A huge congratulations to everyone who has made it and it going to be starting medical school this September. Whilst this is surely going to be incredibly exciting for you all, there’s bound to be some nerves flying around. I have been asked different things about what you can do to prepare, what to take…
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Going into clinical years, I feel as though this needs it’s own blog post since I wrote about my feelings when starting uni and this is a new beginning all together. Whenever I think about leaving Manchester and moving out to my base hospital I feel so many emotions, so now let’s see if I…
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PEP stands for Personal Excellence Pathway and it’s essentially a research project that you have to do each year at Manchester. The reason why I’m writing about it today is because I’ve received a good handful of questions about it about the past couple of years so I thought I’d explain what it is in…
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How are you examined? When are your exams? Do you have to write essays? All questions that I get asked time and time again…so guess what (I’m sure you know the drill by now) I’m going to be answering all these questions by talking about how we are assessed in the first 2 years of…
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The first chunk of medical school is over, which does indeed bring with it tons of reflection on tons of different things. These 2 years have been a busy, busy and I’ve learnt an awful lot, and not just in terms of academics, but also about myself. If you read one of the posts I…
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Choosing a medical school is the very first step of the long journey of applying for Medicine. Whether you have already given this some thought or you’ve not yet started, choosing the right one for you requires careful consideration. Not only do you want to make sure you pick a university where you’ll enjoy the course, but you also want…
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Preparing for A-level exams doesn’t have to be difficult. It’s so easy to feel bewildered by the tonnes of different techniques and strategies floating around. But here’s a simplified three-step method which will ensure you’re adequately prepared for those exams…
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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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Many of you probably know that I study at Manchester Medical School. As part of the entrance criteria for Manchester, you have to fill in an additional “non-academic information form” (NAI). This is what will be looked at instead of your personal statement. When I was writing my NAI form I was completely in the…
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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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This is a guest post written by Daisy a second-year medical student. As I’m power walking through town and scoffing my sandwich in a desperate attempt to make it clinical skills after working a six-hour shift I wonder why I’m doing this. Then in communication skills, we cover talking about embarrassing subjects with patients. I…
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Textbooks – we all need them, but they are sometimes so expensive. Whether you’re doing your A-levels or just starting university, the problem with having to pay hundreds of pounds for the textbooks you need still persists. I spent so much on my A-level textbooks, but for medical school, I’ve done a whole year and…
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Earlier this year I shared my A-level Biology notes which many students have put to good use. Many of you requested my Chemistry equivalent which I didn’t have time to upload earlier as I was busy with my own exams.
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If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen me talking about “something exciting” coming soon for quite some time – and here it is! The past few months I’ve been working endlessly on a new project – hours of brainstorming, late nights and so much effort – now it’s finally time to share…
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So, you’re reading this because you’ve finished the UKCAT, sat the test, got your score and whether it was what you wanted or not you need to look forward to the next stage. There’s plenty more to do and here are five that you should be turning your attention towards now…
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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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This is a guest post written by Elle, a 3rd-year medical student. I met a Doctor called Emma when I was 9 years old. She sat on my hospital bed and asked me what TV shows I love. My reply was, ironically, Doctor Who. I don’t really know why this, in particular, is so clear,…
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Results day is understandably very daunting – everyone’s holding their breath to see if they’ve managed to secure their offer. Here’s a list of things you should do before results day to help you prepare for every eventuality and to hopefully help the day run more smoothly…
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With exams out of the way many of you will be shifting your focus to the UKCAT. The UKCAT is tricky, there’s no doubt about that and unless you’ve done it before (which the large majority of you wouldn’t have) it’s difficult to know how exactly you should prepare. I’ve put together a bundle of…
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There’s nothing in the world that satisfies the description of a “love-hate relationship” more than Anatomy. There are many times I’ve declared just how much I love Anatomy, awed at the intricacy of the human body; yet equally as many times I’ve expressed how this subject is totally driving me crazy and teared my hair…
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