Dr. Britain

I guess this effects everyone who is revising, my brain is officially mush.

On the plus side I’m getting a lot of work done. Library in 8 hours! Yay?

Exam is in 13 days.

So I just got the results for this unit - I got 66%. I’m pretty happy with that, it’s just above average and I think it reflects the amount of work I put into it.

I was talking to some third and fourth years that told me I should do just the right amount of work in 1st and 2nd years and not go too far or else i’ll burn myself out for clinical years. I think i’ll try stick to that and go crazy in my last 3 years.

Hope it works out -but I’m happy with how it’s going so far!

Revision starts for the end of semester exams NOW!!

Incorrect, this year I’m really going for it with revision - most of my days are spent revising the PBL cases of the last semester, interspersed with anatomy and occasionally evidence based medicine,

I think the best part of this revision is that for once I’m enjoying going over the material - prior to this I was doing three courses required for medicine where there where some topic I didn’t enjoy - I mean plant biology?!!?? DO NOT WANT.

So going through actual medical revision? It’s just amazing, i’m enjoying revision, and it’s great fun!

So while your enjoying the festivities, spare a thought for me - I’ll most likely be revising the bony landmarks of the scapulla!

If your not back at school, you’ll be going back to school. If your in year 12, welcome to sixth form, the next two years will probably drain you if you put in the effort, or they will leave you unfulfilled and in a place you don’t want to be in if you don’t focus.

If your going for high flying courses, or are generally aspiring for something, now is the time to really put the effort in, if you do you will be left with a sense of achievement and will be able to look back and be all like: “BOO-YEAH!”.

1. Be realistic: Sometimes it sucks, but you have to take stock of things, if your not scoring A’s and you really are working your nuts off then don’t apply for courses that require A’s. One important caveat: If your riding on the coat tails of your GCSE or AS success you’ll get disappointed you got to up the ante and put the maximum level of effort in. So if you get like BCC in January (a la me) and know you didn’t work your backside off then go back and do it properly. Once you’ve discovered your limits, then its time to think of something worth doing that will satisfy you.
2. Go over your notes:  I can’t emphasise this enough, if you expect to just learn something first time off, your going to sit down and revise for your exams and hit a wall of purest “WHAT IS THIS BS?1?!?!” and that isn’t fun. Ok, don’t expect to go into you revision knowing your colour chemistry off by heart. But at least no the basics. What I did is copy up all my notes at the end of each sub topic (AAAAAH THERE IS A JACK OFF SPIDER IN MY ROOM!!!!) so you at least know it.
3. Find a revision method that doesn’t leave you dying: Okay, make sure you find a revision method that actually works for you, I used to make massive spider diagrams, other people like to make flash cards, what ever. Just don’t read the module book, all the peeps who say this “works for me”, i bet you a fiver you just blankly glance at each page and that isn’t revision. (Hell if it genuinely does work for you, and I see some proof, i’ll wang that £5 your way)
4. Take some time to yourself: I used to work every night till about 8/8.30 and I took Friday evening and Saturday off. If you don’t take a bit of personal time off each night, you will get burn out. Let me tell you, it fridging sucks!

Just, good luck everyone, this next year/ two years will make or break you. Aspire, and work!

I’m revising for possibly some of the most important exams ever, yet I’ve also just started seeing someone. How do I balance these two things? I’m working a lot harder one day so I can see her for an afternoon or something, and it seems to be working, I don’t feel guilty that I haven’t done enough revision, and I feel comfortable with the amount of time I enjoy with her. Buuuuuuuuut what’s going to happen if I get into Med school? Am I going to be able to keep whatever this is going? That is going to be taxing, seeing as the work load will be treble what it is now… I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Also i’m thinking of doing more doodles. Look out for those soon!

Sorry for the epic lack of activity, but I’m hard at work revising for my exams, need to be getting those 3As! One bit of news, I got rejected from Keele, which was weird because I thought it was a safe bet! Turns out it wasn’t :’) ah well, I got a med school so that’s where I’m focusing! Anyway good luck to anyone who has exams :).