This post-high school era has been simultaneously slow and lightning fast. There have been good days and bad days, great years and not-so-great years. There were semesters of crossing days off the calendar and anticipating the next holiday, and semesters (like this one) where I wouldn’t mind the brakes on as the reality of work …
Originally, I was not planning on doing an elective in London and had my sights set on somewhere further afield. However after much consideration (paired with a handful of bureaucratic and logistical problems), I landed upon the United Kingdom as the place to experience medicine abroad. My allocated six weeks in final year were from …
It was an average day monotonously studying at home when my phone buzzed. It was a message from a 40K Globe teammate to our group chat with an update: “our Pod is killing it!”. An uncontrolled sensation of pride shot through me – something we had helped create months ago and a world away, was …
With the stakes being ever-raised in medicine, I thought it was about time that I started to integrate my travel with my studies. This lead to trawling through the Internet looking for cool conferences around the world (naturally). The Asian Medical Students’ Conference sprung up out of nowhere and looked like an awesome opportunity. …
So, you’re toying with the idea of applying for medicine and you need to sit the UMAT. But you also want to enjoy your year off and see the world. Don’t worry, I totally get it — just three short years ago I was in the same boat. Once upon a time your …
Looking for the best food near Monash Clayton campus? Well, it can be tough to find but it is definitely possible. With the recent construction on campus there are now some great options actually at Monash, but for pre-construction students like myself, we had to look elsewhere. Over these formative food-craving years I have …
So, you’re a university student on a budget but still have a thirst for adventure? Well, you’ve come to the right place. As a student myself, I love to find cheap travel destinations where every dollar will go further. Nothing satisfies me more than being able to afford food, plane tickets and living the university …