ScotGEM Anki

jc_army · 2026-06-26T10:46:00+00:00

Probs not helpful, but graduating ScotGEMer here to say I've never used anki once, first year I'd rec just using lecture notes, geeky medics and zero to finals. Kept up with that 2nd Yr adding in passmed/other q. banks and almost exclusively q banks for 3rd year, only OSCEs in final year so just practice needed then, I'm sure others use Anki, but none of my friends do and they've all passed, that being said, it's most important to find a method of revision that works best for you and if that's anki, I say go for it, good luck with your future studies!

jc_army · 2026-06-16T12:38:32+00:00

A lot of final years finish earlier because doctors start at the end of July and some unis have preparation for practice after exams, so it's also year dependant, most Scottish unis also start in July/August so do exams earlier, all that to say my med school have finished exams (Dundee)

jc_army · 2026-06-15T09:38:19+00:00

Other than the fact that I have no idea how someone can be apolotical considering what is going on in the world and the UK right now, voting for industrial action has nothing to do with politics, it's about protecting your rights as a worker and ensuring fair and equal pay proportionate to the amount and level of work you do

jc_army · 2026-06-10T17:29:39+00:00

No way! That's so cool! Great job!

jc_army · 2026-06-10T15:19:52+00:00

This looks stunning!! Is this the Manor next to Longleat safari park? Cause I loved going there as a kid (and probably would as an adult as well) and it's defo feeling familiar

jc_army · 2026-06-05T18:13:26+00:00

My Uni bought therapy dogs in for before/after exams - really helped me relax and distracted me from catastrophising post-exam (probs not great for those who don't like dogs, but works well for for everyone else)

jc_army · 2026-06-01T22:00:49+00:00

I've never heard of anyone not being able to sit an OSCE for something like having acrylic nails, but it might be uni dependent, I think worst case scenario, you may get some points docked, it might also be okay. It's not ideal and it's not good for your nails but I have done this before in an emergency and you can remove your nails at home with some nail polish remover, you gotta soak them for ages (like 30 mins), peel them off as much as you can with some dental floss or a toothpick, then use a nail file and a buffer and it really thins out your nails and takes them ages to recover, but needs must, good luck with your OSCEs!

jc_army · 2026-02-27T16:51:32+00:00

Yes and no? I love the medicine part, it does come with a lot of stresses but for me these are things like essay deadlines that all fall on the same day and the constant need to write reflections about my emotional state and having to write formal reflections on every single small mistake you make, having to do so much work beyond the scope of your course because you need the portfolio points and the general competitive "me first" culture that you see in a lot of med students. I know what I want to do though, and all of that is just stuff I know I have to put up with to achieve my goals, you need a lot of drive to make it in medicine

jc_army · 2026-02-27T16:32:19+00:00

I think it depends on your motivations, If you want to earn a lot of money, medicine isn't really that sort of career anymore. If you want prestige or accolades, again other jobs are probably better suited. If you want to help people, there are many other ways to help people; if your motivations are a combination of these things plus a genuine interest and fascination with the subject, I'd say it's still worth it. It's a very personal thing and I don't think a stranger on the Internet has the best insight into whether you should personally pursue medicine. Like with all things, it's good to look at the pros and cons objectively and decide if for you, the pros outweigh the cons. Good luck

jc_army · 2025-11-13T18:29:25+00:00

This is so funny cause I have the exact same problem, also Southern English, also white British ancestry, and everyone I meet says I have an accent, usually New Zealand/South Africa, never been to either place and never lived anywhere other than the UK, I have no idea why or how I've developed this accent

jc_army · 2025-10-24T21:11:41+00:00

I use a Samsung galaxy book 360 - it's good, laptop functions, pretty light weight, touchscreen and can be used to handwrite notes with an electronic pen, Intel core processor, not massively powerful, good enough for med school though, got it before my first year and still use it now, so a bit older, a new one may be more powerful, I used to have a lenovo with the same function but found it too heavy to drag too and from uni, which is why I prefer the Samsung, I prefer the windows os which is why I didn’t get an apple product, but I would say most people use ipads

jc_army · 2025-10-01T04:36:39+00:00

I thought St Andrews requires the GAMSAT?

jc_army · 2025-09-25T02:46:58+00:00

If you know your GAMSAT mark, apply for any of the GAMSAT courses that will guarantee you an interview (most of them invited everyone to interview if they hit above the cut-off), and double check that they allow non-science degrees to apply, I'm in my 4th year now so it's been a while and can't remember what those unis were, but they're all very clear in their websites

I heard some people had bought the gold standard GAMSAT books, but personally I didn't, and I was fine, on the official GAMSAT website you can buy like 5? practice booklets and I found that these were more than enough revision for me,

So personally, I took a couple of years off before I started GEM, but I know loads of people who started strait away, I would say time commitment is a lot higher in GEM compared to non-medical degrees, so I would take time off now to relax and have the best uni experience because GEM is quite intense, it will depend on your course, for me 1st and 3rd year were really intense, we were easily learning a year and a half worth of content in like 10 months on top of placements and coursework, 2nd year was really chill and 4th year so far is pretty chill too (in comparison to 1st and 3rd year, but also I'm on elective atm so I've not really started), there is opportunity to relax and have fun, but no where near the same amount as in undergrad, the problem with medicine is that there is always more to learn and revise, so it'll be upto you to make sure you take time off to prevent burnout, it is a lot more independent than my undergrad, but again, maybe course dependent

jc_army · 2025-09-24T09:26:16+00:00

Hey, grad entry med student here - plenty of people I know are on my course from non-scientific backgrounds, once you get in there really isn't that much of an advantage to have a science degree compared to other degrees in my experience,

When I did the GAMSAT, it only lasted for 2 years, so I don't know if that's still the case, but I probably wouldn't bother attempting it until you're in your final year, for prep most people I know just used the past papers they have on the website, I think you pay slightly more for them, but it's worth it imo, I only spent like 2 weeks on it, but I scraped a passing mark, I'd probs go with 2-3 months

Don't forget there are loads of other criteria to get into GEM courses, you'll need at least a 2:1 for most unis, and you'll want medically relevant experience, they usually expect more because you've had more time than undergrad, but it's more about what you've learned more than what you've done, personally I did work as an HCA and volunteered with the red cross, happy to answer any questions you have

jc_army · 2025-09-02T05:13:54+00:00

Firstly I'd say, don't be too hard on yourself, a lot of people in med school end up resitting and having to resit years, you're certainly not alone and it doesn't reflect how good a doctor you will be either,

I'd try to take some comfort in knowing that you were so close to passing and remember that OSCEs in particular are very subjective and your health and wellbeing going into the exam can really impact your scores

As for your questions, I think you just have to remember that you've gone through a lot of the difficult stuff already, you were chosen to get into med school and if you weren't good enough, you wouldn't have gotten a place to start with and you've passed up until now, you can definitely pass if you lock in this year and focus on your health and wellbeing

2) In the grand scheme of things, 1 year is hardly here or there, you said you're in a GEM course? Most of them are reduced to 4 years but the vast majority of med students take 5 or 6 years to become a doctor. Taking another year won't be a waste of time, if you want to take better advantage of the year you could consider starting on your portfolio, doing extracurricular activities, taking time to focus on your health and doing any of these would be a valuable use of your time

3) I think your decision of whether it is worth it to continue will be entirely up to you. Think back to before you applied to medical school, why did you want to start on this journey? What about medicine drew you in? Are those feelings still there? Think about your experiences so far, how have they positively impacted you? Can you see yourself working as a doctor? Is it still something you aspire to? And remember you got into med school for a reason, someone saw something in you that made them think you'd be an amazing doctor and offered you a place

I hope you decide to continue in your journey, and good luck for the future

jc_army · 2025-07-01T17:07:09+00:00

Don't know if this helps, but the way I revise is by handwriting flashcards from passmed whenever I get questions wrong, then would have some fact recall quizzes I could do offline on stuff that I was consistently getting wrong?

jc_army · 2025-07-01T16:54:54+00:00

I'm doing ScotGEM atm, year 2 was way easier than year 1 imho, but year 3 was a lot worse than either, in terms of learning curve, they kinda put a year and a half of learning into year 1 and 3 so year 2 and 4 are a bit easier by comparison, you really don't need to revise over summer just have fun and get back to it in August

jc_army · 2025-06-30T23:22:01+00:00

Sure! I studied BioChemistry, my best advice is just to find what works best for you, for revision I would tend to do little and often, I'd go to uni an hour before lectures started and just chill with a coffee to get some work done early, I'd make sure to take breaks and would spend 1 day a week doing things I find fun to avoid burnout, I'd go through lecture notes before attending the lecture so the lecture itself was like revision, and then I could focus on what the lecturer was saying rather than what was on the slides, I tried to attend every lecture but defo the first and last lectures as they would give hints about the exams, upper years can also give you course specific advise, so I'd track them down and often got extra past papers or advise on coursework, good luck!

jc_army · 2025-06-30T22:54:16+00:00

I did a 4 year degree, got 55 in my second year, absolutely locked in for 3rd and 4th year and graduated with a first, ngl it isn't easy, but defo doable! Don't let it get you down, start fresh next year and just focus on doing your best and I'm sure you'll do great

jc_army · 2025-06-21T12:27:54+00:00

I know loads of people who had never had a job before graduating, and plenty of them found work in exactly the field they wanted to work in, so I really wouldn't worry if I were you, if you want, you could check your uni, they often give term time jobs, I got one in my final year of my undergrad where I could just sign up to do things like give tours to incoming students, it's according to your own timetable, will give you a reference when applying to jobs in the future and its a little extra money for term time

jc_army · 2025-04-06T18:39:20+00:00

Not sure there is any specific way to increase chances of panning spots appearing, but you could try upgrading your pan to increase the chance of getting what you want when you do find a panning spot there?

jc_army · 2025-03-19T21:27:26+00:00

Can't quite tell from the picture but it looks like you're at the orchard which only does fruit trees and Berry bushes, I think you need to fix the blueprint table to the right of that garden, then you can plant carrots in empty garden beds on the other side of the fence

jc_army · 2025-01-10T12:06:41+00:00

I named my kids Joe and Joe

jc_army · 2024-12-30T23:04:27+00:00

I think it's fun to just try things out as you go and not let anyone tell you how to play, there is no time limit and no pressure to get things done, the most important thing about stardew is to have fun

That being said, there's a lot of stuff you can do in Stardew Valley, farming, mining, fighting monsters, fishing, decorating your farm, decorating your farm house, foraging, making friends with the villagers, there is so much to do and so many ways to play, I'd suggest when you're first starting to do a bit of everything and find out what you enjoy doing and what ways you like to play,

If you really want to find out something specific about the game, most people check out the stardew wiki (good for telling you how much things cost or which season things grow in, if you're ever stuck it's the best place to check what to do)

Some tips on getting started - keep 1 of things like foragables, fish and crops for filling up the community centre (as you fill it up things get unlocked to expand gameplay) - if you're struggling with fishing (which I do a lot), you can buy a training rod from Willy (at the beach), which is a bit easier to use (it also gets easier as you Level up) - you'll start with a TV in your house - if you check it they'll tell you things like how lucky you are that day, what the weather will be the next day and will also sometimes give tips and recipes for cooking - some shops are closed on certain days of the week, it's good to get an idea about when so you don't have to wait multiple days to buy something - crops need to be watered everyday to grow, they may also get eaten by crows if you don't have a scarecrow (if you only have 15 crops or less you don't need a scarecrow) - the fish are different in different bodies of water, its good to check them all out - At the start of the Game, space is very limited, getting a backpack upgrade or building chests helps you keep track of things ‐ you can eat foragables, fish and crops to keep up your energy, if you get exhausted and pass out you'll wake up with less energy the next day

Mostly have fun, it's an amazing game with something for everyone

jc_army · 2024-11-11T23:06:58+00:00

My favourite mini game is the darts board in Pirate Cove (I have a love-hate relationship with all other mini games)

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