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An insight into life in medicine + advice for aspiring medics…

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Medicine30/06/202530/06/2025

8 things that have happened since I last wrote

Oh my God it has been years, truly years. I have never not written on this blog for more than a few months and it has officially been 3 years! But apparently, I’ll always be back, so here we are! And here’s what happened in the meantime…

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intercalation20/02/202220/02/2022

Rating All The Things I Did in My Intercalation Year!

This is possibly the longest time I’ve neglected this blog…whoops! My intercalation year has been over for quite few months now. So, let’s talk a little more about this year before everything about it slips away from memory… Intercalation didn’t quite match my expectations in many ways. I wrote this post a few months into…

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Choosing a Med School19/02/202117/02/2021

What is it actually like to study Medicine in Europe?

This is a guest post by Dr.Sam El Mais, M.D; a British doctor who graduated from Craivo Medical University in Romana and specialised in Internal Medicine. What is it like to study in Europe? Many students share worries about this particular topic. It’s only natural if you have some worries too. After all, you consider…

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Life Stuff31/12/202031/12/2020

The Year of Growth: 10 Positives of 2020

This year been insane. When I think back to the beginning of the year it completely baffles me that I would have never been able to see the year ending the way it is. A lot happened this year and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of my personal positives. Despite…

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intercalation15/12/2020

My Intercalated Masters: Expectations v Reality

It’s been a while and now we’re knee-deep into the new academic year. I’ve been super busy with a lot of different projects, but I thought it was about time I took a moment to give a little insight into how I’m finding intercalation so far!

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Applying for Medicine? BMAT30/10/202020/02/2022

My BMAT Notes

The BMAT is quite different to the UKCAT, that’s something you’ll come to realise as soon as you begin preparation. Whether you’ve booked yourself in for the earlier date or the later date, as soon as you’ve sat your UKCAT, you do need to begin preparation!

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UCAT13/09/2020

Got a Low UCAT Score? Next Steps…

Many of you will have already sat your UCAT. Hopefully you’ll have all achieved the scores you were hoping for, but if not, don’t worry! Here are some top tips on what to do next. 

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