CHEM110

Chem110 was one of the courses I was least looking forward to. Whilst I had enjoyed and done well in NCEA Level 2 Chemistry, I both disliked and did rather averagely in Level 3 Chemistry.

For those of you still in Year 13, I found the Organic Chemistry and the Aqueous papers the most…

What are my chances?

This is a question you will no doubt ask yourself a lot throughout first year.

Now, I can’t actually answer that question, but I can point you in the direction of some resources that can give you some idea of what your chances are.

Textbooks?

I recently sold my textbooks from my first year, and had a few students message me asking about which ones they needed and where they could get them from.

So basically, this is my review on the textbooks. Ultimately, just remember, this is what worked for me — you may use textbooks…

How I prepped for the interview

In this post I talk about the services of a couple organisations, so bear that in mind before you read it! I have not been asked by them to talk about it, so I promise this is my honest opinion on them.

iCanMed

What’s the (h)Apps?

Over the course of my first year, I came across some (free) apps that really helped me and made my study life much easier…

Example Interview Questions

I went to one of the admissions lectures throughout the year and they provided an example question for each station. So if you would like to get a feel for what the interview is all about, have a read!

Personal Experience

What’s your type?

Should I write or type my notes?

This question took me a long time to answer. I went back and forth between the two throughout the first half of the first semester of uni, until I finally settled on a system.

The interview into view

The interview is your very last obligation for the year…if you’ve gotten an offer, CONGRATS!! That’s such a big achievement that you should be super proud of!!

The interview is worth 25% of your entry score — so it’s definitely no small task!

Police Vetting and the VCA Check

There is so little information available as to what these entail, and although everyone tells you not to worry about it — you still do, because premed students worry about everything!

UMATter to me! (Part 2)

**EDIT — I have been told that the organisation I talk about later in this post has become pretty money hungry and even with their discount, the course is still ridiculously expensive. I don’t endorse this at all, and think it is completely unfair to those people that can’t afford it…