Feeling Uneasy!

It's been a while ! 

I don't think I've made much progress since the last post. Today I've got my 4th (second last) lab for haematology, I'm pretty happy about that. Although I do love this module I honestly find it quiet difficult (maybe because I'm not even revising) but I'm glad it's almost over. 

Assignments due at the moment: 

1. 23rd of March (next week) - Group Poster

2. 30th March - Laboratory Pro-forma summative

3. 13th April - Dissertation Deadline 

I have finished the lab Pro-forma work completely so it's ready for submission. 

We are almost done with the group poster - just need to add pictures and make it much more clearer and concise. 

And the dissertation - not good progress being made. The results are takin forever to collect and next week is our last week before Easter holiday. 

I'm honestly so so annoyed with my supervisor. He is toooo relaxed about the entire work. I understand he usually has time and does things according to him but we have a deadline and we can't write much without results. Anyways hopefully it will still work out. I'm trying to keep it cool so inshallah all will be fine. 

Exams: 

1. 21/4/16 - Haematology

2. 6/5/16 - Clinical Biochemistry 

3. 12/5/16 - Cellular pathology 

I'm not ready for any of the above exams, which is why I feel so uneasy Its quite scary how close exams are and the amount of prep I have done. Nevertheless, I have started revising for haematology as it's the first exam. I have revised the first lecture and made exam style questions. I sent the questions and answers to the module leader for confirmation that I understood the topic right. 

Today I will try to do the second lecture and will update on here just to hold myself accountable. 

  

Feeling bad! University group work!

Don't you guys just hate the feeling where you feel soooo bad! 

By tomorrow we have to have chosen 5 people in our group to do the poster presentation with. It seemed like everyone wanted to bring a friend along which I ended up putting 7 ppl in a group. When I went home and actually got to think about it, I realised that's too big of a group for the piece of work. The smaller the group the easier it would be. 

Instead of telling people to leave the group I decided to leave with two of my friends, although it was going to be 3 of my friends but (one is attached to one of her friends) she said she's okay with it and hopefully she and her friend will be allocated to a group soon.

So now I ended up moving to a group and now we are 5 ppl.  PERFECT right? Then why don't I feel like that!

I wish I could just have been with everyone. Now I'm thinking the teachers allocating us might not have been such a big problem. 

Anyways what's done is done! I'm also my done at this university (a couple of more months), I can't let petty things like this ruin my mood. 

Alhamdulilah for everything. Inshallah I hope the best for everyone no matter what group they end up in.

Update:

Still working on intro of dissertation ( April 1000 words).

Set up some revision times for me and some of my friends, for cellular pathology and clinical biochemistry).

New module !

Officially started the new module today, haematology and transfusion science. 

So here are all the assessments involved in the module:

1. Formative Pro-forma due Wednesday 2nd of March 2016 

2. Group poster presentation due Wednesday 23rd of March 2016 

3. Summative pro-forms due Wednesday 30th of March 2016 

4. Objective structured practical examination (OSPE) - Thursday 21st of April 2016 

Not really sure what each work requires right now - but when I'm sure I'll update you guys. 

Just dreading the group work - hope they let us choose our members inshallah. 

Updated: 

Have done and submitted my lab report for cellular pathology.

Started on intro of dissertation 

Third Year Biomedical Science: Catch up!

This is probably the most overdue post EVER! 

It's January and I've been at uni for 3 months already and have still not made this post. You can call it whatever you want but I think I've just become super lazy these days. 

If I'm quiet honest with you, I haven't had a great start to my third year. I keep having this feeling where I always feel like I'm so behind, even the first couple of weeks at uni (wierd or what).

So today I will mention all the modules, deadlines etc I have for this year.

This year I have 4 modules:

1. Dissertation 

- deadline 13th April 2016 

2. Clinical Biochemistry 

- Biomarker essay 18th Dec 2015 

- Exam in April/May 

3. Cellular Pathology 

- Formative Lab report on H&E 15th Nov 2015 

- Wiki group work & presentation (Video) 28th Nov 2015 

- Special Stain Lab report 22nd Jan 2016 

- Exam in April/May 

4. Haematology & Transfusion Science 

- have not started module yet - will be starting next week. 

As you can see most deadline dates have passed & I have also finished my Cellular Pathology module alhamdulilahb (thank god)! Literally hated this module &I still haven't revised for it yet! 

For clinical biochemistry there are only 2 components, 50% each! Which sounds so scary! But hopefully I did okay on my Biomarker essay & need to start revision ASAP! So it doesn't pile up! 

My dissertation, I have not started as my approval only came through last week of uni before Xmas holidays. I will be doing a lab based project and hopefully will start this month (depends on laboratory availability). I need to make sure to have at least done introduction first draft (2500 words) before I start the experiment. 

I haven't started haematology & transfusion science yet but will be next week, I just hope there isn't much to do for the module. 

I know there will be a piece of group work for the module but I do hope they let us choose our groups. For cellular pathology we were allocated a group and omg, was it difficult to get everyone involved and participate in meetings. Hopefully it will be better for this new module. 

Update: 

Finished my Special stain lab report & have submitted (will edit if I want to since I still have 9 days remaining).

Need to revise for 2 modules 

Need to work on dissertation EVERYDAY! Bit by bit inshallah! 

Now I've done this catch up post, hopefully I can start posting more regularly. 

Medicine 2016 entry Update!

Hiiiii! It's been a while! Hope everyone's doing great! Working hard and looking forward to the Xmas break? I know I am! (I do love my exclamation marks don't I). 

Anyways today I decided to fill you in on my application for 2016 entry, unfortunely I did not make it this time around. 

Kings - rejected me obviously because of my UKCAT score 

Birmingham - rejected me because I'm not a graduate YET

and 

Queen Mary (Barts) - rejected me just yesterday because I "did not meet the entry requirements" - this was the best news for me LOL I know you guys probably think WTH!!! But let me explain.

I called Barts today to ask what exactly the requirement was that I did not meet and guess what - no surprise it was the UKCAT! BUT...... I was sooooo close to getting an interview that's what the guy on the line told me. He said that the Cut off for this years Graduate entry medicine was 2331 and if you remember I got 2320 soooo bloody close ahhhhh (I would have been pissed off if I got 2330 and got rejected aha) but 2320 makes me feel like if I put in more effort and work into my UKCAT for 2017 entry, hopefully I can land myself an interview (inshallah - God willing).

Anyways how are your applications going so far? Congrats to everyone who has landed an interview and especially those who have gotten offers already!!! 

I know I've been MIA this year on my blog but third year has just been so difficult for me to settle in - although I have uni for 2 days only :/ so it's really weird I feel like I go almost everyday (and trust me I don't).

Not promising anything but I will TRY my best to document my third year to the best of my ability from now on - as the wait and looking at UCAS constantly has ended for me.

Good luck with your work and application and I wish you happy holidays!!! 

It's done !

I can't believe I just sent off my application for medicine!!!! 

I know it's going to be a LONG wait but hopefully I'll get sucked into my uni work so much that I forget to check my track ^_^ if that's possible! 

Anyways now that my application is gone , I feel good, somewhat excited! 

I applied for: 

Queen Mary university

Kings college university

Birmingham university 

I was initially going to only apply to queen Mary & Kings but I decided to add Birmingham since it never had a entrance test, to be honest I didn't even check their requirements because I don't plan to go there. 

I'll keep you guys posted. Next post will definitely be about 3rd year modules & deadlines! 

Being Predicted A First Class Honour

My tutor/lecturer has finally written my reference for medicine & submitted it to UCAS. Which means now I can finally send off my application. 

I emailed the teacher, thanking him & asked him what he predicted me, to which he replied, "1st .. No pressure!" 

I'm glad he predicted me a first class, even though I'm not 100% sure - I think it might strengthen my application & possibly get me an interview somewhere. 

Will be sending my application off either tonight or tomorrow! Inshallah 

Deadline is so closeeeee!!! Arghhhhhh 

Good luck to everyone applying! May the odds be ever in your favour (inshallah)!