University of Hertfordshire- Paramedic Science 2011

Thankyou so much, that's really really useful. A lot of people seem to be slagging it off big time on some forums but from everything I have seen on visits and heard from actual students there is seems very good and I definately think it will be my first choice. :smile:

Which accomodation do you think is the best? I think I liked the telford court flats best but I didn't really see much of the other halls.

Thankyou for all of your help :smile:

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Original post by RachelCooper

Which accomodation do you think is the best? I think I liked the telford court flats best but I didn't really see much of the other halls.

Thankyou for all of your help :smile:

I never really understood why it gets slagged off so much either, it really doesn't deserve all the bad comments, cause in my view herts is a good uni. Of course if you get stories from people who get in trouble all the time and hang out with the wrong people then you might hear stories you don't want to hear really, but you got these people in any uni :smile:

I spent my first year in Roberts Way, which are spacious rooms although they might look a bit depressing at times as there are a lot of dark colours so you would need do it up a bit yourself :tongue:

De havilland is generally quite a nice campus I think and has nice rooms although they are a bit on the small side at times but you do have the en-suite of course, they are also a lot more expensive :tongue:

Perhaps have a look on the wiki of the accommodation on TSR here, you can find that here: Halls of Residence.

Either way, Telford court seems a good choice! :smile:

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Hey!

I've applied to do the BSc at Herts!
Had my interview on the 8th of December and still haven't heard a thing! It's awful playing the waiting game :frown:

Anybody have a clue as to when they will give out the offers? :s-smilie:

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Original post by cal_allison

Hey!

I've applied to do the BSc at Herts!
Had my interview on the 8th of December and still haven't heard a thing! It's awful playing the waiting game :frown:

Anybody have a clue as to when they will give out the offers? :s-smilie:

If you are worried just give them a ring. No one on here can tell you when you will get your offer exactly. Some departments have interviews like yours, others don't so it's different for everyone :smile:

Good luck. If the student centre is not helpfull just ask to get put through to the help desk of your department.

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I got an email from Laurie Williams the admissions tutor and then it came through on ucas but mine was for the foundation degree so maybe they had sorted that out quicker. You could email her directly? Her email address is in the prospectus I think.

Good Luck :smile:

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Thanks for the advice guys :smile:

I'll drop them an e-mail asking if they know when the offers will be given out or if they know about me specifically :smile:

I'll let you know the outcome! :biggrin:

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ahamshaw

I’ve applied to do the paramedic science course at Hertfordshire but haven’t heard anything yet?!
Does anyone know if they have been doing the interviews for long? I’m getting quite worried now
Thanks

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Original post by ahamshaw

Hi. I applied in November and my interview was the first week in January I think. I received my offer through in mid feb I guess. They dis say at te interview that we probably wouldn't know until march/April time and I haven't heard anyone else say they have an offer on here. Which course did you apply for the fdsc or bsc? It may be different for the 2 courses.

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chrisr1993

I applied back in October and had an interview in Late november i think. Heard back within a week with an offer. I dont think theres any way of predicting when you will hear back. On the day of the interview we were told that if they like you and want you then you will hear back quick, likewise if they dont want you then you will also hear back quick. So if youre still waiting on an offer then thats not necessarily a bad thing.

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Original post by chrisr1993

Well Done

which course was that for, bsc or fdsc?
What other offers do you have and which is your favourite?

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Hey all,

I had an interview for BSc on the 8th of december. I still havent heard anything yet. If there is anyone who has applied for the same course as me and recieved a reply, could you let me know?

Good luck to all of you by the way. :smile:

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Original post by cal_allison

Hey!

I've applied to do the BSc at Herts!
Had my interview on the 8th of December and still haven't heard a thing! It's awful playing the waiting game :frown:

Anybody have a clue as to when they will give out the offers? :s-smilie:

Hey

i think we were interviewed at the same time. Did your day start at 12:45? I havent heard anything yet either. Good luck! :smile:

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Original post by Hannah03

Hey

i think we were interviewed at the same time. Did your day start at 12:45? I havent heard anything yet either. Good luck! :smile:

Hey

Yeah I think we did! 12:45 was my start time aswell :smile:

Good luck to both of us! Hopefully we will be seeing each other in september! :biggrin:

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Original post by cal_allison

Hey

Yeah I think we did! 12:45 was my start time aswell :smile:

Good luck to both of us! Hopefully we will be seeing each other in september! :biggrin:

Yea I thought the course was great. Hertfordshires my first choice. Where else have you applied? Yea good luck for both of us. I don't have a clue when they are going to give out the decisions. I hope it's soon :smile:

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I absolutely fell in love with Hertfordshire. The course and everything was just perfect. I heard that they are interviewing until roughly April? Still not sure though. I don't think anyone who applied for the BSc has heard back yet so no news is good news for now! :biggrin:

haha

If you join the group on facebook 'so you want to be a paramedic' that gives loads of info and is ran by some paramedics themselves so it's a good way to find info :smile:

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chriscpritchard

Firstly, congratulations to all the people with an offer! From a first year perspective, the course is really good here and all the staff are friendly and supportive! From an accommodation perspective, I'm living at ridgeview lodge, it's uni owned and located in london colney, near st albans, it is ideal for people with cars as there is free parking and it is only a 10 minute drive from the uni (with traffic, I've managed to get to uni in 5 minutes before when the roads were clear), it is cheap and the rooms are pretty big, so if you are going to bring a car to uni it's definately the way forward.

So far we've only had 2 weeks placement, as observers, but there is more time in the summer and a lot more time in year 2, 3 and 4. During the first year the BSc and FdSc students are together in all modules, except for the practical sessions in "paramedic skills development", where we are split, but only because the size of the cohort makes it impossible for the staff to do otherwise, the content of both groups is the same. If any of you are coming to the open day, then feel free to come over to the paramedic science stand and ask any questions, I'll be there, as well as some other students!

I'd echo the sentiment about the "so you want to be a paramedic" group, bob, one of the people who runs it, is one of our tutors and he's brilliant, I'm sure people on the group will answer your questions or you can feel free to PM me and I'll do my best to answer/find out!

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