Getting the interview and securing the offer – medical school style

4 interviews for medical school – wow.
4 offers for medical school – naaa, that only happens to a handful of people – not me.
^The thoughts I had at the back of my mind throughout the whole process of applying to medical school. Turns out I was wrong; it is possible if you believe in yourself, push through obstacles and work hard for what you want. Success is only a hop, skip and jump away!

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Waiting…

It can be a hard time post-interview for medical school, and it has certainly began to hit me. Once the offers start rolling out around you, and you are still yet to have any change to your UCAS, it can be easy to fall into the pit of negativity – I say this from experience as I sit in the midst of revision. But, as my mum reminded me, do not despair. No news is good news.

At this stage in the cycle, some people have had their interviews months ago and some people are yet to be interviewed. Continue reading “Waiting…”

Holly’s tips for medical school interviews

While this could be a premature blog, having not heard as of yet whether I have been successful with my own interviews I don’t think it can be harmful for those quite possibly preparing for the biggest day of their life so far.

I have a few tips which I stick to during interview season, some of which I hope people can find helpful-Continue reading “Holly’s tips for medical school interviews”

Starting my ‘dissertation’

So the last two weeks have been superrrrr busy, and filled with lots of new challenges and adventures. Being in my final year and final semester of Biomed at Newcastle means that I am well into ‘dissertation’ semester. While for us we are not officially writing a dissertation and instead completing a research project which we will write a ‘paper’ on, it’s kinda the same thing.Continue reading “Starting my ‘dissertation’”