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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How to Cope With Family Illness During Exam Season
This is a guest post written by Jasmine, a first year medical student. Having an illness in the family is so difficult at any time in your life, and there’s often a lot of worry and uncertainty surrounding this. It can be especially hard to cope if you are going through important exams whilst someone…
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The Truth About Semester 3…
Once you start medical school, right from the beginning of Semester 1 you start to hear these terrible rumours about “Semester 3”. Now, I’m presuming this is pretty much across the board in different med schools, so bear that in mind. Hearing these little things from older students doesn’t place you on a good foot…
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The Ultimate BMAT Tips Post (3 in 1)
We had one for the UKCAT, so it’s only fair that I put out one for all you BMAT-ers. Here are my top BMAT prepartion tips for each section of the test!
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5 Options if You Don’t Meet Your Med School Offer
So, you’ve spent the past year working your socks off to get that offer and congratulations on doing so, but there is one final big hurdle for you to jump over – you must get those grades! Hopefully you will get them, but sometimes the unexpected happens and things can go wrong, so here’s what…
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National Medical School Exams – for Newbies!
This is a guest post written by Diana, an intercalating medical student at UCL. So you want to be a doctor? Today we will be breaking down the exams that final year medical students take. Although it may seem like a long way away it is important to know about these exams, as without them you…
Read More6 BMAT PREPARATION TIPS TO SCORE HIGHLY!
Sitting the BMAT and not sure how to begin your preparation? Those of you who have chosen to sit the BMAT will already be aware that it is quite different to the UKCAT. It consists of 3 sections: Aptitude, Scientific Knowledge and the essay. As you will have already gathered, the different sections will all…
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Life of a Medic 