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Update after Semester 1

Been a hot minute but finally Semester 1 & the UCAT is done. I ended up with an A+ & A for my taught papers and 2880 on the UCAT - which I am absolutely stoked with!

I have taken the week off to just chill and relax after a hard hustle, and then I am preparing for a university conference where I am presenting my research for the year so far, and then med school interviews & thesis hand-in around November.

I'm a bundle of nerves currently because the fast-paced nature of semester 1 is over, and now I have a marathon to the end of the year. Applying for medical school as a graduate in NZ is definitely isolating at times when you don't have hundreds of fellow classmates going through the same thing, but I'm super optimistic & despite it all, I am enjoying the journey so far!

#aucklandmedicalschool #premed #medapplications #uoamed #university #graduate

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Day 7 of 100 Days of Productivity Challenge. Working on UCAT study, and wow I haven't done math in a while. Also preparing some CV & resumes for some casual/part-time work at my university as well as starting the application for some summer research scholarships! It's been a moderately productive week - sometimes the best productivity is having a relaxing break from study and just performing some self-care. For me that was binging Criminal Minds. Hell yeah.

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Day 1/100: Productivity Challenge. Very excited to have purchased a MasterClass subscription today. The goal is to complete a series ~weekly while focusing on my UCAT exam study! Today I'm doing some mini-mocks to gauge where I am without study, before heading deep into prep work with a small group of others completing the UCAT during this cycle (all from overseas!).

#ucat #ucatanz #productivity #productivitychallenge #study #studygram #studyblr #typewriter #aesthetic #premed #medschool #graduate #physiology #day1

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doubly so when you are thinking of going back to undergrad from postgrad :/

being in your 20s is like: i’m so young i’m so old. i should do everything i should rest. i can do what i want but i need to be careful. i’m an Adult™ but i need help from an Adult™. i’m so smart i’m so stupid. i’m leaving i feel left behind. i want to be a kid again and i can’t wait to be old. i’ve done a lot i’ve done nothing. i wanna be alone but i’m so lonely. like.... what the hell ??

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Officially done with exams for almost the entire year!! I took the weekend (and Monday oops) off from studying and now it's onto UCAT study and prep!

#ucat #study #studygram #studyblr #examsdone #studyblog #medschool

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vaguely academic things to do to keep yourself entertained

go down a wikipedia research hole by clicking the first term you don’t understand

binge a crashcourse series end to end (personal recs: world history, history of science, big history, philosophy)

find free books on project gutenberg

download some western classics for free

borrow books and audiobooks from the libby app or borrowbox

start a commonplace book

take a khan academy course

browse MIT’s free online course materials

teach yourself to code

go on a google scholar essay dive

try the open access button to avoid some paywalls for academic media, or install unpaywall that does a similar thing

research the history of the place you where you live

tempt the wrath of the duolingo owl and learn a language

search for online streams of the local tv in your target language’s country and use as background noise for immersion points

print and scrapbook favourite poetry and literature quotes

improve your handwriting by doing handwriting exercises

learn philosophy with the philosophize this! podcast. actually just check out all the educational spotify podcasts there are many good ones

start a weekly club with friends to share new and interesting things you’ve learnt that week

clean and reorganise your study space, physical or digital

check out online museums

fave educational youtube channels that I adore: vsauce, crashcourse, smarter every day, kurzgesagt, school of life, tom scott, r. c. waldun, vsauce3, primer, mark rober, veritasium, asapSCIENCE, scishow, TED-ed

hopefully you’ll find something to enjoy! happy learning x

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It's 5:30am, I've been up since 3am, and I've just downed a shot of coffee. My last exam for the year is in 6.5 hours, and I'm super ready to finish! I had such vivid dreams last night that I didn't submit correctly (online exam) and missed the deadline - yikes. Life of being a student though I guess. To everyone out there in the same boat as me - you got this! I believe in you.

#student #study #studylife #studyblr #studygram #science #motivation

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How I got a 4.0 first year in college | academiix

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Just completed my first post-grad level 700 paper! Was a killer of an exam, and I wrote almost 10,000 words in 3.5 hours - now onto study for exam 2 of 2! Wish me luck :)

#study #motivation #studyblr #studygram #exams #university #college #student #studylife

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How to form habits that last

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Greetings! 💚 Here’s a little something I’ve been working on, which I hope you’ll find useful. :)

All text and graphics are created by me, Sal @blueplaidstudies.

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Just realised I've been putting all of my hashtags as a single one - #idiot.

#idiot alert

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1 day till my first exam of the year, 3 days until my last. 36 days until the UMAT, 152 days till thesis hand in. To everybody out there in a similar boat - stay motivated! You got this!

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First post!

So excited to be sharing my journey through postgraduate studies this year at UoA - more updates to come, but for now I am studying for final exams & taking the first steps for my Med School application. See you soon!

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