#blogrecs

not sure if u mean in general or not but ill give u the genereal blogrec with alllll my favs !

Hi nonny! I really appreciate this ask, and I tried to find some blogs that fit the criteria. Unfortunately, the SaB fandom is pretty divided, and finding people more accepting of both sides is pretty difficult. I was actually going to make a post myself asking for blogs to follow that ship both or that treat both characters well because I’ve run into much the same problem. Currently, I’m actually following a lot of anti blogs that post content for their preferred ships/characters, and I just have the anti tags blacklisted. It’s still kind of depressing to see that kind of stuff pop up so much even when it’s blacklisted, but it’s manageable. Anybody who doesn’t tag their anti shit immediately gets blocked because they’re assholes, so I end up at least following people who are respectful of others in the fandom, which is good enough for me in the end.

I’m also not too sure if you want blogs that are neutral, blogs that post both, blogs that defend Aleksander but still like Mal, or something else. In general, any big gif-making blog is going to be a good bet, as they’re oftentimes more invested in simply creating content than creating anti content. Anything else and it gets slightly complicated, but here are some blogs I could find.

Hello and welcome! 😄

They're so many awesome people, making content and just generally being lovely to interact with but a few of my absolute favorite gifmakers/editors:

@smollyoda, @benjiiskenobi, @obis-kenobis, @obi-kin, @soka-tano, @sithaari, @anakin-skywalker, @ewanmcgregors, @darthsvader, @javier-pena, @nobie, @bo-kryze, @bestintheparsec and @mark-hamil

Hi! First of all, congrats and welcome aboard the trying life and times of a med student! 😂

Please go through my tag "blogrecs" to find lists of medblrs (both Indian and not) here! Apart from those I've already tagged, I'll list some more Indian /South Asian medblrs I came across!

@imasmallboat

@a-piece-of-existence

@sillypandagarden

@lalarevisionland

@janeshowers

@drsatan-36

@jekkylstudies

@icarus-study

(if other Indian/South Asian medblrs see this, please say hi in the replies! I'd love to get to know more of you guys too! ^_^)

As for advice, I'll break it down by subjects, that'll be more helpful, I hope?

I personally struggled with anatomy because it was a sudden and kind of a vast subject, I had trouble remembering all the nitty gritty details. I'll recommend you draw a lot of diagrams when you're reading a topic, they don't have to be super clean or pretty, just good enough for you to understand. Refer to as many atlases you want, Netters was definitely the best :') Grey's Anatomy for Students was a massive help, and I still refer to it.

I also relied heavily on YouTube channels like

AnatomyZone

Armando Hasudungan

Ninja Nerd Lectures

Khan Academy Medicine

Dr Najeebs Lectures

Geeky Medics

Medical Animations

and other tutorial channels for little topics here and there (esp embryology)

As for physio and biochem, I'll recommend you read from standard textbooks like Harpers and Guyton / Ganong, no matter what your seniors and peers tell you (because you'll see as you go on, that most of the curriculum will nudge you towards books by local authors, which are somewhat more confusing and lacking in certain core concepts, at least that's what I felt). The standard textbooks will definitely more challenging to go through the first time, but trust me, the basic concepts you'll build will pay off all through your future years! :D

Thirdly, make your own notes! And keep them nice and fresh in a big fat notebook, because you'll be referring to them all through the future years, up until final MB lol 😂

I wish I'd done this part myself more stringently. My first and second year notes are now all scattered all throughout a lot of notebooks and I'm perpetually looking through a swarm of stuff just to find one topic, you get me? :') so, organisation from day 1 is the key!

Next up, you n I both know how memorisation heavy the Indian curriculum can be, and how marks oriented it all gets :')

So I'd advice you stock up on a bunch of previous years MB / semester questions of your college / University board beforehand and keep practicing! Get them from your seniors or bookstore in your college, they should be available.

Go attend your clinics/wards from day 1, don't be discouraged by seniors who might scoff at you for going forwards from early on. Be curious, ask questions, talk to your professors about things you didn't understand, and always remember to ask for help! If group study works for you, then find two or three people who you can form a study group with and study together!

Apart from these, I'll say don't be too intimidated by your professors and peers (and esp some overacheiving ones who'll constantly put your self esteem to shreds, :'D they'll be there)

But don't let them get the best of you. Remember, you're here because you're curious, you love knowing things, you want to know how the human body works, and your ultimate goal is to be a good human being and a compassionate doctor to people who come to you, vulnerable and in need of help. How you empathise with their problems and are kind to them in their times of need will speak much more about your professional ethics than how much fancy technical nitty gritties of medicine you know or how many shining achievements you have on a piece of paper :')

If you like pink, girly, and luxurious things

If you like the occult and astrology

If you spend too much time with your head in the clouds

If you wish you were on a tropical vacation right now

If you like to look at interesting photos

My favorite babes of all time: @damndriver @kylo-renne @adamsnackdriver @oh-adam form the Holy Angels of Kylo’s Tits.

YES of course!

@tessacarstairs @the-lady-of-roses @catarinalosss @ladyofroses @thepurplewarlock @rosqles @shadowhunterworld @isabellexlovelace @ariadnebridgestock @notyourmomsnephilim @jamescarstairs @aelineblackthorn @queenhelenblackthorn @emmascxrstairs @faircchilds @kittrook @liviablackthorn @nephilimdaily @perfectblackthorns @parabataiblackstairs @queenhelenblackthorn @williamherxndale @immortaltsc @blackthorntrash @galbinuscarnation @graceblackhtorn @raphaelsvntiago @mostawesomepineapple @emmarosales @willherondaels @isabellelovelxce @sorelia-the-shadowhunter

these blogs either exclusively or a majority of the time post about tsc. I love all these blogs and there are so many more that i’ve probably forgotten i’ll prob add more to this later. (pls tell me if I’ve forgotten any!)

bonus: 

@vlctorvale @ghansey @oblivionsdream @matthiashelvar @doranhavilliard