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Choosing the Right Medical School

Apr. 10, 2024

Choosing which medical school is right for you happens at two stages of your application process. Step one is deciding which universities to apply to. Then comes the more exciting phase of weighing up offers and making a final decision. Despite the common saying that “a medical school is a medical school,” the reality is…

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Mastering the Medical School Interview

Feb. 16, 2024

By this stage, you’ve gotten your predicted or achieved grades, written an amazing personal statement, and smashed the UCAT. All that stands between you and that spot at medical school is an interview. Personally, as a professional waffler, I found the interview stage as the most enjoyable part of the application process. It was the…

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Ace the UCAT:5 Essential Tips for Success

Jan. 15, 2024

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is one of the many hurdles a successful medical school applicant must overcome. It is an incredibly stressful experience as you have only one shot, and any slip-ups can quickly derail your application. These are some of the tips that helped me achieve a score in the top 20%…

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Hi! I’m Zain

Join me as I share insight into my journey, as a medical student, sportsman, and, simply, just a young adult learning to navigate the real world.

I post about the highs, the lows, the challenges and the triumphs of the unique experiences that I've faced in the pursuit of personal growth.

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“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” — Albert Einstein

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

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