The UKCAT

[APOLOGIES FOR THIS COMING LATE]

As the deadline for applications to medical school fast approaches, the hurdles needed to be jumped become more visible, including writing your personal statement, organising your UCAS application and sitting one of the dreaded admissions tests.

As I have always wanted to study medicine, I have become well aware of how the UKCAT works, having sat the test 3 times (soon to be 4). While I haven’t applied to medicine 4 times, I wanted to sit the test each year leading up to this one, the one that really counts, in order to ensure I get the best scores possible and make my applications to medical schools more smooth. Continue reading “The UKCAT”

A day in the life of a second year Biomed during exam season

While exam season is NOT the best time of the academic year (for most anyway), it is necessary. But that does not mean that you cannot have fun or are not able to spend time with your friends; it can be quite easy to plan your time during exam period so that you don’t end up losing the will to live, or at least that is what I found this year.

An example of what became a standard day of revision during exam period was as follows-Continue reading “A day in the life of a second year Biomed during exam season”

I’m backkkkk

Having taken time to survive second year, and having made it without crashing and burning I am ready to jump back on the blog bandwagon and get back into writing about my life.

Second year has truly flown by quicker than I ever would have imagined, but I have loved every minute of it and I am already missing Newcastle and all my favourite people baaaaddd. Continue reading “I’m backkkkk”