So it's currently half term, I'm enjoying my well deserved (I think so anyway) break from a-levels and I'm relaxing in the living room with my family. At this point I've just completely forgotten about UCAS and the application process. 'Focus on your a levels, and getting the grades' is my mindset right now. If I'm honest I think the stress that medical/dentistry/vet medicine applicants go through is inhumane. How are we meant to focus on getting top grades, getting a perfect reference, getting a perfect medical personal statement, volunteer constantly, get relevant work experience, get a good score in the UKCAT/BMAT, and finally make sure we're a good rounded applicant? The list is endless. In the end it's just a series of hoops they expect us to jump through with flying colours. I feel like these hoops do build super students, but at some point I did find myself turning into a robot, and I'm sure others did too.
ANYWAY back to the point of this post. So, I'm happily relaxing when I feel my phone vibrate. I see the e-mail notification, and behold there is an offer from Kings College London for Biomedical sciences. Relief, happiness, surprise, all attack me. I know it's not an offer for my dream course - medicine, but what it is, is an offer for my DREAM uni! I'm so thankful for this offer as it's given me belief that I CAN do it and that I have a chance at medicine. After all, one of the top world unis have accepted my offer for a science course right?
I'm so happy I have a back up plan sorted out and there is hope out there for me. It's just reminded me that I NEED to have more self confidence in myself. I need to believe in myself when others may be cynical. After all, I am a dreamer.
Apologies for the cheesiness of this post, but after all the doubts and terrible news I've heard this year I'm so happy that I'm finally getting to reap some of the rewards from all my hard work.
Thanks for reading.
