With Ramadan upon us and exam season just around the corner, there’s no doubt that we can feel overwhelmed with the stresses of revision whilst trying to make the most of such a blessed time. The days of fasting can be long, and with the weather becoming increasingly warmer, very demanding also. Trying to juggle [...]
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Breaking the monotony of online Learning
Online learning can get a bit dreary, all those hours sitting infant of a computer screen going through mind numbing lectures, not able to see your friends. It’s been a tough year for everyone. Here are just a few of my tips that I have found to be useful over the past year. Hope they [...]
How To Keep Going in Term 2!
After a long and exhausting first term filled with the joys of online learning and lockdown, comes second term. New term and a fresh start, the perfect time to stick to that New Years resolution of being on top of your work, right? Wrong! The excitement of coming to uni has worn off and now [...]
A Brief Guide to Year 2
Firstly, a huge congratulations for making it to second year! You’ve made it through the most unique start to university. The uncertainty and doubt of going from year thirteen school students to university is finally behind you and you’re now entering, in my opinion, what could be one of the best years of medical school, [...]
Year 6: Final Year Advice
This is literally it. A few more months. The final push…to become ad o c t o r.Final year somehow manages to be both one of the hardest and simultaneously easiest years at Med School. Conceptually, and content-wise, it’s all material that theoretically you will have covered at some point already in your life. Know [...]
Year 1: The Survival Guide
Congratulations on getting into Imperial College School of Medicine! All of your hard work has finally paid off. After doing the UCAT/BMAT, writing a personal statement and prepping for interviews, you’re finally at the beginning of your medical school journey. You are all about to begin a new chapter in your life and it may [...]
Welcome to the Wards: Your Guide to Year 3
Congratulations on making it through your first two years at Imperial! Finally, after two years you’re let loose on the wards. While exciting, this can also be overwhelming, so I’ve put together some tips to help you make the most of your first clinical year. Firms General Practice: This is a great place for you [...]
A Whistle-Stop Tour of Year 2
Congratulations! You’ve all made it through first year, a year of much uncertainty and doubt, not knowing which revision technique is effective, or if the amount of work you’re doing is enough. I have no doubt the dark misery of MCD has long left your brains, never to be revisited again. Welcome to second year! [...]
Year 1: The Survival Guide
First and foremost, a huge congratulations to all of you for getting into Medicine at Imperial! At last, all of those years of hard work, revising for exams, preparing for the BMAT and UKCAT, and endless preparation for interviews have paid off! But now that all of that is behind you, what is the best [...]
The Final(s) Hurdle: A Guide to Year 6
A warm congratulations to making it past the beast that is 5th year – the marathon is over, now for the final sprint before you get to go around calling yourself Doctor so-and-so ?There is a lot going on in final year, and one can broadly split the year into the following areas:Job applicationsAFPSJTFirmsEnd of [...]