Blogging is hard.

Wow, well I'm obviously really good at this blogging thing haha, it's almost a year since I last posted! To be honest though, it just shows you how ridiculously rigorous the process is for getting into Medicine at UK universities - my application process is over now, and I wrote my last post when it was beginning! I like to write as more of a delayed cathartic process; I can't write when I'm in the middle of things or stressed out, I only write when it's all/partially over, and I can relax a little!

However, jeeeeez is there a lot to write about now! I remember getting a little frustrated when I started this blog because I couldn't often think of things to write about apart from preparing for the various admissions tests I was going to undertake, and to be honest on that score there was nothing to write apart from about how daunting it all was, haha.

So I guess what I'll do is I'll split up all the different portions of my admissions process so far (everything pre-offer) and stick them in bite-size articles, maybe that way they'll be a bit more interesting and useful to people maybe going through the same thing!

So here's what you've got to look forward to, if it floats your boat:

• UKCAT - what to expect and general tips and tricks
• BMAT - what to expect and my opinion on the test as a whole
• UCAS application and personal statement - help and my own experience
• Which universities to choose - this is more important than anything, wish someone would have told me what I know now
• Pre-interview feeling/rejection before interview - my experience
• Oxford medicine interviews - my experience 
• General medicine interviews - my experience
• General medicine interviews - tips and tricks
• Rejections after interview - my experience and helpful tips
• OFFER - what happens next
• Is medicine for you - consideration of my application as a whole

At the minute, that's my past year in a nutshell, so I'll be writing these over the next few weeks as productive procrastination as I finish my A2 exams, with a couple of angsty exam articles put in for good measure ;)

As I'm sure you can gauge from the list, I suffered quite a few setbacks throughout my application, but I'm delighted to be able to say that I did receive a conditional offer to study medicine at the University of Bristol, which I'll be starting in September, grades allowing!

Until next time!