By Helen Silkman, a 4th year student at MacQuarie University, Sydney.

Top ten reasons to be a chiropractic student…and my survival tips.

To study harder that you ever thought your brain would allow you to, just when you think you can't cram anymore in, you go to another neurology lecture and realize you have just scratched the surface.

Survival tip: This is a great time to get an adjustment

To have all the sleep you need every night knowing that you will never have late night cram sessions fuelled by coffee, never have to sit an exam where you have to show every single adjustment you have ever learnt in about 10 minutes and make every one perfect. And never have to go to lectures till 10pm at night and start at 8am the next morning. This will never happen at chiropractic school….Just in case it does….

Survival tip: this is a great time to get an adjustment.

To experience a Macquarie University Chiro Student Association Harbour Cruise.

Survival tip: After one of those, it's a great time to have an adjustment.

To have a competition to get your hands on more bodies than any of your friends.

Survival tip: this is a great time to get an adjustment

Learning about DD and BJ, realizing they blazed a path with passion for a profession that has principle, vision and ethics that ensures that you as a chiropractor can share the BIG picture with students of chiropractic.

Survival tip: This is a great time to get an adjustment.

Learning chiropractic adjustments from principled chiropractors who love their students, love their profession and wish everyone of us success in our studies so we can one day return the favour with edification and inspiration, to give of our time and energy, to teach a student about chiropractic.

Survival tip for lecturers and tutors: This is a great time to get an adjustment.

To come to seminars and learn about the world of chiropractic from the most amazing, talented and inspirational chiropractors from around the world.

Survival tip: Seminars are a great time to get an adjustment

Meeting other chiropractic students who become an inspiration to you, who give you love and support when you need it the most, to help you through the toughest 5 years of your life. Who then go on to support you through practice and the rest of your career as a chiropractor, as your network of trustworthy and valued friends.

Survival tip: This is a great time to get an adjustment from your best friend.

To read in the press that chiropractic is the fastest growing health care profession in the world. More and more people every day are learning about subluxation, adjustments and chiropractic.

Survival tip: This is a great time to get an adjustment and see what all these people are going to their chiropractor for.

To graduate as a chiropractor, to be around other chiropractors, to speak, love, give, devote, inspire, create, transmit, uplift, recharge, appreciate, cherish and honour all chiropractic has to offer the world, the world needs you, the world needs chiropractic.

My number one survival tip: THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GET AN ADJUSTMENT.