this is exactly how i got into med

@charlottiewen

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The video provides highly specific and actionable information about a competitive and aspirational goal (getting into medical school), making it valuable for viewers with similar ambitions. The creator's personal journey and transparency about her grades and study methods create relatability and trust.

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This TikTok slideshow details the creator's journey to getting into medical school, covering her academic achievements, extracurricular activities, scholarships, and interview process. She shares specific grades, scores, and experiences, recommending study resources like icanmed and medentry.

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1Introduction and overview of topics
2Academic achievements (IB/ATAR and UCAT)
3Extracurricular activities
4Other academic achievements and scholarships
5Interview process and outcome
6Call to action

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these are my exact grades, extracurriculars and qualifications that i applied to UNSW med with as a NZ ('interstate') domestic applicant 👩🏻‍💻 i'm so proud of past me for all the effort and hard work behind these grades. but honestly, i realise now that i couldn't taken a few hours / days off, and it wouldn't have changed anything *note: i couldn't find a formal IB to ATAR convertor, so i used a couple ones! save this for when you're applying and feel free to comment or DM me any questions about the process 💌 follow @charlottiewen_ for more #StudyTips #productivitytips #gaokaotopper #studymotivation #studentlife university tips, active recall, blurting method, spaced repetition, studygram, unsw, medical student, medical school application, australia med school

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this is exactly how i got into med my grades (IB + ATAR conversion) extracurriculars: national, regional and school level scholarships: high school + university IB 44 (ATAR 99.50 - 99.75) i was genuinely studying ~70hrs / week at some points i never took a summer off from studying since the year before i started IB (i.e. australia year 10) UCAT: 3090 (94 percentile) i was studying >8hrs a day, every day for 4 weeks: i skipped some school, and did not leave the house for 4 weeks moved my test back a week to improve my abstract reasoning score i used icanmed, but a lot of my med friends used and suggest medentry as well extracurriculars i did everything and anything (some just for fun) if i could back, i'd be more selective and find a 'spike' debating basketball U19 team Dunblane service committee co-leader medical society leader + co-founder tutor group leader chinese night co-organiser marketing manager @ NZ physics and maths competition cultural honours award recipient 2021, 2022 piano accompanist for choir, orchestra, concert band, (singer in) choir auckland science case study competition co-lead orienteering competitive chess (10+ medals) volleyball other academics achievements 1st in national brain bee round 1 (2020) (further rounds were cancelled this year) chemistry olympiad selection for training camp, silver (top ~30 in NZ) top IB scholars 2022 NZ biology olympiad entrance exam bronze x2 top (=) in the year overall 2021, 2022 australian mathematics competition distinction top in the year: chemistry, physics, art throughout the years scholarships high school: academic scholarship @ ACG Parnell (one of my high schools) university scholarships NZQA chinese scholarship NZQA geography scholarship NZQA chemistry scholarship interview: passed got my UNSW interview offer early jan -> interview mid-late jan i used the icanmed interview course to prepare + other resources i found on the internet thought i absolutely bombed the interview, but somehow i got an offer follow me for more @charlottiewen_ (IG) · @charlottiewen (TT)