Southampton Medical School 2012 Applicants

Wouldn't the language become a barrier once you get to your clinical years?

I mean it's pretty difficult to learn (presumably) a brand-new language in two/three years, let alone learning one along-side medicine...

Just my two cents though

i got 2 options. overseas medicine, pharmacy at cardiff. (noway doing a gap year)

Yeah Southampton is my last hope now.

What do people think of doing medicine at charles uni in prague?

I know some people studying medicine in Romania/Malta and none of them regret it. Toughest thing for them was getting the financial support, but apart from that the course is taught in English (apparently there are some prickish lecturers who refuse to teach in English in Romania due to not being paid enough) but they've learnt to get around it. I'd recommend Malta though.

I think ultimately it stems down to how badly you want it - if I didn't have my Leicester offer I would have definitely gone abroad. For me it's a question of either sticking it out and becoming a doctor or doing a degree I'm not remotely interested in, trying again for GEP and facing the harsh truth of being older and more restless as GEP is significantly more competitive than the undergrad route.

I'm sure everyone will agree though - this medicine admission process really knows how to take it out of you.

I don't think there's anyone (on TSR anyway) who's got an offer from Southampton and is going to reject it for another university

I did last year but only because I felt that the way the course was taught at Peninsula i.e. PBL suited me so much more. Also
I had two older brothers at Soton already and wanted to do something different to them oh, and also too close to home!

Fair enough - good reasons

I was gonna counter your argument by saying that you live in Plymouth, but then realised that you probably live there in term time

Ermm yes! Home is 10 miles west of Southampton in the New Forest so if anyone wants to know about Soton and area happy to help and as for the uni my big bro is a post doc( chemical engineering) there and can always ask him if there's something I don't know.

I don't think there's anyone (on TSR anyway) who's got an offer from Southampton and is going to reject it for another university

Everyone seems to love Southampton when they go there (be it an open day or a post-offer open day )

Although i do LOVE soton, it depends on how my other interviews go!

Gratz and best of luck for all of your interviews!

Hope you get your top choice

Awww, thank you! So i'm guessing SOTON is your first choice?

hey guys anyone else waiting to hear anything at all from soton? :/ and whats all this about interviews? I thought soton doesnt do them Oh confusion...

hey guys anyone else waiting to hear anything at all from soton? :/ and whats all this about interviews? I thought soton doesnt do them Oh confusion...

Just out of curiosity, do you know how one would get a loan/financial help when they decide to study abroad? I'm assuming that you cannot just take a loan like you would do when studying at a UK university.

Yes there are still lots of us waiting. Southampton interview internationals, matures and BM6 applicants. They may also interview some BM5 applicants if they wish to have some things on the ucas form clarified.

oh i see, thanks for clarifying bleh, i hate all this waiting, when did they give their offers out last year? :/ also, im an irish applicant, would you say i'll be interviewed? thats if, im lucky enough to get picked

oh i see, thanks for clarifying bleh, i hate all this waiting, when did they give their offers out last year? :/ also, im an irish applicant, would you say i'll be interviewed? thats if, im lucky enough to get picked