BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science

Raeesah

Hi, my name is Raeesah or Racer. When people see how my name is spelt they automatically pronounce the last three letters as ‘sha’ not ‘sah’ and its ‘sah’. Anyhow, back to the point.

I have just completed a BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and will be graduating later in July.

I came to Greenwich via Clearing, which initially was a daunting experience as I had not visited the campus and knew nothing about it, other than what I had read online. Only after accepting my offer did I realise that Greenwich has three campuses and I was to be spending my three years at the Medway campus in Kent.

In order to make the most of being at University, I moved out of my parents’ house and moved to Kent. Adjusting to life away from home took some time; however, looking back I am really glad I made this decision. In the long run, it made settling down and studying much easier.

The first year of my degree was quite fun. Our timetable and number of assignments/assessments were at a number that we could handle and because of this we got the opportunity to go out and have fun, alongside studying.

Second year was much harder. It was manageable but it’s important to remember the ‘jump’ that is constantly referred to, that occurs from first year to second year, exists.

During my second year a lot of third year students told me that third year was not as hard as second year - DO NOT BELIEVE THIS! THIRD YEAR IS BY FAR THE HARDEST, MOST DEMANDING OF THE THREE YEARS.

Make sure you are on top of things from the start of third year. You need to see your supervisor every 2 weeks (regarding your final year project). Even if you don’t know what you’re doing, tell him/her. They will help! The coursework deadline demands are also much greater.

Now, with assessments/exams being held in January and May, the burden will be a lot less, but it won’t be easy but it is doable.

Good Luck and have fun. Try not to be a lastminute.com student J