QueenOfLeon wrote: » I'd agree that the type of learning needed for the LC is very useful for all the material you need to learn in medicine. It was the statement that doing well in languages makes you a better communicator to patients that i was disagreeing with
Zenith23 wrote: » Who wants to stay up all night tomorrow with me and toast marshmallows while anxiously anticipating the coming results?
stainluss wrote: » I guessed over half of section 3, I looked for patterns but it was nonsensical:( ...
ummtea wrote: » I promised myself I wouln't look at the results until the morning of the 18th August. Have all the bad news hit you in one go I say!
sheep-go-baa wrote: » That's some strength of will there, I wouldn't be able to just leave the results knowing they were out there... that ominous number written on some page somewhere, ooh :eek: But kinda have doubts about med as well, I think I'd regret it if i never tried though.
ummtea wrote: » I'll prob end up looking at them, unless someone physically restrains me until the 18th There's nothing more clear in my mind than getting to study medicine. It's so kick-ass, it's not even funny. You've got until early July to make a final decision so try not to worry kiddo What would be your other choice(s)?
sheep-go-baa wrote: » I love how sure you are! I've pharmacy down then lots of other science stuff, but sometimes i look at it and i'm like 'wtf was i thinking when i put that on there' :rolleyes::o
ummtea wrote: » Haha you're going to be in an interesting state at 5:15 on the 1st of July :P In fairness, it's a big decision and there are so many courses to choose from. Since you're going for something in and around the health sciences I guess it's really down to whichever you think you're best suited for. But med is great because it's a mixture of everything. Who doesn't want to save lives? :cool:
sheep-go-baa wrote: » Ooh that's it about med exactly! There's just so much in it *sigh* lol You sound really devoted to it though, I really hope you get it!
ummtea wrote: » That's true lol but you don't do everything in as much detail. I can't even imagine what the chemistry is like for pharmacy! Seriously. Medicine is like a religion though. We even take an oath when we get our degree. This is a little off topic...but did you see the last episode there of Grey's Anatomy?! :eek:
sheep-go-baa wrote: » All the stuff to learn is like a double edged sword, i'm such a nerd and love learning but then the amount is a bit arghh Omfg yes! It was unbelieveably good! I was hiding behind the cushion and everything. But, ahem, to make it on topic, when i was watching it i just felt 'yeah that's what i want to do!' (Without the maniac killer of course )
ummtea wrote: » We're all nerds around here All we need to learn is the learning blocks and we can forget about the rest after the tests. That guy was trigger happy. Oh hey you look like a surgeon: BAM. I saw the finale the other week and it's pretty damn good! Do you watch Private Practice? The finale made me cry sooo much. Devastating
sheep-go-baa wrote: » Lol i love lurking in the Health Sciences forum too! Oh yeah i had to watch the finale on the internet after the second last episode, too much of a cliff hanger for me! Nope don't watch private practice, was too busy studying this year of course might get into it over the summer
ummtea wrote: » Haha are you the nerdy type who tries to diagnose their friends when they say they're not feeling well? How are you coping with free time??
sheep-go-baa wrote: » Ooh i know the type, but i think i'm not quite that nerdy (yet!) It's definitely strange but i'm liking it You still in study mode? Btw 29hours till HPAT results!! :P
ummtea wrote: » You'll get there! The HPAT. Not too worried. I've a fair idea how I did (Poorly). How do you think you got on? Feeling nervous??
sheep-go-baa wrote: » Oh don't say that, I think the HPAT is based a fair bit on guesswork and luck, i'd say you still have a fair chance, Lol i loved when people asked me that question after the test, i just said i had no clue at all lol :rolleyes: But definitely nervous, i mean it could decide our futures!
ummtea wrote: » It's kind of ironic though. The precision of the leaving cert and now our future's hanging in the breeze on a test we used mainly guess work to figure out. I can't help but laugh at that! Well good luck tomorrow. I'll see you around on here for crunch time! It'll prob start at like 5am :rolleyes: And good luck making up your mind on the career choice. I say go for med, I may be biased, but it's a solid job and you'll be bulletproof in any economy
sheep-go-baa wrote: » I love how sure you are! I've pharmacy down then lots of other science stuff :rolleyes::o
H2student wrote: » Mind elaborating? I got two last spots left in my Cao after all the medicine and radiography & general science. I wasn't too worried about the results but the active conversations here is making me feel REALLY excited. I might need to talk to a few friends to calm down now, or just study japanese for another few hours. Who wants to come on boards.ie at 5am to panic together?
