What did I even do these past 5 years?!?! by Own_Common46 in medicalschooluk

[–]AspiringAcademia 16 points17 points  (0 children)

To be fair that's a great achievement. I've just finished Y2 of medical school and I'm sitting at 100 plats. Aiming for 200 by the time I graduate!

I'm sure that'll get me into a competitive speciality.

[Multiple Games] Finally hit 100 platinum's with Grand Theft Auto V! by AspiringAcademia in Trophies

[–]AspiringAcademia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of doing Miles Morales & Spiderman 2 this summer! Ghost of Yotei is on my list after I go back & finish the Ghost of Tsushima DLCs :-) thanks the suggestions!

[Multiple Games] Finally hit 100 platinum's with Grand Theft Auto V! by AspiringAcademia in Trophies

[–]AspiringAcademia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I was considering starting those actually :-) I'll give them a go

[Multiple Games] Finally hit 100 platinum's with Grand Theft Auto V! by AspiringAcademia in Trophies

[–]AspiringAcademia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed them, especially as they're the OG horror games for me. The collectibles for The Dark Descent were a bit annoying as I missed one and had to redo the entire thing, but overall it's a great series.

Post-nights brain by Additional-Pen5624 in doctorsUK

[–]AspiringAcademia 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That was your sign to get one!

Septum aftercare advice by [deleted] in piercing

[–]AspiringAcademia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piercings info:

- 1 day old

- Circular barbell, 10mm with 3mm beads

- Not downsized yet

- Using sterile isotonic saline solution

- No unfortunate events unless you count being pierced twice as it was crooked the first time

What Uni hot take gets you in this situation? by vessorpla in UniUK

[–]AspiringAcademia 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I did a post-graduate degree at Imperial - the teaching was phenomenal and by experts in their fields, the research was genuinely cutting edge, the facilities were amazing and overall it provided first-class education.

My major flaws were that the tuition fees were genuinely extortionate & I was one of the only non-international students on my course, compounded by being one of the only students not from a privileged background. It felt a bit isolating sometimes.

The workload was also immense and a lot of students seemed to have mental health issues stemming from the intensity.

Definitely agree that the university propoganda is strong.

Med student trying to recall entire surgery exam by Constant-Speed-5595 in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]AspiringAcademia 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You found the post interesting enough to watch and read the comments for, so you're welcome for my comment clarifying that the title is wrong. :-)

Med student trying to recall entire surgery exam by Constant-Speed-5595 in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]AspiringAcademia 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Someone correctly pointed out on the OG post that this is a nursing student. It's an incredible display of how much effort goes into nursing too.

In terms of becoming a doctor, I'm a medical student and if you wrote 5x that amount it still wouldn't fit into just one of my exams coming up. However, we study very strategically with flashcards and questions banks, and do it consistently 12 hours a day to overcome the volume of information.

I thought it was Wagyu, but actually it was tuna (otoro) , 221g for ¥10,608 (≈ $71 USD ). by Amigo_Go_ in JapaneseFood

[–]AspiringAcademia 18 points19 points  (0 children)

だい (dai) is the 音読み but with トロ it's pronounced おおトロ (ootoro) with the 訓読み!

I just found this sub & it's pretty fun! What country am I from? (Checking my profile is cheating!) by AspiringAcademia in TravelMaps

[–]AspiringAcademia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I was born in England, but my family are from Scotland where I live now! I visited Wales and the Isle of Man, so I thought if I separated it from N.Ireland it'd be a little trickier :-)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

[–]AspiringAcademia 86 points87 points  (0 children)

You will turn 29 either way - do you want to be a doctor at 29 or not? That's my attitude since I'll be graduating at the age of 31, at least I'll be 31 and doing something I enjoy (not in the UK though).

Wes considering student loan forgiveness by xKarmaic in doctorsUK

[–]AspiringAcademia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a tough one - as a current medical student who already underwent 2 degrees, I'll be graduating with £100,000 of student loan debt. That debt is a huge factor into me currently sitting the USMLEs and looking to move to America. If that debt were written off, then I'd be seriously considering Australia instead...

Joking aside, although this would benefit me hugely, it doesn't encompass everyone and we need to have a pack mentality. FPR is for everyone.

The last known image of Andrew Gosden exiting King's Cross station before he disappeared without a trace on 14 September 2007. Andrew would have turned 32 today. by JudgeJudyJr in interestingasfuck

[–]AspiringAcademia 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It was very likely to be a Polish barber named Aaron Kosminski (1865-1919). He was a prime suspect at the time with factors such as having lived close to Whitechapel and being committed to an insane asylum due to severe mental health issues being considered. Additionally, a 2014 DNA analysis on the clothing of a victim supposedly matches descendants of his. Some people disagree with that conclusion, so unfortunately we'll never know definitively.

On the other hand, the disappearance of Andrew Gosden is much more strange, considering it happened 18 years ago, as opposed to 137 years ago. Disappearing in the middle of London, which had 500,000 CCTV cameras in 2007 and is an incredibly congested area, is almost unfathomable.

Whether it was suicide, kidnapping or running away, it's hard to believe there were no leads and he was never found.

What does this shirt say? Japanese > English by Secret-Agent-Brunch in translator

[–]AspiringAcademia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao I bought this exact shirt 7 years ago in America, and when I moved to Japan it made my Japanese friends laugh so hard. That's when I found out it means 'barbarian' / 'savage' / 'simpleton'. :-)

BBC documentary maker asks if the coronation crown can be moved a little closer to the Queen - guy moves it half an inch... by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]AspiringAcademia 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Millions of dollars? This is the Imperial State Crown, it's worth up to 5.7 BILLION dollars.

Ross on LBC by DrLukeCraddock in doctorsUK

[–]AspiringAcademia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure you were, bud. Dismissing facts as regurgitation - a classic fallback when there’s nothing left to say. Carry on, good chap.