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My name is Jasmine, I'm 20 years old and I am a 3rd year medical student.


 I began my Instagram page (@studyingwithjasmine) in January 2018 and since then have shared lots of study tips and advice for university applicants - I created this blog so I could have everything in one place! 
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On this website you can find lots of study tips (including motivation, productivity and planning), revision techniques and information about applying to university and university life. Just click the button below to explore all of my posts! 


If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to direct message me on Instagram!
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Lots of love,
Jasmine x

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Grades

GCSE : 11A* and 1A
AS : AAA
​A2 : A*A*A*

University
1st year: 83.5% average
​2nd year: 79%
​Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
- Albert Schweitzer

How to stay motivated to study 

Even if you know you need to study to get good grades and reach your goal, it is hard to maintain motivation all of the time. Here are some tips that helped me to stay motivation during my A-Levels:

1. Write down your long term goal and the steps you need to do in order to get there ...read more

MY first year at medical school

I’ve just finished my first year at medical school and I can’t believe how fast its gone! 
I thought I’d just make a post to summarise my first year at university for anyone who is interested, and also for me to look back on further down the line! ...read more

How to plan effectively

Since the start of 2018 I have planned so much and it has helped me to become SO much more organised and productive so I thought I’d share some tips with you all! 
1. Use to-do lists rather than timed revision slots. I find that I work more efficiently and finish the tasks to the best I can. For example ... read more

How to have a good sleep routine and wake up early 

For most of my life I have never been a morning person- in fact, quite the opposite. From January this year, I challenged myself to start waking up at 6am at least 5 days a week and honestly it made such a big difference to my productivity ...read more

How to start a studygram

I started my Instagram account at the beginning of 2018 to document my progress through A-Level revision and never expected my account would have grown so much! I’ve had some questions about how to grow your account and what content to post so I thought I’d share some tips! ...read more

How to stay on top of your work at university 

In my first year at university, there was a lot of work and it can be easy to fall behind if you don’t have strategies to help yourself keep up. From January onward, I felt a lot more organised and had a set method of writing notes and revising for exams (we had exams every 6 weeks), so I thought I’d share some tips 😊​ ...read more

how to type up your flashcards 

1. I use Microsoft publisher, but you could use any programme with a landscape page that you can insert a table (I think Libre office is a free alternative to Microsoft)
2. First I insert a 2x2 table so my page is divided into 4 ...read more

self care challenges

1. Create a list of everything you would LIKE to do in July, but things that you DON'T ‘have to do’, this may be as simple as relaxing, or maybe doing yoga every morning. As much as I love to do lists ... read more

Unusual revision methods

I love trying out new revision methods to find things that work best for me. These revision methods are ‘unusual’ in my opinion, some of you may already do a lot of these so I apologise if they are not new tips for you!!

1. Record yourself speaking a topic, listen to it, and ...read more

How to memorise content

So many exams are heavily content-based so finding methods to memorise content is important! You should always try to understand content before trying to memorise it, but quite a few exams now ask for definitions and specific sections of knowledge, so memorising comes in pretty handy.
I took A-Level Biology which included a lot of content ... read more

how to be productive after a long day at school

After a full day at school/sixth form, it can be hard to start studying or revising when you return home, which makes it frustrating if you know you have things to get done! Here are my tips to be productive even after you have worked hard all day:
1. Take a break when you return home from school to take your mind off studying for a while. If you can, try and avoid ... read more

how to prevent becoming overwhelmed with revision

Revision can seem daunting when you're approaching exam season and it's only natural to have a bit of a panic and think "how am I ever going to revise everything in time?!". It's good to get into certain habits when it comes to revision so you don't feel to panicky ... read more