✨reaching for a starinthenight:a multiyear gyg✨

Nothing yet nothing yet :/ it’s been two weeks and nothing. Radio silences.
I’m just not gonna bother checking my emails for two weeks cuz low-key it’s just getting time wasting atp.
I did however get 82% in my recent genetics test 😎 A* biology ones
Although low-key wanted 90%+ but whatever
A win is a win atm
It feels like everyone is low-key sitting on one offer atm which is just a bit demoralising but we move uk
Leicester are taking ages aston and kings seem like April
Time is moving veryyyyy slowly

I have made all my bio quizlets tho 🧬
And I’m going thru applied mechanics papers
I have done all the chem papers but I haven’t marked them
Also I need to do unit 5

As u can tell Im in full on exam mode now 😈

I have 5 days of no school rn because ✨teacher strikes✨+weekend
Even tho last week we had two days off because of ✨snow days✨

So yh basically I’ve not gone to school very much and it’s not even on purpose 💀

But I want 5 days of productivity and no thinking about offers so instead imna make myself very busy.

-4 mechanics papers to do
-all the mixed exercises for mechanics
-marking the chem papers
- unit 5
-quizletting chem
-biology unifying (2000-2009 papers)

✨and then the quizlet mania will begin✨

And it’s going to be 6am -9.30pm days

I acc have mocks on April 17th 1 paper per subject

Nothing yet nothing yet :/ it’s been two weeks and nothing. Radio silences.
I’m just not gonna bother checking my emails for two weeks cuz low-key it’s just getting time wasting atp.
I did however get 82% in my recent genetics test 😎 A* biology ones
Although low-key wanted 90%+ but whatever
A win is a win atm
It feels like everyone is low-key sitting on one offer atm which is just a bit demoralising but we move uk
Leicester are taking ages aston and kings seem like April
Time is moving veryyyyy slowly

I have made all my bio quizlets tho 🧬
And I’m going thru applied mechanics papers
I have done all the chem papers but I haven’t marked them
Also I need to do unit 5

As u can tell Im in full on exam mode now 😈

I have 5 days of no school rn because ✨teacher strikes✨+weekend
Even tho last week we had two days off because of ✨snow days✨

So yh basically I’ve not gone to school very much and it’s not even on purpose 💀

But I want 5 days of productivity and no thinking about offers so instead imna make myself very busy.

-4 mechanics papers to do
-all the mixed exercises for mechanics
-marking the chem papers
- unit 5
-quizletting chem
-biology unifying (2000-2009 papers)

✨and then the quizlet mania will begin✨

And it’s going to be 6am -9.30pm days

I acc have mocks on April 17th 1 paper per subject

Whaa lucky u got snow day and strike days off. Year 13s and 11s here gotta come in. Might bunk on Thursday tho..

Also how do u find the old spec papers for chem and bio compared to new spec?

Also just curious but what are ur thoughts about junior doctors striking?

15/03 - 33 days until mocks
-4 mechanics papers to do #1✅
-all the mixed exercises for mechanics #4
-marking the chem papers #2 ⏭️
- unit 5 #5
-quizletting chem #3
-biology unifying (2000-2009 papers) #6

How does your ipad have so much storage to save for ppqs mine doesnt let me save them all 😩

18/03-30 days till mocks
Soooo

😂honestly I thought that at first until I realised that like at school we are SO behind on the spec like we haven’t touched inorganic which is low-key scary

The old spec for chem is really good defo do them they’re simpler than the new spec ofc but like it gives u a solid ground to do questions for the new spec much more easily
The bio old spec is not as great ofc it gives u more questions but at the same time like there are topics we don’t need to know anymore like types of muscles or what cartilage is (for year 2 only tho old spec for year 1 was hella useful) I would say new spec and old spec for bio are like of the same difficulty



From like a standpoint of a junior doctor with £14 pay an hour or lower I mean I defo think it was overdue especially when inflation has taken place etc
At the same time like u could argue the low(er) initial pay kinda gets offset when ur fully qualified and earning much more but it’s so far in the future like 10 yrs down the line
also I genuinely think that junior doctor pay needs to be increased in order to retain doctors in the nhs
as to like the actual striking I mean at least nurses and senior staff are still available on that day (presumably) but I do think it’ll cause a lot of backlog cuz “junior doctors are the backbone of hospitals”
wbu?

18/03-30 days till mocks
Soooo

😂honestly I thought that at first until I realised that like at school we are SO behind on the spec like we haven’t touched inorganic which is low-key scary

The old spec for chem is really good defo do them they’re simpler than the new spec ofc but like it gives u a solid ground to do questions for the new spec much more easily
The bio old spec is not as great ofc it gives u more questions but at the same time like there are topics we don’t need to know anymore like types of muscles or what cartilage is (for year 2 only tho old spec for year 1 was hella useful) I would say new spec and old spec for bio are like of the same difficulty



From like a standpoint of a junior doctor with £14 pay an hour or lower I mean I defo think it was overdue especially when inflation has taken place etc
At the same time like u could argue the low(er) initial pay kinda gets offset when ur fully qualified and earning much more but it’s so far in the future like 10 yrs down the line
also I genuinely think that junior doctor pay needs to be increased in order to retain doctors in the nhs
as to like the actual striking I mean at least nurses and senior staff are still available on that day (presumably) but I do think it’ll cause a lot of backlog cuz “junior doctors are the backbone of hospitals”
wbu?

I'm not too sure, I wish I was like you or other med applicants who have the proper passion for it. While I agree pay does increasing as u go up, I'm not sure if I have the right mindset as I always compare myself with friends who aren"t medics and look at their potential earnings. Also I was looking on the junior doc reddit and they were complaining how it’s getting harder to get accepted into speciality training and many are wanting to go abroad. Icl that was my plan at first but it seems risky betting on that in like 6/7 years time. Idk I probs just need to talk to people and see how things roll out.

Honestly bro don't even think about it, haven't heard back from em and probs gonna get rejected from them anyway. You still got 2 more, and like you said I think kings will tell us in April.

Remember for medicine all you need is 1 offer, which uni you go to won't affect you as a Dr

Also looking at your posts is motivating me now to start revision properly. Usually I don't rlly do anything proper and only when exams are nearby. Ik it's like 1am but yea i feel I actually need to start now instead of leaving it till like April or may. Also I'm guessing u got ur timetables for them? We had to sign some paper which showed our exams.