Durham or Leeds for Medicine?

How do the courses compare (lectures/PBL, early clinical contact, year size, BSc opportunities etc.)?

If they're pretty similar, then really it comes down to where you'd like to live for 5-6 years. Did you like Queen's Campus and do you mind being in Stockton for the first 2 years? Likewise do you like Leeds as a city, and would you rather be jollying around West Yorkshire vs. Tyneside after the pre-clinical years?

I'm a fourth year who just transitioned this year. I think it's very easy to go from Stockton to Newcastle, it's the other way round that's hard (they aren't involved with Durham, they don't have the societies down there etc.)

Getting involved with everything in Newcastle Uni is really easy, and in my opinion all the newcastlers have been really friendly. Newcastle itself is a bit more expensive and the first few weeks we all had very poor impulse control but it's ok. It's fun to have somewhere to explore again after a few years, and the move was one of the things that attracted me to Durham/Newcastle.

Hey! Thanks for your reply! I suppose it depends if you're the kind of person who would like the change and a different environment. Also, which college were you in? Snow or Stevenson?