Queen&#x27;s Belfast Medicine 2016 Entry

And I definitely agree with you there. There's about a third of school leavers/gap yearers/graduates. Plus, no one would know you're 30 to be honest if you don't say, plus everyone just blends in and gets on with everyone else anyway :')

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Original post by vicmed

I'm in first year currently and trust me about 30% of us firsties are graduates! There are definitely people in and around their 30s, medicine is quite incestuous and by the end of 1st semester everyone is great friends no matter what age you are. Some people are even getting married or have got married and it's awesome, I couldn't imagine medicine without you older guys there, i would hate to go to a uni where they offer a 4 year course for graduates!

Say, how are you finding second semester? I'm totally panicking and missed this morning's CPP lecture lol

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Original post by em111

Any reviews on what it's like living in the Elms? What's the best room to choose,etc. ?

Elms is quite far from the MBC to be honest, but it has good security (you can't get in after 11pm if you don't have your keyfob and student card with you) and generally, pretty good social events as well. But if I can choose again I'd choose College gardens because it's so much closer. I thought Elms would be good for the social aspect, which it is but it's not worth the 20 mins of walk every morning....

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Original post by LovePiano

Say, how are you finding second semester? I'm totally panicking and missed this morning's CPP lecture lol

I'm panicking too. I'm so stressed. I'm so tired. I think I'm getting about 4/5 hours a sleep a night 😩
To be honest you didn't miss much hahaha it was all these finance terms and stuff...
i havnt even done any revision today I'm far too tired :frown:

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Original post by vicmed

I'm panicking too. I'm so stressed. I'm so tired. I think I'm getting about 4/5 hours a sleep a night 😩
To be honest you didn't miss much hahaha it was all these finance terms and stuff...
i havnt even done any revision today I'm far too tired :frown:

Wow are you revising til like 3am then? That's definitely much more than I do so I don't think you should panic haha! You have the weekend anyway ^_^

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Original post by LovePiano

Wow are you revising til like 3am then? That's definitely much more than I do so I don't think you should panic haha! You have the weekend anyway ^_^

It's because I start at 8/9 every night, and then each lecture is taking a good 2 hours 😩 4 weeks until summer though

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Original post by vicmed

it's because i start at 8/9 every night, and then each lecture is taking a good 2 hours 😩 4 weeks until summer though

i can't wait!! XD

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hahgnds

I'm having a look at places near the MBC and uni but I don't know the area well enough to decide. I think I'll have a look at the Fb group?

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searchingsazza

Any current QUB medicine students can tell me about placements in 3rd/4th/5th year? I think there are about 7 or 8 teaching hospitals but only four in Belfast - how do they allocate your placement - particularly the 13 week one in 3rd year. Really don't fancy being sent out of Belfast in my 3rd at Uni.

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booboopie

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Hi is there an offer holder group where we can join like Facebook? Thank you! :smile:

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Original post by searchingsazza

Any current QUB medicine students can tell me about placements in 3rd/4th/5th year? I think there are about 7 or 8 teaching hospitals but only four in Belfast - how do they allocate your placement - particularly the 13 week one in 3rd year. Really don't fancy being sent out of Belfast in my 3rd at Uni.

Really sorry but everyone is going to have placements out of Belfast, I have one about 40min drive away in 1st year atm
3rd year you will definitely have one out of Belfast, guaranteed

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Also a general comment to everyone- they've changed the course structure for you guys next year. There will be no January exams, and you'll have "long thin" modules instead. So what we're doing now will be integrated with another module in first semester to make one long module you do throughout the entire year, with exams in June

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Oak16

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Original post by booboopie

Hi is there an offer holder group where we can join like Facebook? Thank you! :smile:

Yes, here's a link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1554037724893723/

:smile:

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N Ch

Is anybody still waiting to hear back from QUB regarding feedback? I emailed them weeks ago and have still not heard back

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That Bearded Man

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Original post by searchingsazza

Any current QUB medicine students can tell me about placements in 3rd/4th/5th year? I think there are about 7 or 8 teaching hospitals but only four in Belfast - how do they allocate your placement - particularly the 13 week one in 3rd year. Really don't fancy being sent out of Belfast in my 3rd at Uni.

It's random draw, every student gets at least half the year in Belfast and students are allowed to swap.

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Forevertired86

Original post by coolrocket22

Yep, and from the offer holder's Facebook group, there are a lot of graduates and gap year students this year.

Thanks so much for the replies! I wish QUB offered GEM. I would love to remain in NI and study at Queens again, it is the funding scares me, 4 years seems daunting enough never mind 5 years - but now I know there are other 'older' students it is a new option :smile:

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Xuanping

may i ask what is the closest accomodation option for medical students?

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