#joolshallie

Hello ! 

I realize it’s been a long time I’m on Tumblr and I’ve never introduce myself properly to the english spoken population. Because it’s never to late (and I’m keen on talking about myself for once) let’s do this. 

My name is Marine, 23 yo (oooold), French (but not Parisian). I'm a Slytherin and INTJ.

I'm a 3rd year Physiotherapy Student and I did 3 years in Medschool. I'm also waiting (and doing everything I can) to have a PhD in neurosciences to do research.

I'm also very curious so there is a lot of topic that interest me.

I have been diagnosed with depression (and mood disorders) and struggled with it for half my life. I've taken meds, undergone therapy and saw a psychiatrist (which I still do) and it's getting better.

I play handball, practice a bit of yoga, music (piano and the guitar). I discovered my passion for making pastry one year ago and it's so cool. I love to read when I have some times.

I am bisexual and currently with my girlfriend for a few months now.

In this tumblr I share things about studying, mental health, about my personal life and my experiences during my rotations. Also inspo about life in general and study spaces (I’ve moved in a house with two roomates and in need of inspiration to make my bedroom my own.)

I really like following :

- @quilavastudy and @joolshallie bc they’re inspiring me to pursue medecine (and I find it so nice that they’re sisters!)

- @studyquill bc she’s full of advices/tips and kindness. (also Hermione inspo!) Her notes are so neat and pretty too!

- @howtoskewl bc Gilmore girl (even though you changed url)

- @dungeonstudy yey fellow slytherin 

- @study-like-its-hot bc I love to see her picture of Cambridge !

Ok so, 

You’ve hit the barrier that we all, at one point or another reach - where we need to supplement our natural talent with discipline and work. 

And that’s ok! That’s normal! This is not a crisis. This is real life! 

The best advice I can give you is to study smart. That means targeting your time/ effort to the things you are going to be examined on. This starts with looking over your course syllabus (or what topics you’ve covered in class), and becoming familiar with the structure of your exams. 

and then leaving the rest to one side. 

So what does studying smart mean?

Here’s some other resources that might help: 

Studying smart, not hard (specifically for semester finals)

Study smart - aka affordable losses

How I stay motivated  

General high school tips 

What to do after getting a shit grade 

Time Management 

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, that may also be a time management issue. Now, we’ve all got the same number of hours in a day - it’s how we choose to spend them that makes the difference. 

Some resources on time management 

This comic by @solar-citrus

Managing Time and Tasks (originally by meredithdraper, via working link @elkstudies) 

This amazing post on Time and Task Management by @pensandmachine

@theorganisedstudent FAQ

Finding your best time of the day by @eatwellstudyhard 

this list by @joolshallie

this masterpost by @study-well

On being a doctor 

It’s great that you know that you want to be a doctor. I think a good way to motivate yourself is to ask why you want to be a doctor. Not only for short-term motivation, but for long term motivation. 

This is important because the road to being a doctor (and a lot of ‘traditional’ professions) is much longer than just ‘completing high school and completing med school’. A lot of students don’t realise that it takes, in some instances, decades of hard work. 

Not to mention the financial, emotional and mental sacrifices that you will need to make. 

A good way to make an informed decision about your career choices is to ask people who are already in the field and people who are studying medicine. To that end I’d recommend: 

@studydiaryofamedstudent 

@dxmedicalstudent (FAVOURITE. seriously.) 

@verymedical 

@medicalstate (no longer active, but his posts were always a deep dive into practice, amongst other things) 

On feeling left behind

Here’s the thing.

You’re not. 

You are not falling behind. 

I understand why it feels that way. High school is a pressure cooker. For your entire academic life to date, you’ve been working in this competitive environment. Where success feels like a zero sum game. 

It’s not. 

You have your own route to success. The battles you win, the results you receive, the progress you achieve - the value of these things are not diminished just because “your friends are doing better.”

Its natural to judge your performance against everyone else. What they got for an exam, how much they wrote, what answers they got, how they solved a problem. Don’t give too much weight to what people say they’ve done. In the end you can only control your own performance.

You don’t need +90 to ‘move ahead in life’. 

Just because someone does it first, whether it be graduating high school, graduating uni, getting a job first, getting their first kiss, going on a first date - all these ‘coming of age markers’ - doesn’t mean that you won’t get to achieve them yourself. 

But if you feel like you’re falling behind, and you use that feeling to stop yourself from working, then you will be holding yourself back from success. 

So, stop focussing on the ‘race’. Instead, look to where you’re running to. And where you final destination is.  

Highly recommend reading these wise words from @niuniente. 

And if you’re feeling stuck? Reach out for help. 

hey guys! would really like to branch out in the studyblr community, so if you could hit the reblog button, that would be fab!

I’m not sure what you’re referring to here - whether she got better grades than me, or if you’re assuming she got into a ‘better’ med school than me, or if I should just be jealous because she’s done as well as me, or whatever.

But regardless, the answer is no. Firstly, it’s not like we’re drastically different at all - we’re both A/A* students, we both work hard, and we both got into medical school. If I was just bumbling about achieving nothing, then yes I would probably be jealous, but seeing as I have and I’m actually further on than she is (due to being older haha), there’s not much competition there. After all, I still get to become a doctor first ;) 

Like yeah there are some areas where she’s more successful than me. I do think she has a stronger work ethic than me, and she’s been far more consistent in grades than I have been. She’s never had to retake anything, whereas I have. She got more A*s at GCSE and A level, and she got one more offer for med school than I did. If I was a super competitive person maybe this would bother me, but I’m not, and we’ve both got to be where we wanted to be so I just don’t see how it matters. Plus she’s often said to me that I helped inspire her to work so hard, so that’s freaking cute.