by Nasywa Amaliya | Jul 24, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Medical & Health Sciences, Science
“Is it possible to work while doing first-year Biomed?” Kia ora koutou, my name is Nasywa, and one of the most common advice/suggestions I heard about doing first-year Biomedical Sciences is that studying should be your number one priority. Even as I sat down in the...
by Harry Lok Wai Lee | Jul 19, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Medical & Health Sciences
You’re now at University. Amazing. It’s an opportunity to have a good time for 3, 4, 5 years. You will come across lots of great people with similar mindsets and interests, develop lifelong friendships, and some of you will meet the love of your life, and even marry...
by Harry Lok Wai Lee | Jun 29, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Medical & Health Sciences, Study tips, Uni hacks
I have cut the fat and gone straight to the meat to outline all you need to know for entering medical school at the University of Auckland. Read until the end. Overview of the three entry pathways: First year Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) – BioMed...
by isabelle | Jun 19, 2023 | Arts, Business School, Computer Science, Creative Arts and Industries, Design, Education, Engineering, Inside Word 2023, Law, Medical & Health Sciences, Science, Study tips, Uni hacks
It’s that time of the semester again. Currently, classes have ended for the semester. It’s a relief to finally be done – but there are still exams looming in the not-too-far future, and lab reports are still due. For me, this semester has been one that has...
by Nasywa Amaliya | May 30, 2023 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2023, Medical & Health Sciences, Science, Uni hacks
Kia Ora everyone, My name is Nasywa, and I am a first-year BSc majoring in Biomedical science student at the Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland), taking the pre-med route with the initial hope of getting into clinical in my second year. In this blog, I’d...
by Harry Lok Wai Lee | May 29, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Medical & Health Sciences
I got a brain injury. Happened on a Thursday night. Got sent to the ED and was told that I have a concussion and needed to take time off ‘work’, or in my case, time off on hospital placements. As soon as I start using my brain, it hurts. Unlike a common cold, it’s not...