Hello everyone or Assalamu Alaikum! I hope you are all well. As someone who has just finished my first term of medical school, I thought that I would share some highlights of my first term of medical school – how it went, some highlights and some tips for all of you who will be going to university in the future!
Academia and Workload
Let’s start with the workload – from my previous article, there has been quite a drastic change. After the first month of medical school, the work ramped up quite a lot and there was actually quite a lot to do! Having 5 lectures in one day means that sometimes you cannot finish all the notes of that day and so then, the work is transferred to the next day. This work eventually piles up, so it is inevitable to fall behind in medical school. Of course, there are 10% of people who do not fall behind, but if you want to go to societies and work on other side projects (like me), then it can be hard to stay on top of work all the time.
I completed one academic skills essay and one academic skills presentation and Alhamdulillah, I passed both of them. They were formative and a chance for us to get a feel of how university assessments are like. There is much more limited help than school, but remember that if you were chosen to be there, you are capable of passing!
- It is normal to fall behind in university. Try to track all your lectures and stay on top of it, as that will reduce your stress.
- You are capable of getting through university and medical school if you were able to get in!
Societies/Gym
In my last article, I talked about Islamic Society and how it is one of the societies I regularly attend. However, Alhamdulillah, this time I am happy to say that I managed to attend other society events such as IndiaSoc, African And Caribbean Society and British Sign Language Society. I hope that next term, I can participate in an even wider range of societies.
Additionally, I also went to the gym and it is something I love to do! Gymming makes me feel empowered and that I am really improving myself and I hope to carry this on next term and increase the frequency of my gym sessions.
Friendships and Flatmates
Now, this is where we get to some drama – in the last article, I talked about how I really enjoyed hanging out with my friends and how I have the best flat. Now firstly, yes, I do have some good friends, Alhamdulillah. But if there is one thing I have known from my many years of having many different types of friendships, it is that I wait to see people’s true colours. Never get attached to people and never think that people owe you anything. This is crucial and I remember someone telling me that you should wait until December to see people’s true colours. This is not to say that everyone is secretly mean/has bad intentions, it is just to warn you to protect your energy against those who do not align with you.
Secondly, in terms of flatmates, one thing that I learnt is that going back to people’s true colours coming out later, it is important to know your boundaries. Every flat has a different issue, so if there is something that your flatmates are doing that is concerning you, you have every right to speak up. Let them know. Also, think about how you can keep improving yourself because, ultimately, you can only change yourself. However, ALWAYS stick to your boundaries and your values regardless of the situation.
My Brand
My brand is something very important to me as I want to document my journey along the way. I have been posting TikToks as regularly as possible and I have recently hit 100 followers on TikTok. I also started posting live study with me videos on my YouTube channel which you can check out. Lastly, I have also been posting advice videos on my YouTube channel such as how to be confident and also how to ace specific years in school such as Year 12.
Helping others through my brand really motivates me and makes me feel happy! If you do find any of my content on any of my platforms helpful, please do leave a like or a nice comment – it means a lot to me!
That was my blog post on my first term of medical school. These were some of my highlights and I hope that it helped you guys out! Please comment below how your first term of your academic year went – I would love to know!
Thank you for reading, and have a lovely day!
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