From Plateau to 3310 UCAT: Why Year 12 Doesn’t Have to Be Hell - Rithika Ramesh | Medical Student Interviews #12

How do you navigate a school where half the cohort wants to do medicine? Can "gaslighting" yourself through SACs actually work? What if the real secret to UCAT success isn’t doing more questions, but doing them differently?In Episode 12 of the Medical Student Interviews series, we sit down with Rithika Ramesh, a first-year Monash Medicine student, UCAT tutor, and MacRob graduate who scored a 99.50 ATAR and 3310 on the UCAT. From moments of doubt to major breakthroughs, Rithika shares how she transformed VCE stress and UCAT stagnation into confidence, clarity, and success In this episode, we cover:MacRob Realities: competition, camaraderie, and blocking out the noise in a selective schoolVCE Mindset: SAC setbacks, “gaslighting” yourself, and making mistakes work for youSubject Selection: why passion sometimes beats scaling—and can even lead to perfect study scoreUCAT Journey: from question spam to error logs and skill-buildingMMI Wisdom: soft skills, self-awareness, and the myth of the “perfect doctor”First-Year Med Life: simulated patients, practical learning, and the highlights of learningWhy Medicine?: a personal story and reflection that truly changed everythingFinal Advice: resilience, kindness, and the long game of doing your bestInterested in joining Contour, or just want to see what we're all about? You can sign up for a free, no-strings-attached trial of our VCE or UCAT programs and see what makes Contour stand out firsthand!Sign up at https://www.contoureducation.com.au/enrolment/⊳ LISTEN HERE ⊲YoutubeSpotifyApple Podcasts⊳ GET IN TOUCH ⊲WebsiteInstagramFacebook⊳ SPECIAL THANKS TO ⊲Host: James BlanchSpecial Guest: Rithika RameshEditor: SaoDigitalAV Technician: Will AlexanderMusic by ProjectifySpotifyYoutube