Bridging to Cambridge

'Masters abroad' is one of the common choices young graduates make these days, for a better future. Of course only if one couldn't get through their desired institutes in India. So am I, with all those dreams in virtual clouds above me.
Mission Cambridge. To accomplish my dream career in neurosciences. Clinical neurosciences to be precise. Why neuroscience? My paternal grandfather, then a civil servant, who's familiar to me only through his faded out black and white family photographs had an untimely demise with a clot in the brain and paralysis. Years later my grand mother had paralysis strokes. Even my own father suffered a mild stroke at an young age to have one. Congenital neural disorder it is. May be because of their suffering, or the environment at the hospitals I closely observed, or the books I read about them out of enthusiasm that subject fascinates me, taking me in its path.

School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge

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Why UK and that too Cambridge? The third best university in the world, top class faculty, highly reputed for its degrees and world leading research opportunities. Can I ask for more. Its the best in neurological research in Europe followed by Germany and France. Also the fusion of two different subjects that can be taken up, like I can take a module or two on psychology, another subject that interests me. The freedom to study your own way is sheer bliss. There's another reason for choosing UK above all other countries. When in school I took up GESE(Graded Examinations in Spoken English) by Trinity. One of the Trinity faculty used to come all the way from London to be the examiner of this face to face oral examination in ten different grades. Mr.Ben Mc Donald my fourth grade examiner is the apple of my eye. I cherish every moment spent with him. Unlike other examiners who cared for their jobs alone, he was very interactive, amusing and pleasing. At the end of the day he talked to all of us in group. He told that Indians are amiable and have a correct accent in English, for they are spread all over the world and that we shouldn't try to feign affecting our nativity. And the way he described about his place--houses connected along the lane, noise free traffic, snowy winters, pleasant summers, beautiful countryside, the royal family and specially Cambridge. Everything's playing in my mind like a fast forwarded movie. He made an impact on all of us. You needn't eat the entire cake to know its taste. He is the epitome of British. I always wished to experience everything he said at least once in my life.

my grade 4 certificate

New culture, new people, new lifestyle accompany your new beginning to life, refreshing and rejoicing. If you take me to a new place and tie me to a chair, you can be sure that I'll go away around exploring places along with the chair. And if its UK needless to say my anxiety. Being a countryside freak myself those beautiful sceneries already attracting me. Admiring and enjoying the aesthetic beauty while riding a bicycle all the way is fun out of world, which is probably not possible here(as far as I know). 

flowery meadows of UK

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Though I'm still through my graduation, I'm quite sanguine about my future. Hope I come out with flying colours. By any chance of a snowball in the hell if Mr.Ben happens to see this post (greedy! yes a bit ;)), We love you and would definitely visit you if all the above mentioned dreams come true (He gave us his details to visit him if anyone of us makes it into Cambridge. So sweet he is!).
It is highly risky for any emigrant student to study in Britain or any other country without proper visa. You can get more information regarding if you wish to study in the UK like me at British Council website.
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