I’m Shreyaa, a final year medical student at the University of Southampton! I am very passionate about helping aspiring medics and have been mentoring for the past 5 years (and have successfully helped 25+ students through the medicine application process, from personal statements through to interviews and A Levels via private mentoring/ tutoring).
I have completed A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology, as well as an EPQ. I often work alongside the admissions team, and therefore have experience working with students during the application process, and am confident in doing so. I have also been invited to sixth forms for talks about my experience with the application process, and life as a medical student. I have also led mock interview workshops for local schools and sixth forms.
As someone who received 3 offers in my first application cycle, I am eager to share my advice and help others in their applications too.
I like to go through questions to understand topics. I would go through mock questions with the student, and allow them to make any mistakes in a safe environment, as this is the best way to learn, and go through the answers while simultaneously looking at the topic, including study skills and tips that helped me/ others (e.g. go through an abstract reasoning question style, talk through the student’s process, discuss how to achieve the right answer, go through tips for the subject, and find similar/ other questions depending on how much help the student needs on the topic).
I have worked as a widening participation mentor for 4 years, assisting students through the medicine application process, from UCAT/ personal statements through to deciding unis, the UCAS application, interviews and A Levels. I have also tutored 11+ students for 2+ years and have ran revision sessions for GCSE Biology and Chemistry. I have also run multiple revision sessions for medical students at Southampton. I have also been a UCAT/ medicine interviews tutor for over a year.
I was elected as Vice President for our Medical Society in Southampton through a faculty-wide vote, where all students and staff voted. Through the role, I have been able to run many teaching sessions for medical students, run social events and visit local schools tor run talks about medicine. I am actively involved in medical research alongside my studies and have been selected for multiple conferences to present my research. My primary interest areas include service improvement and medical education studies.