Song of the day: Read All About It (Part III) - Emeli Sandé
I think you guys deserve a big update on what has been going on and what I'm planning to do !
Last time I wrote here I was kind of set in staying in Spain and doing Medicine here as I had a place at a med school which I liked and everything. However, results yesterday were a big surprise.
I still cannot believe I managed to get an A* in Chemistry and an A in Physics (after a bunch of resits though), which means I have a place to study Medicine in Liverpool.
This has made a huge difference and even though I'm not 100% sure on what to do next I am very happy about being able to choose. Going to the UK has always been my aim and dream, however, I have been convincing myself about staying in Spain for a whole year so that's giving me lots of second thoughts.
Regardless of what I do my gap year will be over by September and I am happy because I always knew that someday somewhere it was going to happen and I was going to be at Medical School!
As soon as I make a firm decision I will update and a new blog will follow (third one !) for all you who want to follow me around for a bit more!
Thanks for reading and thank youu for all the support and advice you've all given me! I would not have done it without it all! :D
Beh
Friday, 17 August 2012
Monday, 25 June 2012
'How something is going to end can never be predicted'
Song of the day: Express Yourself - Labrinth
Last time I posted here I was starting my revision for exams and was very confident on going to Liverpool in September to read Medicine.
However, my life continues to be unexpected, and for the look of it, I won't be going to Liverpool because I got my Spanish MedSchool Admission Test results and I can choose any medical school in the country and do Medicine there. For that reason, I've already started to sort all the paperwork out and for now I will be staying here in Spain. That is the plan unless in August I get surprised (again!) with good enough A Level results to be able to go to Liverpool, then I will have to make a tough decision.
I was always set on going to UK and study there and had never thought about staying here and now that I have done my research I actually like the course structure and all the opportunities you have. Most courses are divided into pre clin and clin and they take 6 years without any intercalation but you can do a project for a Masters if you want during that time. This means in 6 years I could finish my degree with a master, also they are recognised by the GMC so I could apply for FY1 in UK if I wanted to :) You also get to do a 11 months erasmus exchange and also an elective (kind of) which seems very nice.
I won't be very far from home which would mean that if I ever needed anything I could just get on the car and go home.
I'm currently very very happy about this all because now I know I am going to medical school, it may not be the medical school I've always dreamed with but it will get me where I want to go.
That's all for now, don't really know what else to tell you guys... exams didn't go very well and all I'm doing lately is working and sleeping!
Take care guys!
Beh
@behrouzn
Last time I posted here I was starting my revision for exams and was very confident on going to Liverpool in September to read Medicine.
However, my life continues to be unexpected, and for the look of it, I won't be going to Liverpool because I got my Spanish MedSchool Admission Test results and I can choose any medical school in the country and do Medicine there. For that reason, I've already started to sort all the paperwork out and for now I will be staying here in Spain. That is the plan unless in August I get surprised (again!) with good enough A Level results to be able to go to Liverpool, then I will have to make a tough decision.
I was always set on going to UK and study there and had never thought about staying here and now that I have done my research I actually like the course structure and all the opportunities you have. Most courses are divided into pre clin and clin and they take 6 years without any intercalation but you can do a project for a Masters if you want during that time. This means in 6 years I could finish my degree with a master, also they are recognised by the GMC so I could apply for FY1 in UK if I wanted to :) You also get to do a 11 months erasmus exchange and also an elective (kind of) which seems very nice.
I won't be very far from home which would mean that if I ever needed anything I could just get on the car and go home.
I'm currently very very happy about this all because now I know I am going to medical school, it may not be the medical school I've always dreamed with but it will get me where I want to go.
That's all for now, don't really know what else to tell you guys... exams didn't go very well and all I'm doing lately is working and sleeping!
Take care guys!
Beh
@behrouzn
Sunday, 29 April 2012
'All you need to know is where you want to go and how to get there'
Song of the day: Different -LidoLido
About a month ago I posted to tell you all about the great news, that I had a second offer to start medicine in September!
Well, today it's for something even better! Liverpool has lowered my offer so now I need an A in Chemistry A Level and 7.0 in the IELTS and then I can go there in September. This means I can forget about Physics even though I am taking the exams!!!
I have now firmed Liverpool over UEA basically because I prefer Liverpool as a city to Norwich and both courses were very similar so there was not much of a choice in that aspect. Also I remember how when I was in Liverpool I felt like it was perfect for me and I could really see myself there so I it's my FIRM choice :) Accommodation has now been chosen as well and all I'm doing is revising and revising especially going over my exam technique to make sure I meet my offer this time round!
If I don't, I have a PLAN B which I'm also very happy about!!
Lately I've been meeting up with people from sixth form and they've all been asking about my gap year and stuff and I have to say it's been great so far and if I could back I would choose to have one! Talking to a friend I really realised how all you need to have in your mind is where you want to go and who you want to be and then all you need to do is find out how to get there and eventually you will be there.
I think that's what has happened with me. I always wanted to go to UK to do Medicine and with this gap year and a lot of thinking about it I've realised all I want to be is a doctor regardless of the place where I study and I know how to get to medical school so no matter how long it will take I'm confident that one day I will be a medical student which is what counts :)
Also, I'm looking for a second job for the summer! Going for an interview at Hollister in 2 weeks!
Wish me good luck with exams and give me Chemistry tips :)
@behrouzn
About a month ago I posted to tell you all about the great news, that I had a second offer to start medicine in September!
Well, today it's for something even better! Liverpool has lowered my offer so now I need an A in Chemistry A Level and 7.0 in the IELTS and then I can go there in September. This means I can forget about Physics even though I am taking the exams!!!
I have now firmed Liverpool over UEA basically because I prefer Liverpool as a city to Norwich and both courses were very similar so there was not much of a choice in that aspect. Also I remember how when I was in Liverpool I felt like it was perfect for me and I could really see myself there so I it's my FIRM choice :) Accommodation has now been chosen as well and all I'm doing is revising and revising especially going over my exam technique to make sure I meet my offer this time round!
If I don't, I have a PLAN B which I'm also very happy about!!
Lately I've been meeting up with people from sixth form and they've all been asking about my gap year and stuff and I have to say it's been great so far and if I could back I would choose to have one! Talking to a friend I really realised how all you need to have in your mind is where you want to go and who you want to be and then all you need to do is find out how to get there and eventually you will be there.
I think that's what has happened with me. I always wanted to go to UK to do Medicine and with this gap year and a lot of thinking about it I've realised all I want to be is a doctor regardless of the place where I study and I know how to get to medical school so no matter how long it will take I'm confident that one day I will be a medical student which is what counts :)
Also, I'm looking for a second job for the summer! Going for an interview at Hollister in 2 weeks!
Wish me good luck with exams and give me Chemistry tips :)
@behrouzn
Saturday, 31 March 2012
'It's not how it starts, but how it ends'.
Song of the day: We Are Young - Fun
We are the end of March now, so Liverpool have got back to me already. Those of you who follow me on twitter will have already read about the BIG news, if you haven't then that's okay :P I will tell youu again!
A few days after tweeting about how you get a heart attack every time UCAS sends you an email, I got one. It was from track. I knew it was from Liverpool, but didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad one. By that time I was ready for either because I have a back-up plan sort of sorted out and it's not that, so I went for it.... I clicked on CHOICES and I saw CONDITIONAL !!!!
I am really happy about that, I have 2 med offers!! I only managed to get one last year. I guess that must mean they really think medicine is the right path for me. Also the conditions for this offer is much nicer, they want AA in Chemistry and Physics as I already have AA in Biology and Spanish. However, what was really weird and it is still not sorted is that I have to take the IELTS and get a level 7... I rang the other day to say that if I'm doing A Levels and have GCSEs I should not be required an English language test just because I do not live in the UK and my first language is not English.
The woman on the phone really thought I had a point so she gave an email address to write to the Admission Tutor and then when a decision has been reached they will email me back. How bad is the fact I called them to complain about the conditions of my offer....
Any ways, now I have to choose between UEA and Liverpool and I really need to get at least AA... so please guys MAKE ME REVISE!!!
Beh
@behrouzn
We are the end of March now, so Liverpool have got back to me already. Those of you who follow me on twitter will have already read about the BIG news, if you haven't then that's okay :P I will tell youu again!
A few days after tweeting about how you get a heart attack every time UCAS sends you an email, I got one. It was from track. I knew it was from Liverpool, but didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad one. By that time I was ready for either because I have a back-up plan sort of sorted out and it's not that, so I went for it.... I clicked on CHOICES and I saw CONDITIONAL !!!!
The woman on the phone really thought I had a point so she gave an email address to write to the Admission Tutor and then when a decision has been reached they will email me back. How bad is the fact I called them to complain about the conditions of my offer....
Any ways, now I have to choose between UEA and Liverpool and I really need to get at least AA... so please guys MAKE ME REVISE!!!
Beh
@behrouzn
Thursday, 8 March 2012
'One day you think you are nearly there, the next it seems like it's over'.
Song of the day: Chasing Cars (Grey's Anatomy) - Snow Patrol
Today has been a long day, not too long ago I wrote a blogpost about how happy I was about UEA's offer because I was finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.
However, today was results day. Even though I'm currently quiet ill with flu I decided I had to go to college to collect my results instead of finding out by phone. I was quiet confident I had at least achieved an A in Chemistry so was going to tell them that I was going to do some resits again to improve my grades and meet the A*A offer that I have.
Unfortunately, I was wrong.
I have achieved the same grades as last summer. I have only achieved by a few UMS so I am at a grade B in both Chemistry and Physics. When I received my results and saw all those Bs I just couldn't even talk, I felt so empty inside, so surprised, it was just so unexpected. Not even a single A in one of the modules, nothing. So I just left, no one asked how I had done, all teachers must have known already. They must have thought that they were right in telling me that with my results last summer I had reached my full potential.
Now I don't know what to do. I have two options.
- I can resit again all my modules to try to meed the offer by August which is accepted by UEA, however it's a big risk because if I didn't make it in two attempts why would it happen in June? Also if I go for this, I will ask for my papers back and maybe get some remarks.
- Concentrate on my Spanish exams to get a place at a Spanish medical school.
Both exams require quiet a lot of preparation and are both in May/June period so even though I really want to do both I am not sure if I should try and do both. I don't want to risk having to take another gap year.
I just feel frustrated right now because I think I really worked hard for these exams and I just didn't get the marks I deserved, which I did get on the past papers.
There is a problem somewhere but I have no idea where it is.
Comments are welcomed :)
Thanks for reading!
Beh
@behrouzn
Today has been a long day, not too long ago I wrote a blogpost about how happy I was about UEA's offer because I was finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.
However, today was results day. Even though I'm currently quiet ill with flu I decided I had to go to college to collect my results instead of finding out by phone. I was quiet confident I had at least achieved an A in Chemistry so was going to tell them that I was going to do some resits again to improve my grades and meet the A*A offer that I have.
Unfortunately, I was wrong.
I have achieved the same grades as last summer. I have only achieved by a few UMS so I am at a grade B in both Chemistry and Physics. When I received my results and saw all those Bs I just couldn't even talk, I felt so empty inside, so surprised, it was just so unexpected. Not even a single A in one of the modules, nothing. So I just left, no one asked how I had done, all teachers must have known already. They must have thought that they were right in telling me that with my results last summer I had reached my full potential.
Now I don't know what to do. I have two options.
- I can resit again all my modules to try to meed the offer by August which is accepted by UEA, however it's a big risk because if I didn't make it in two attempts why would it happen in June? Also if I go for this, I will ask for my papers back and maybe get some remarks.
- Concentrate on my Spanish exams to get a place at a Spanish medical school.
Both exams require quiet a lot of preparation and are both in May/June period so even though I really want to do both I am not sure if I should try and do both. I don't want to risk having to take another gap year.
I just feel frustrated right now because I think I really worked hard for these exams and I just didn't get the marks I deserved, which I did get on the past papers.
There is a problem somewhere but I have no idea where it is.
Comments are welcomed :)
Thanks for reading!
Beh
@behrouzn
Saturday, 3 March 2012
The one with my heart stopping because something has changed on my UCAS application
Song of the day: Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
We are in the first week of March already and I knew it was time for UEA to reply and give me a decision, however it was a big surprise when I received an email from UCAS to tell me that 'something had changed' on my application. I was at work at the time so didn't know if I wanted to open up UCAS on my phone there and then because I had about 2 hours left of work but I decided to go for it.
I opened the UCAS app on my iPhone and while trying to remember my username, UCAS ID... it turned out it was all stored on my phone so it took me directly to the Choices section. I kept reading down all my choices, I had an Unconditional (from Aberdeen which I got a while back), then two Unsuccessful (Southampton and Lancaster) and.... CONDITIONAL !!!
I was delighted with my offer and the only thing which surprised me were the conditions. They ask for A*A in chemistry and physics when I thought that they only wanted one of them and not both, but it's good :P I'm (once again) an offer holder.
Next week is Results Day so really hoping that I can get at least one of the grades out of the way as I am allowed to resit again in June if it's necessary. Wish me luck for them :)
Well that's all for now, update again soon!
Beh
PS. Congratulations to all the other people with Medicine offers already :)
We are in the first week of March already and I knew it was time for UEA to reply and give me a decision, however it was a big surprise when I received an email from UCAS to tell me that 'something had changed' on my application. I was at work at the time so didn't know if I wanted to open up UCAS on my phone there and then because I had about 2 hours left of work but I decided to go for it.
I opened the UCAS app on my iPhone and while trying to remember my username, UCAS ID... it turned out it was all stored on my phone so it took me directly to the Choices section. I kept reading down all my choices, I had an Unconditional (from Aberdeen which I got a while back), then two Unsuccessful (Southampton and Lancaster) and.... CONDITIONAL !!!
I was delighted with my offer and the only thing which surprised me were the conditions. They ask for A*A in chemistry and physics when I thought that they only wanted one of them and not both, but it's good :P I'm (once again) an offer holder.
Next week is Results Day so really hoping that I can get at least one of the grades out of the way as I am allowed to resit again in June if it's necessary. Wish me luck for them :)
Well that's all for now, update again soon!
Beh
PS. Congratulations to all the other people with Medicine offers already :)
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Sometimes you need to step outside of the person you've been and remember the person you were meant to be
Song of the day: Give It All Back - Noah And The Whale
Lately I have been having some ups and downs, I got an interview from Liverpool and a few days ago now I got a rejection from Southampton. I guess it's weird that I feel down about getting rejected especially after what happened in August but I don't know I just feel there is a lower chance every time. Good thing now is that I know I won't hear from UEA and Liverpool until March and I have an interview to prepare for (Liverpool interview in 10days!).
Every time someone asks me about doing something that's not medicine I really do go and research other careers that I could go for but, even though there are many other subjects in which I'm interested, it just makes me feel more sure that medicine is what I want to do.
I'm back at work and I am currently tutoring 4 different people, which is entertaining and good for my bank account but it's keeping me way too busy! Also, I find it impossible to even save up just because I always find things I want to buy...
Well, that's all! Wish me luck for my interview :)
Beh
@behrouzn
Lately I have been having some ups and downs, I got an interview from Liverpool and a few days ago now I got a rejection from Southampton. I guess it's weird that I feel down about getting rejected especially after what happened in August but I don't know I just feel there is a lower chance every time. Good thing now is that I know I won't hear from UEA and Liverpool until March and I have an interview to prepare for (Liverpool interview in 10days!).
Every time someone asks me about doing something that's not medicine I really do go and research other careers that I could go for but, even though there are many other subjects in which I'm interested, it just makes me feel more sure that medicine is what I want to do.
I'm back at work and I am currently tutoring 4 different people, which is entertaining and good for my bank account but it's keeping me way too busy! Also, I find it impossible to even save up just because I always find things I want to buy...
Well, that's all! Wish me luck for my interview :)
Beh
@behrouzn
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