 1/27. But I'm also certain that the paraliminals played a critical role in my success. Here's why.

1. They helped me train myself to enter a state of "relaxed alertness" at will. Before I took the test and at every 10 minute break between sections, I spent just a few minutes centering down and entering this state. I let these affirmations flow through me . . . "A perfect memory system lies within me. I am the picture of focus and concentration. I have 30 years of experience and insight on which to draw. I am in control of my surroundings." (I'm sure there were more, these are just the ones that come to mind)

2. This state opened the deepest recesses of my memory to recall complex subjects and topics at will - quickly. The test is timed and nearly every question is passage based, so there is no time to try to recall an equation or walk through a complex mneumonic to remember something. If I stumbled on a topic, I could close my eyes and visualize either the things I read or heard, even from lectures and/or conversations from professors 10 years ago.

3. Still, I didn't know the answer to every question, of course. Often times on this test you can narrow your choices down to two. In reviewing my performance, I almost always chose the correct answer - for this I thank paraliminals. Somehow, it sharpened my inner mind to be able to recognize the correct choice - even if my conscious mind had no idea.

Needless to say, I am excited about what the next 3 months holds - not to mention the rest of my life. Thanks to Learning Strategies for such a great product and thanks to Steve Pavlina for pointing me in this direction.

(I know the CDs aren't inexpensive, but I'm here to tell you that the value you will receive from them is priceless)

Ryan Stewart