Official Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 2021 applicant thread

Hi, would you recommend any accommodation for first year? I’m moving from Northern Ireland and nervous about meeting people

Hi, I got an offer for MSc Dietetics 🥳 what have you applied for, undergrad or postgrad? 😊

Yes definitely, I love the course and the lecturers are really nice and really supportive. Obviously because of covid its not been the best but the uni has been really good in giving us 2 in-person classes a week (as far as I know Cali and rgu students are completely online) which just meant that I felt more prepared to go on placement as I had seen the X-ray machine properly before and stuff. The facilities are really great and you get to have a play about on portable X-ray machines as well as the actual big X-ray machine. You will find that your cohort will be quite small (there's 32 in my year I think) so you will get to know everyone quite well and the lecturers will also get to know you quite well which is nice. in terms of workload and academics, its not too bad but I have found that there is quite a lot of physics and it has been quite hard learning it online but the lecturers are always there to help and if you email them a question they're usually quite quick in answering it for you. Overall I'm really enjoying the course and you can message me if you have any more questions

Hi

I have an offer on the Master of Dietetics course and I am really struggling to choose between QMU or Glasgow Caledonian.
I had a few questions that you might be able to answer.

I was wondering how you find going to a smaller uni and if there are many mature students that go to QMU? How big are the class sizes in the shared modules like physiology etc? (maybe you don't do that in radiography?)
Do you mind the campus being outside of the city?

Any advice to help make my decision easier would be a great help! Thanks

hey happy to answer your questions🙂 In terms of the uni size, it is quite a small uni but I think it's kind of nice because the lecturers get to know you really well and you get to know everyone on your course really well too. I wouldn't say that there are too many mature students (I've probably got about 3 on my course and there is about 32 on my course) and for our shared modules the class sizes vary I think my smallest shared module was anatomy and physiology and there were about 60 on that and my biggest one was one about being an allied health professional there was probably about 100 people on that. As for the campus being outside the city, there are pros and cons to it. some of the pros I would say is that cost of living is cheaper, there are more big supermarkets around, its a bit quieter at night since its located in a sort of suburban area and its close to the beach which is nice for walks and stuff. The cons probably are that its a bit further away from the night life (6 mins on train or 30 mins on bus) and the fact that trains can be irregular usually there's only one or two an hour. Also the trains stop at around 11pm so if your on a night out you basically have to get the bus back or you can get a taxi. Im from Glasgow so I'm a bit biased lol but I would say that the nightlife and stuff to do is probably better in Glasgow but to me qmu seemed nicer just because the course sizes are smaller and the campus is really nice. Hope this helps a bit in making your decision 🙂

Yeah its been pretty rubbish that most people applying this year haven't got to see the uni as if I hadn't gone to see the qmu campus I probably would've just gone to Glasgow cali. The facilities are probably better at Glasgow cali just because they have the huge interprofessional simulation centre which is basically just a mini hospital with wards and stuff whereas at qmu most courses just have a couple rooms for their course. The student union at qmu is really good and serves really cheap food and drink for delivery/collection or you can sit in. Obviously because of covid we haven't really been able to experience it much but without covid there would usually be themed nights, movie/ game nights and all the freshers events usually happen there. The staff are very friendly and put a lot of effort into the events which is nice. overall its probably a really hard decision to make but I definitely don't regret choosing qmu over cali

Has anyone firmed nursing for qmu??? I firmed my place yesterday 🥳

Hey, I have offers for Napier and QMU and am struggling to decide. Does anyone have experience at both that they could compare?

Don't live far from either so distance, etc. isn't an issue. Thanks! x

I got an offer for MSc Dietetics 🥳️ Does anyone know how people organise their accommodation around the placements? The website says they could be anywhere in Scotland and I'd like to avoid paying two rents 😅

Congratulation! Are you doing the postgraduate or undergraduate dietetics?

I think that you receive funding to help cover your accommodation and travel expenses when on placement

Thank you Postgrad. Oo, that would be very helpful! Is it separate to the £5k per year Allied Health Prof grant?

Congratulations to you too!