2010 applicants....APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEWS, OFFERS [Mark 2]

I dont know about linc or notts food but when i was at college the catered halls where very expensive for the food they gave, i would much prefer to be self catered!

Isnt it always that the selfcatered works out similar to the catered one?

I know, Id probably choose the cheapest option.

We're supposed to hear at the very end of march, so in about 2 weeks. That's what it was like for people last year, so most probably same this year as well.

Hey, how about u tell us a bit about the course?

im liking the use of the word "need" maybe thats how everyone should look at it... i dont just want to be a vet, I need to be one!

i think I will have to choose the cheapest option!
Not sure about uni, at my college it was more expensive to have the caterd option and the food was pretty poor.
Suppoe it depends if you go self catered and live on caviar then that will proove more expensive lol

I really think you should at least give it one more years chance, is this the first year you've applied, and dont give up yet as you still have a good chance for this year! You could do what i did and get some paid work and rent a room in a shared house for the year and then fill every other living minute fo your life with work exp lol.
I was worried about cost of post grad but apparantly there is funding you can find and bursaries for second degrees to make it more affordable.
You just got to do whats best for you, only you know how much you want it and realistically how mcuh you can do/put up with at home etc;
xxx

Its true.. I know how dramatic this sounds but since Notts rejected me yesterday I actually feel like my life has no purpose..and cant see me doing anything else...so I do need it really hahaha. I'll prob have to fight this one out for the next year...which suits me. Just have to convince my parents...and find fun things to keep me occupied for the year =/

ask anything you want

Hahaha, well yes, caviar would be more expensive, lol!

But then, Ive heard so much about how students learn what to buy and what not to buy and it takes quite a while to realise where the cheapest food is in shops and what is cheapest and when to buy it - like when the price gets reduced and... and... AND I HATE SHOPPING! So I wouldnt be happy with having to spend ages in shops looking around for food when my stomach would already be digesting itself.

ask anything you want

hahhahaha well can you cook!? maybe we shoud live together, I have learnt the whole student shopping at college learnt how to buy cheap cheap and go in at like midnight for the 2p bread lol loved it, so i could shop you could cook becuase i am no chef!

I learned how to cook when I was about 12 and I spent half of my life watching my mum in the kitchen, I cook a few times a week as well.
We could live together, thatd be an awesome idea! You shop, I cook and... you do the dishes as well!

I can bake as well!

I heard about the 2p bread as well! When I was at the nottingham summer school we had like a session about this and the students told us all the deepest secrets of saving money on food!

Well thats it sorted then! We need to find somewhere together haha one chef and one shop/pot wash girl, I can make a mean cocktail if that helps! and we can study lots lol

Lol, I have a new argument for choosing Lincoln then. Hahaha.

having your own personal shopper/pot wash/cocktail making study partner mwhahaha definatly on the pro list!

Right, so, where do u live like? And what does ur normal day look like? Are u catered or self-catered? How many practicals do u get to do and what are they like? Do u need to buy any special equipment before the course starts? What is the Lincoln city like? How do u manage to get the 60% in each unit? Is it hard? Do u get much help with ur studies? Are the people who make sure ur on track to achieve the 60%? How many lectures per week do u have? Hypothetically speaking, if something happened in ur life that would mean u didnt achieve the 60% do u get a chance to resit it or something like that? How many people are there on the course now?

This is a lot of questions, sorry if it looks/is overwhelming.

having your own personal shopper/pot wash/cocktail making study partner mwhahaha definatly on the pro list!

not a problem.
i live on the lincoln high street, in a house share so uncatered. share with 4 others, i really like it, no arguments yet.
semester A you do mammalian physiology, core chemistry and biochemistry, animal welfare and management and research methods. practicals are related to the topics. you dont need to buy anything, there is a lab sale in your freshers week where you buy a labcoat, spatula and safety specs. lincoln itself is really nice, right on the high street, 5 min from train station so all good. at riseholme you are in the middle of nowhere.i paying about less than £3000 for my accomodation which is REALLY cheap. riseholme is about £4000 maybe more and so is uni halls. i had to go to a house share as accom filled up when i applied. we have a course tutor, who no one really likes as hes not very helpful. what i would say is that mammalian physiology is difficult, the lectures are brilliant but she marks so strictley and thats why it gets difficult to get 60. getting my semester A results tommorow
like tommorow i have a mmalian physiology lecture at 9 and then a comparative anatomy lecture after that (we do this in semester b only). i will have to get on the bus about 8ish as it leaves at 8.20. you get there at 8.45 so just in time for lecture. my lecture finishes at 11 but i the next bus returns to lincoln at 12.30 so a long wait (at first you will get VERY annoyed with the bus times).
if ypu dont get 60% you can have one resit in july but no matter how high over 60 you get, your mark will be capped at 60%. (normally its 40% but cuz were on the course we get it capped at 60%).
im happy in my house share but lincoln halls are great for geting to know people.
hope ive answered everything, let me know if you need anything else.

not a problem.
i live on the lincoln high street, in a house share so uncatered. share with 4 others, i really like it, no arguments yet.
semester A you do mammalian physiology, core chemistry and biochemistry, animal welfare and management and research methods. practicals are related to the topics. you dont need to buy anything, there is a lab sale in your freshers week where you buy a labcoat, spatula and safety specs. lincoln itself is really nice, right on the high street, 5 min from train station so all good. at riseholme you are in the middle of nowhere.i paying about less than £3000 for my accomodation which is REALLY cheap. riseholme is about £4000 maybe more and so is uni halls. i had to go to a house share as accom filled up when i applied. we have a course tutor, who no one really likes as hes not very helpful. what i would say is that mammalian physiology is difficult, the lectures are brilliant but she marks so strictley and thats why it gets difficult to get 60. getting my semester A results tommorow
like tommorow i have a mmalian physiology lecture at 9 and then a comparative anatomy lecture after that (we do this in semester b only). i will have to get on the bus about 8ish as it leaves at 8.20. you get there at 8.45 so just in time for lecture. my lecture finishes at 11 but i the next bus returns to lincoln at 12.30 so a long wait (at first you will get VERY annoyed with the bus times).
if ypu dont get 60% you can have one resit in july but no matter how high over 60 you get, your mark will be capped at 60%. (normally its 40% but cuz were on the course we get it capped at 60%).
im happy in my house share but lincoln halls are great for geting to know people.
hope ive answered everything, let me know if you need anything else.

not a problem.
i live on the lincoln high street, in a house share so uncatered. share with 4 others, i really like it, no arguments yet.
semester A you do mammalian physiology, core chemistry and biochemistry, animal welfare and management and research methods. practicals are related to the topics. you dont need to buy anything, there is a lab sale in your freshers week where you buy a labcoat, spatula and safety specs. lincoln itself is really nice, right on the high street, 5 min from train station so all good. at riseholme you are in the middle of nowhere.i paying about less than £3000 for my accomodation which is REALLY cheap. riseholme is about £4000 maybe more and so is uni halls. i had to go to a house share as accom filled up when i applied. we have a course tutor, who no one really likes as hes not very helpful. what i would say is that mammalian physiology is difficult, the lectures are brilliant but she marks so strictley and thats why it gets difficult to get 60. getting my semester A results tommorow
like tommorow i have a mmalian physiology lecture at 9 and then a comparative anatomy lecture after that (we do this in semester b only). i will have to get on the bus about 8ish as it leaves at 8.20. you get there at 8.45 so just in time for lecture. my lecture finishes at 11 but i the next bus returns to lincoln at 12.30 so a long wait (at first you will get VERY annoyed with the bus times).
if ypu dont get 60% you can have one resit in july but no matter how high over 60 you get, your mark will be capped at 60%. (normally its 40% but cuz were on the course we get it capped at 60%).
im happy in my house share but lincoln halls are great for geting to know people.
hope ive answered everything, let me know if you need anything else.