Alex, 30, found fame on Love Island. He lives in London and is currently working in A&E at London’s University Hospital Lewisham. He’s also the Department for Education’s UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador
The first time I applied to medical school, I dropped a mark or two on results day and didn’t get in. I was devastated. I had to reapply, do the interview and the test again, but in the long run, it taught me a lot of lessons.
Yes, it’s horrible to fail anything, but when you do so, you learn the skills of picking yourself back up, getting yourself motivated and moving forward.
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