Something to make you happy

[msminti]

I work 12 hours a day as an investment banker and have been managing somehow to stay on till pretty late at night most evenings to get some study done over the past few months..I reckon it will similar to that when we qualify anyway and have to study for post-grad exams. Its been very tough, as its left me little time to have a life, but as I keep telling myself its only going to be like this for a wee while and then I get my life back and hopefully a mark above cut-off.

I have applied to Notts/PMS/SGHMS because I have a degree in economics and I rate my chances higher and so with all my eggs in one basket, have to really push myself to the limit.

I think what Simran means is that some people are quite complacent to the whole exam unlike people like us and that they have diversified their eggs, making it easier for them. No-one is making any judgements or criticising anyone...

I went to the Gardmed MFS class and there was someone there who hasn't ordered the past papers yet...

[Admin]

All good practice for when you quailfy - it never stops! I'm currently doing a 13 hours x 7 days week of nights and have my MRCS part 1 in January.... And I still have time to post on the boards :wink:

[mouse]

As someone else has mentioned on these boards, as long as you have a very broad science background (and by that i mean understanding basic scientfic principles, some basic anatomy and SI units) then there isn't that much to actually revise / learn (aside from organic chem) as most of the answers to the questions are in the questions themselves. I think anybody has left it this late to revise must be relying on this and wil be planning on just doing practice papers for the next 5 weeks

[simran]

ok Mouse, that kinda made me more confident.

But i think that if you have practiced some of The calculation type questions it wud help, for example the Gibbs free energy

[weegie neurosurgeon]

God, i was looking over that last night, im still not convinced that i could do the calculations when faced with an exam situation. I guess its all in the hands of fate!

[big oak]

got scared at first when i started reading this..yep i'm one of those people...haven't studied at all..i'm working crazy long hours too..but that's not even my excuse..i just kept thinking how hard can it be and i'll study over christmas..then i found this website..and the fear started to creep in..i only got the sample papers today and now i fully realise i need to start some serious study..i suppose its cos i didnt put all my eggs in one basket..cos i'm a BSc. graduate..so only doing gamsat for georges..yet no sign yet of being called for interview for th other three..think i'll be better prepared for 2005 at this rate..heve to say weegie fair play to you for keeping going..you must be one tough cookie..my friends thought i was mad working up to 50 hours a week an attempting to study...mind you i had planned to a lot of cramming over the x-mas hols

hope its not too late for me..so anyone out there who is feeling wooried about the exam...don't me because i bet you thre are more people like me who are out there..and what's more they prob have never read this website!!

[big oak]

jaysus my typing skills are shit SORRY EVERYONE ops:

[studleyb]

Hi thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth and moan about how hard my life is too...reckon i'll feel better if we all have a moan at each other!!.
I'm doing my first degree, working 3 nights a week to pay for that degree, playing 1st team rugby, and rowing 2nd VII, also trying to crack on with my dissertation that they want finished by the end of january for publishing...and trying to keep my girlfriend sweet at the same time!
I manage about 16-20 hours GAMSAT a week...but then I only manage about 16-20 hours sleep a week too...

Life is awesome!

Cheers peeps...I feel better and its time to go off and start this PH2 crap i guess!!