Song of the day: Young Folks - The Kooks
I have not been around much lately mainly because of revision but today has been my last resit exam and even though I am not sure if they have gone well or not I am just really glad they are over.
During the exam period I got an email which made me really happy, I got an interview from Liverpool! which was kind of unexpected given than Lancaster rejected me because of my personal statement. This has actually put my hopes a bit up on Southampton but I'm trying not to even think about it and I am just concentrating on the interview coming up later on this month.
Someone did ask me which one would I choose, out of UEA and Liverpool, if I had offers from both and even though I didn't know which one I like more, Liverpool asks for an A for resits applicants while UEA wants an A*.
I don't really know what is going to happen with the rest of my gap year as I have one month until results day in March, which will also be when UEA and Liverpool send out decisions. I need to get working on getting back on my routine and I think I will be back on my job this weekend and hopefully next week I can get back to my volunteering.
Once I'm done with my antibiotics of this stupid respiratory infection I also want to go and donate blood and I was even thinking about donating plasma although I am not really sure how I feel about that since it's such a long procedure... has anyone done it?
Also, talking about my Liverpool trip I would really like if anyone who has been there could give me some interview tips and also some suggestions of things to do and see, I've been to Liverpool once and it was mostly a shopping trip (which I would not mind repeating if I have to :P ).
This would be my fourth medicine interview, so I think my nerves would be very calmed and I felt really confident during my UEA interview so I hope that plays to my favour!
I guess that's all for now!
Really hoping I did well on my resits to be honest!
Thank you for reading and thanks to everyone who visits the blog :)
Beh
@behrouzn
PS. The song choice is because of the latest Gossip Girl episode, the one with the wedding!
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Do you always start with the title?
Song of the day - None. I'm revising in silent today!
The other day I noticed I have not updated the blog in a long time which is weird because I actually thought I was updating weekly !
Well, I've been for my interview at UEA and I really liked the place because everything was AWESOME so I really hope to get an offer from there. Worst thing is that they want an A* in Chemistry because I'm resitting and I don't think I'm there yet (and don't know if I will ever be!).
Right now I'm in the middle of my resits, I've had one exam which was a Chemistry practical which I thought went well except for some stupid mistakes I had. Next one up is Physics, which is going okay and this is on Tuesday. I'm going to be busy with exams until the 1st of Feb then I will be back with all my normal activities ie part time job and volunteering.
I'm waiting to hear from Southampton and Liverpool which I think I will hear from soon, and I will hear from UEA around the end of February... so I'm preparing for the worst.
Also, I want to apologise for how badly organised this blog post is but I just have no time to even think what I want to write about ! So take this as a quick update, proper blog post once exams are over.
Wish me luck,
Beh
@behrouzn
The other day I noticed I have not updated the blog in a long time which is weird because I actually thought I was updating weekly !
Well, I've been for my interview at UEA and I really liked the place because everything was AWESOME so I really hope to get an offer from there. Worst thing is that they want an A* in Chemistry because I'm resitting and I don't think I'm there yet (and don't know if I will ever be!).
Right now I'm in the middle of my resits, I've had one exam which was a Chemistry practical which I thought went well except for some stupid mistakes I had. Next one up is Physics, which is going okay and this is on Tuesday. I'm going to be busy with exams until the 1st of Feb then I will be back with all my normal activities ie part time job and volunteering.
I'm waiting to hear from Southampton and Liverpool which I think I will hear from soon, and I will hear from UEA around the end of February... so I'm preparing for the worst.
Also, I want to apologise for how badly organised this blog post is but I just have no time to even think what I want to write about ! So take this as a quick update, proper blog post once exams are over.
Wish me luck,
Beh
@behrouzn
Friday, 6 January 2012
You have to face your fears...or they will never go away
Song of the day: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall - Coldplay
So it's been 6 days since we started the new year and I have to say the first new I get are from a university are not that good. This morning I got a UCAS track email telling me something had changed. I knew it had to be a rejection because I've heard already from my 5th choice and it's too early for Southampton to give out decisions. By the time I was opening the website I knew it had to be from either Liverpool or Lancaster and deep inside I really wanted it to be from Liverpool not Lancaster because when I visited both universities in October Lancaster felt as the perfect place for me.
However, just because at times things appear not to work out for me the rejection was from Lancaster. They believe my personal statement was not as competitive as it should have been to receive an interview.
I really don't know what to think. At first I just over-reacted because I really liked the place then I thought that maybe Lancaster was just not right for me but the worst feeling was when this whole situation reminded me of last August when I found out I had missed out on my place at Bham med school just because I didn't get the grades they ask for.
Thinking about Birmingham was actually a relieve to the whole rejection thing because I just liked Birmingham sooo much when I went there (reason why I went twice!), the medical school was perfect, the course seem really good, people were nice, city was awesome... for me it just does not have any neg points. However, I missed out on my place but I survived I got over it even though by August I had already met many people who now are studying there, I had chosen my accommodation... so now why is it going to be so bad that Lancaster rejected me?!
Last year I got two interviews and two rejections (then turned into three...) and I knew in October that I could end up with four rejections this year because my application is not as a strong as it was last year so why am I wasting my time feeling so down about the rejection now (I really don't know).
I only need one offer and I have an interview in less than a week which I have to ace. If I do well in it then I could end up being a med student at UEA which is also awesome! but I have to stop thinking about how good it would be to go UEA just in case I don't get the offer...
Also my exams are soon so I have to get revising and just do well in them as that was what let me down last year.
At least I know that if March comes and I don't have a place to study Medicine in the UK then I can always study Medicine in Spain, many people do say we have the best doctors :P, even though there are sooo many things I dislike about the course structure here but what counts is that at the end of it I will be a DOCTOR, no matter where I go and when.
I really hope my next post is a much happier one!
Beh
@behrouzn
So it's been 6 days since we started the new year and I have to say the first new I get are from a university are not that good. This morning I got a UCAS track email telling me something had changed. I knew it had to be a rejection because I've heard already from my 5th choice and it's too early for Southampton to give out decisions. By the time I was opening the website I knew it had to be from either Liverpool or Lancaster and deep inside I really wanted it to be from Liverpool not Lancaster because when I visited both universities in October Lancaster felt as the perfect place for me.
However, just because at times things appear not to work out for me the rejection was from Lancaster. They believe my personal statement was not as competitive as it should have been to receive an interview.
I really don't know what to think. At first I just over-reacted because I really liked the place then I thought that maybe Lancaster was just not right for me but the worst feeling was when this whole situation reminded me of last August when I found out I had missed out on my place at Bham med school just because I didn't get the grades they ask for.
Thinking about Birmingham was actually a relieve to the whole rejection thing because I just liked Birmingham sooo much when I went there (reason why I went twice!), the medical school was perfect, the course seem really good, people were nice, city was awesome... for me it just does not have any neg points. However, I missed out on my place but I survived I got over it even though by August I had already met many people who now are studying there, I had chosen my accommodation... so now why is it going to be so bad that Lancaster rejected me?!
Last year I got two interviews and two rejections (then turned into three...) and I knew in October that I could end up with four rejections this year because my application is not as a strong as it was last year so why am I wasting my time feeling so down about the rejection now (I really don't know).
I only need one offer and I have an interview in less than a week which I have to ace. If I do well in it then I could end up being a med student at UEA which is also awesome! but I have to stop thinking about how good it would be to go UEA just in case I don't get the offer...
Also my exams are soon so I have to get revising and just do well in them as that was what let me down last year.
At least I know that if March comes and I don't have a place to study Medicine in the UK then I can always study Medicine in Spain, many people do say we have the best doctors :P, even though there are sooo many things I dislike about the course structure here but what counts is that at the end of it I will be a DOCTOR, no matter where I go and when.
I really hope my next post is a much happier one!
Beh
@behrouzn
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Looking back... no wonder you always get told to never do it
Song of the day: Paradise - Coldplay
I really wanted to do a last proper post for this year and I thought I was not going to have any time to do it, but it's finally here! I know I have been neglecting the blog lately because I am very busy with work, revision and interview prep along so many other things I do so I am never on the computer anymore! I do know that some people do read every post I publish so I think I can't do anything less than wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
To all those of us who have applied to university this year, I hope we all start our courses next year :)
Normally I am not a fan of these time of the year simply because we all start to look back at how the year have gone and for me 2011 has not been as good as it could have been. So many things have changed with all my friends, I messed up my exams and missed my offer and just so many things have happened that I just don't want to remember. However, I do have to say that I have had some unforgeable moments and I do think that I have met some awesome people that I will never forget.
For the new year I want to try to worry less about what other may think and just do whatever I feel like doing. Right now I feel to be scared of saying what I think to people and just of giving my opinion which means that at time I am just not comfortable when I go to places with people because maybe I just don't want to be there, probably because we don't have anything in common and they just believe I am someone I am not.
This nye I am just going to have a quiet night getting ready for a double shift tomorrow at work and for all the revision I have left for January exams and interview prep!
I hope you all have a lot of fun :)
Happy New Year! Let's make 2012 so much better than 2011
Beh
@behrouzn
I really wanted to do a last proper post for this year and I thought I was not going to have any time to do it, but it's finally here! I know I have been neglecting the blog lately because I am very busy with work, revision and interview prep along so many other things I do so I am never on the computer anymore! I do know that some people do read every post I publish so I think I can't do anything less than wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
To all those of us who have applied to university this year, I hope we all start our courses next year :)
Normally I am not a fan of these time of the year simply because we all start to look back at how the year have gone and for me 2011 has not been as good as it could have been. So many things have changed with all my friends, I messed up my exams and missed my offer and just so many things have happened that I just don't want to remember. However, I do have to say that I have had some unforgeable moments and I do think that I have met some awesome people that I will never forget.
For the new year I want to try to worry less about what other may think and just do whatever I feel like doing. Right now I feel to be scared of saying what I think to people and just of giving my opinion which means that at time I am just not comfortable when I go to places with people because maybe I just don't want to be there, probably because we don't have anything in common and they just believe I am someone I am not.
This nye I am just going to have a quiet night getting ready for a double shift tomorrow at work and for all the revision I have left for January exams and interview prep!
I hope you all have a lot of fun :)
Happy New Year! Let's make 2012 so much better than 2011
Beh
@behrouzn
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
INTERVIEW!
Song of the day: Daydreamer - Adele
This is just to say that I have an interview at UEA!!! :)
I could not be happier !!
Beh
This is just to say that I have an interview at UEA!!! :)
I could not be happier !!
Beh
Saturday, 3 December 2011
'All I want for Christmas...
Song of the day: Not on the Guest List - Marcos Dos Santos
It seems like I am only posting once a month lately as my last blog post was back in November. This time last year, I was flying to Birmingham to have my first interview and later this month I was on two rejections! Good news is I have no rejections so far this year.
However, the lack of knowing whether I am getting an interview or just a straight rejection is really not helping with my revision. I know that all I need is one offer, that was what I got last year and I was never happier, but I just don't seem to get revising as much as I should do to make sure that if one day I hold an offer I can actually meet it. I know I should not repeat my mistake and I should learn from them like I've always done, but this done it is proving much difficult to forget about the waiting and just focus at what is coming in January time- EXAMS!
I have spent most of my time volunteering and working in the café lately. Word AIDS Day was a huge success, at least at a personal level, because giving those talks to 400 teenagers over three days and getting to hear their opinions on the topic and how the talk had help them understand what the disease is all about was just amazing. I just can't find a word that will describe that feeling and I guess it should be similar when as a doctor you make a difference on someone's life.
I've met a lot of people lately, most of them studying in my home country which has led me to research universities in my country and looking at it objectively it turns out it's not actually that bad if I have to stay and study medicine here. The course structure is the thing I dislike the most as it is very preclinical then clinical so you don't get any patient contact until like third year but everything else seems fine and I can always go abroad for FY1 if I feel like it.
Lately I have been feeling a bit down so I am getting a Macbook to make me happier :P
All I actually want for Christmas if for everything to work out, I know that's actually a lot to ask but that's just what I want.
Merry Christmas :)
Thanks for reading,
Beh
@behrouzn
It seems like I am only posting once a month lately as my last blog post was back in November. This time last year, I was flying to Birmingham to have my first interview and later this month I was on two rejections! Good news is I have no rejections so far this year.
However, the lack of knowing whether I am getting an interview or just a straight rejection is really not helping with my revision. I know that all I need is one offer, that was what I got last year and I was never happier, but I just don't seem to get revising as much as I should do to make sure that if one day I hold an offer I can actually meet it. I know I should not repeat my mistake and I should learn from them like I've always done, but this done it is proving much difficult to forget about the waiting and just focus at what is coming in January time- EXAMS!
I have spent most of my time volunteering and working in the café lately. Word AIDS Day was a huge success, at least at a personal level, because giving those talks to 400 teenagers over three days and getting to hear their opinions on the topic and how the talk had help them understand what the disease is all about was just amazing. I just can't find a word that will describe that feeling and I guess it should be similar when as a doctor you make a difference on someone's life.
I've met a lot of people lately, most of them studying in my home country which has led me to research universities in my country and looking at it objectively it turns out it's not actually that bad if I have to stay and study medicine here. The course structure is the thing I dislike the most as it is very preclinical then clinical so you don't get any patient contact until like third year but everything else seems fine and I can always go abroad for FY1 if I feel like it.
Lately I have been feeling a bit down so I am getting a Macbook to make me happier :P
All I actually want for Christmas if for everything to work out, I know that's actually a lot to ask but that's just what I want.
Merry Christmas :)
Thanks for reading,
Beh
@behrouzn
Saturday, 19 November 2011
'You don't know what you are missing!'
Song of the day: Shake it Out - Florence + The Machine
This is my first post in November, even though the plan was to do weekly posts every Saturday... I just have been too busy to blog and also its not like I had anything good to write about as lately I have been in a weird mood because I am just too stressed with my life in general.
More than a month ago now I submitted my UCAS application and even though two of my four chosen medical schools have already given out ( a lot of) interview invites I still have not heard. I was actually hopeful this year, which was why I applied but now I sooo regret not working as much as I should have (and could have) last year to get the grades that Birmingham asked me for!! I'm just way too angry at myself for this and right now I just cannot concentrate on my January exams because every time I try to revise I start to think how I should not even do retakes because chances are I won't get any offers.
I have been doing some research into Ireland and both TCD and UCD have told me that I have to do 4 subjects in the same sitting regardless of whether I resit or not which means that because I am only retaking 2 subjects this January I am not eligible to apply. I have also looked into Spanish universities and if I do well in the entrance exam I could get into a nice city one!
My gap year, on the other hand is just awesome! I have a part time job in a coffee shop which is a lot of fun and the costumers are very nice and also I continue with my position in the Red Cross which means that next week I get to go away for a weekend with all the members of the Regional committee. Also, I have the first aid and CPR exam next Thursday so I hope to hold the certificate soon!
I will keep you all updated on everything!
Thanks for reading!
Beh
@behrouzn
This is my first post in November, even though the plan was to do weekly posts every Saturday... I just have been too busy to blog and also its not like I had anything good to write about as lately I have been in a weird mood because I am just too stressed with my life in general.
More than a month ago now I submitted my UCAS application and even though two of my four chosen medical schools have already given out ( a lot of) interview invites I still have not heard. I was actually hopeful this year, which was why I applied but now I sooo regret not working as much as I should have (and could have) last year to get the grades that Birmingham asked me for!! I'm just way too angry at myself for this and right now I just cannot concentrate on my January exams because every time I try to revise I start to think how I should not even do retakes because chances are I won't get any offers.
I have been doing some research into Ireland and both TCD and UCD have told me that I have to do 4 subjects in the same sitting regardless of whether I resit or not which means that because I am only retaking 2 subjects this January I am not eligible to apply. I have also looked into Spanish universities and if I do well in the entrance exam I could get into a nice city one!
My gap year, on the other hand is just awesome! I have a part time job in a coffee shop which is a lot of fun and the costumers are very nice and also I continue with my position in the Red Cross which means that next week I get to go away for a weekend with all the members of the Regional committee. Also, I have the first aid and CPR exam next Thursday so I hope to hold the certificate soon!
I will keep you all updated on everything!
Thanks for reading!
Beh
@behrouzn
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