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★ i’m a med student in india, i’m currently in my first year in a private college and live away from home, in a different state so a lot of hostel chaos entails my blog

★ i’ve had this blog since jan 2025 when i was preparing for jee (for fun) and i’ve posted through my jee, boards, neet and other entrances i gave for backup. i crash out, post to do lists, and i will start posting my writing here too :)

★ interests / hobbies : reading - i love classicals and books related to science 🌸 art - i draw and paint (watercolours) 🌸 writing - i like to write poetry and snippets 🌸 im also a major coffee enthusiast and cannot function without it anymore 🌸 i play football too (state level) and i like running a lot (away from my problems) 🌸 i also love learning about space (im weak at math so i only stick to knowing fun facts) 🌸 and have a keen interest in marine biology 🌸 i do like learning new languages (i’ve learned german, french, korean and japanese but i’ve forgotten most of them because i stopped practicing them) 🌸 i also love watching medical shows and animes. 🌸

★ this blog will involve a lot of crashouts, random ghosting phases for when days merge into one and time isn’t a concept anymore, to do lists, shitposting, and what not :) this is purely a personal blog and if you don’t like what i talk about, please leave.

★ i’ve also done face reveals and might randomly post myself so don’t get scared lol

★ and i no longer study at the infamous desk of mine so i’m gonna try making it as aesthetic as possible but it will never come close to what i had at home so let’s see how that goes :p

★ hoping to make amazing friends on this journey here on out :)

lots of love,

h ★

also bought this really pretty ceramic mug from meesho (best place for cheap ceramics) it also has a lid with a hole for a straw and it’s really big - almost 300 ml or more

hihii <3

mainly just

stock up on attendance

don’t miss dissection- it teaches you more than theory ever could, don’t get scared if you faint or puke and ban dissection hall from your head. it’s literally a life saver

eat some breakfast before, don’t eat too much if you aren’t used to breakfast (dissection hall smells will make you nauseous in the beginning)

follow gold standard books for physiology and biochemistry if you’re fluent in english

force yourself to study when you’re lazy so you can acc take a break when you’re exhausted

go out and have fun, studying isn’t your whole world- don’t burn out

study well for ia’s and take them seriously - it’ll help you finish at least a first time read for your portions

don’t ever ever miss an exam, even if you haven’t studied. teachers prefer a fail over an absent

don’t compare your marks in uni to your marks in school, passing is a huge deal now. don’t be ashamed or fail or even just pass.

pay attention in physiology and biochemistry theory from the start- try to start liking them cuz they’re genuinely a pain (personally love biochem but most people don’t)

pay attention to physio- units go by really quickly, take notes and pay attention

use an ipad for efficient notes and less baggage to class, if you’re ok with using ipads for notes

use reference books for exams- they tell you exactly what to write in an exam (jambulkar for biochem and companion by rashmi for physiology)

make friends and it’s ok to not have the same friends as day 1 at the end of 5 months- initially, people try really hard to make friends and fake personalities. don’t be scared to cut people off and move on- do everything to keep yourself safe.

you aren’t alone in this. no one is judging you. everyone is just as lost as you are- some people are better at hiding it than others. no one has it all figured out.

if you’re living in a hostel- get an all purpose kettle with freeze dried food that actually has nutrition or gets instant oats- maggi only gets you to a certain extent and it’ll get you sick. get used to mess food but don’t force disgusting food in you, it takes time to adjust.

decorate your room and romanticise everything you do cuz it’s a really difficult field, might asw do everything you can to survive it. make it feel like home cuz you’ll barely get vacations, it’s gonna get difficult

develop a cozy routine for after exam evenings and sunday’s so you can avoid burn out- don’t skip out on self care, EVER

if you ever want cute room decor, cheap clothes or cute ceramics - use meesho.

this account has been lovely and so have the people here <3 lovely knowing yall

connect w me on insta

@hitanshii.shah

love yall,

h

i have exams going on and it’s so tiring

i’ll be back soon

wild genuinely

It's my 3 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

long overdue life update

20 dec 2025

hiiiii it’s been so long since i’ve posted and i lowk really just forgot about this app cuz life’s been so much lately. it’s so overwhelming cuz it still feels new but im trying to manage shit so it’s just alot of portions and too little brain power and time

i’m leaving from college in 2 more days for winter break and when i come back, i have my IA exams throughout jan and its got alot of portions

anatomy - gross for lower limb, embryo and histo

physio - general, blood and immunity, nerves and muscles

biochem- literal random pick of chapters

so it’s a lot to study and so much content to make myself memorise and this is only theory, then i have practicals too and i gotta study for that too

so i’m going home with a bunch of books to study from, even over vacation. honestly cannot wait to go home cuz no matter how much i wanted to move out, i still miss opening my door and running to my mom to bother her when i was bored of studying.

recently also been feeling very low mentally which drains so much energy and then i can’t study so hopefully that gets better soon

i’m going to the library all day tmr with a friend so hopefully i finish as much as possible. i also need to finish my SDL assignments and lab records so there’s quite some work to do.

also injured myself a lot lately but it’s all reduced now (went to the ER once and got blood test - my first blood test ehehhe) but yeah

i will try posting more regularly now cuz it helps me hold myself accountable too but let’s see, sometimes it’s too overwhelming.

i also have issues with my hostel cuz there’s no hot water here since a week and i’ve been showering in cold water.

i’m really exhausted now so i will sleep

goodnight loves

have a nice one

love, h.