KCL Biomedical Sciences

hello jashan, I still can't make up my mind where to go, Manchester or King's to do biomed can you help me out?

What is the teaching quality like at king's, do you get good feedback from work, how many practicals are there per week?

Have you made up your mind kylerainer?

1) Biochem A was the main chemistry related topics, wasn't too hard and essentially just a bit more detail than at A-level.
2) Biochem B was genetics and although I found it boring, it is straightforward.
3) Practice if Biomed is statistics, but really only covers about 10 or so lectures.
4) From Cells to Systems is the structure of tissues at the microscopic level and was interesting although the practicals were a real drag.
5) Pharmacology was great. Not too hard, interesting and engaging.
6) Physiological Systems was quite good, basically learning about the systems of the body. CNS, Muscle, carciovascular etc. This exam was quite hard though.

For the first year I used the following books:
1) no book needed, the lecture notes were good enough (attendance quite key for these) Recommended textbooks don't add much
2) Essentials of genetics by Klug. Very good book and if you miss lectures, this book will make up for it
3) This is only statistics and some other miscellaneous topics. Only lecture notes, as there aren't any specific books. (attendance key)
4) Wheater's functional histology. very good and has most of the pictures used in the lectures
5) no book needed. lecture notes enough.
6) Vander's human physiology. Good book, maybe too detailed in some aspects for the first year, but it still comes in handy in the second year.

QFT. DON'T immediately buy the books they recommend, they are usually ********.

OP I don't know how the other Biomedical program's work at other Universities, but the one at King's in IMMENSELY flexible.

There are no required modules for years 2 and 3 so you can do take your pick depending on your strengths. Therefore you pick things you enjoy, you do better and get a better final grade. They drum it into us that medical schools won't look at the modules you selected so it doesn't matter.

Also for those looking to do graduate entry medicine/dentistry...you won't be in the minority trust me! They asked us at the start of the year if we wanted to do that, and over 70% of the lecture theatre put their hands up

Liberifatali: any idea if KCL biomedical science programme uses the bell curve? man its like nobody knowes haha..

Anyway how is the accommodation? would you recommend great dover or wolfson?

The book or the stats thing? It gets mentioned in some Stats lectures, but it's not exam related, just more discussing why it's not a great statistical measure. Sorry if I'm way off base with either assumption!

Both Great Dover and Wolfson are in great locations for CYO students, but it depends on what you want to trade off on tbh. Dover is a little further away from campus but it's still a short walk and you get your own bathrooms. If you don't mind sharing then Wolfson is right next to the Greenwood lecture theatre and the rooms will tend to be a little bigger by not having to make space for a bathroom. I would personally take Dover purely because in the middle of the night when you are knackered and the halls are freezing (temperature control is crappy in halls...) you will despise having to leave your room to pee. It's probably a lame reason, but there you go

Both Great Dover and Wolfson are in great locations for CYO students, but it depends on what you want to trade off on tbh. Dover is a little further away from campus but it's still a short walk and you get your own bathrooms. If you don't mind sharing then Wolfson is right next to the Greenwood lecture theatre and the rooms will tend to be a little bigger by not having to make space for a bathroom. I would personally take Dover purely because in the middle of the night when you are knackered and the halls are freezing (temperature control is crappy in halls...) you will despise having to leave your room to pee. It's probably a lame reason, but there you go

hi jashan how u doin? to give you a brief history i got 10a*s gcse, 3As for a level and went to medical school. i failed my second yr and was asked to leave. i have now applied to kings for biomed and have got an offer. i will be starting in september with the intent to do medicine afterwards. just had a few questions about the course:
1. how hard is it for one to get a first class degree in this course? e.g. what is the workload like?
2. when applying for postgraduate medicine afterwards at kings, is a kings biomed student given preferential treatment over a biomed student who didnt study at kings?
3. do u know any other people in my situation.

i would appreciate any advice given

Kind of is weird that we're looking at a year-old thread!

I've heard similar for no.2 as well. :P... I read somewhere as well (not sure if these stats are right) that one the chances are doubled (1:60 for non-KCL and 1:30 for KCL). But as I said, don't know how reliable these statistics are!

I guess I shall see you guys next year as well!
Good luck with exams if you have them!