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!!!biomedical Difficult????!!!!!calling All Biomedical Students!!!!

Hi i am doing biomedical sciences at bradford university later this september, they told me i can do the 1st yr then transfer to optometry in yr2 if i get 70% pass in the exams( they miight be lenient at 60-70%).

Basically has anyone done biomedical at bradford? also how hard is year 1 is 65% overall manageable? what are the hours like per week? do you have time to chill out?

i hope you can get back to me any other info on biomedical science is welcome too if anyone wants to post

regards :tsr2:

Reply 1

vickyrkenya

2

Well i don't do it at Bradford, but I do do it. Erm, i got about 63% in my first year without really working as I went along. However, i did work my arse off on coursework and in term three in preparation for exams. Its a difficult subject, but varies from uni to uni. Ive heard of some people on non-accredited courses at unis at the bottom end of the tables, having about 6 hours of lectures a week. I have around 25!

Reply 2

drdremob

OP

hi
thanks yes i heard that too thankfully mine is accredited :smile:

i'l try my best

regards

Reply 3

Rani

Hi. I've just completed my first year doing Biomedical Sciences at Bradford. I got an average of 65%, and I was extremely lucky to have now transferred to Optometry, after a lot of grovelling and pleading. Biomedical Sciences as a degree is not difficult. The workload is manageable as long as you keep on top of it. You do have time to chill out, you get at least one day off in the week, or you may just have a practical. It's about 16 hours a week.
There is some coursework for some of the modules, like medical physiology but the coursework does help to bring up your grades. Trust me!! If you just work hard I'm sure you'll be able to transfer. You're welcome to ask any more questions.

Reply 4

drdremob

OP

hi
cheers rani, is the course interesting? yh im going into the course 100% determined, what you mean plead is that because you got 65% and not 70%? i mean i have 6 months expierience in and opticians and 6months in a hospital and u need CCC for an interview to opptom i got BCC, so i was told it wud help me.

How hard did you work? did you want to do optometry at the end? i really wanna do opttom this is probably my best shot.

if you cud sebnd me a few questions they asked on the interview, and what you took i wud appreciate it

thanks alot

regards

Reply 5

Rani

I applied straight through Biomedical Sciences. The course is intresting, you cover a lot of stuff done at A-level. I had to grovel because I didn't get an average of 70. You've got a lot of experience which is good and it'll help you.
Surprisingly we didn't have an interview. We had to write a personal statement and a reference from our tutor. The optometry department don't interview. You need an average of 60 from your january exams to apply for Optometry. Biomedical Sciences is a great degree but I really wanted to do Optometry.

Reply 6

drdremob

OP

hi
brilliant no interview thatrs a relief, i might just make ammendments to my personal statement then, did you try really hard on biomedical science 1st year?

I heard its like alevels so i should be ok, im applying straight to biomedical sciences too, how many people put there names forward for optometry? do tutors give you assistance in applying to optometry? i better keep my tutor sweet then,lol :smile:

cheers for your help i might see u in bradford in september then :smile:

im same as you ireally wanted dentistry or optometry but optometry more :smile:

if you can answer the questions above i wud appreciate greatly

regards

Reply 7

Alia86

Hi iam going to be doing biomedical science at UCL Got me slightly worried about the number of lectures no accredited biomed uni's have, do u guys knw or have heard anything about the number of lectures at UCL ? should i be worried? Thanx

Reply 8

SNAZZ42

1

Heya!!

I'm going to Bradford, to do biomed this Sept!!!

See you there!xX

Reply 9

drdremob

OP

hi snazz read the thread on bioedical reading u started

c u in sept too

regards

Reply 10

Rani

hey. There wasn't much competition for Optometry because most people on Biomedical Sciences want to do pharmacy and it's easier to get in, as you only need an average of 60%.
Only about 8 people applied for Optometry. Some got rejected because they don't have the correct A-level grades. You need C or above for all your A-levels. Maths and Science at GCSE should be C or above as well. If you've got that and a good personal statement they'll give you an offer. Just do your best and you'll be fine. I had the sweetest tutor so he did help a lot.

Regards

Reply 11

slingsby

i wouldnt worry too much about it.i did pretty poor in my first year of college, then worked my arse off in the second year and still only ended up with 2C's and a D.when i was predicted an A n 2B's!but ive got in to do biomedical science at the university of manchester and im realy lookin forward to it.if its realy what you want to do you'll know it when the time comes for decision makin, and even if it isnt and you get halfway through your first year of uni and think "this isnt what i thought it would be", dont worry, you should be avle to swap your course.so keep your chin up and do your best.your best chance of getting the oppertunity of doing the course you want is by getting as good grades as you possibly can!you never kno i might be seeing you next year!
slingsby

Reply 12

Blue Rose

15

The main thing I am worried about in uni is the practicals. They were never my strong point at GCSE and at AS due to lack of confidence and a little uncertainty (esp. to do with dilutions), will this affect my success at uni?
The closer I get to going to uni (I have just started year 13), the more terrified I become. When it comes to the bulk of the course understanding concepts and putting them into context, that is okay, it is merely the practicals, because I have always sat back and assisted people that knew what they were doing because I was always too scared of getting things wrong because I have never understood an experiment straight away. I have always had to ask other people to explain it to me and do loads of research. I think this is mostly because I have never really been given a brief for courseworks, of what I am meant to do/achieve by carrying out particular experiments. Teachers have just verbally explained what to do and left us to it assuming we know exactly what to do. Is this wrong? Or are all teachers meant to be like that? Is it like this at uni? :confused:

Help! I am soo scared :argh:

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Reply 13

80s Love Child!

Curious~Leo-ess1989

The main thing I am worried about in uni is the practicals. They were never my strong point at GCSE and at AS due to lack of confidence and a little uncertainty (esp. to do with dilutions), will this affect my success at uni?
The closer I get to going to uni (I have just started year 13), the more terrified I become. When it comes to the bulk of the course understanding concepts and putting them into context, that is okay, it is merely the practicals, because I have always sat back and assisted people that knew what they were doing because I was always too scared of getting things wrong because I have never understood an experiment straight away. I have always had to ask other people to explain it to me and do loads of research. I think this is mostly because I have never really been given a brief for courseworks, of what I am meant to do/achieve by carrying out particular experiments. Teachers have just verbally explained what to do and left us to it assuming we know exactly what to do. Is this wrong? Or are all teachers meant to be like that? Is it like this at uni? :confused:

Help! I am soo scared :argh:

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Try and get a work placement/experience at a pathology laboratory, hospital, pharmacy, or pharmaceuticals that does hands-on practicals/experiments for a duration of time.
Are you doing chemistry because there will be an individual practical investigation (well depends on your examining board) so you may want to say to yourself that you can do this on your own. forget about making mistakes as you will always learn from it. teachers wont punish you for just making a simple error. being afraid to commit mistakes in life will never succeed. :smile:

Reply 14

jm333

i have just started my final year of biomed at bradford.

For those of you in the first year you have nothing to worry about, it is very easy, just make sure you do the coursework well and just revise the lecture notes for the exams.

the second year is slightly harder but not much. i did nnot go to any lectures for my modules, but i made sure i got the notes, i did my courseworks and i revised just from my lecture notes a few days before each exam and i passed. In both years i have got average of 75% without doing any thing other than just revising when it came to exam time.

So dont fret. Its easy.

Reply 15

Iscariot

11

I'm at UeL studying Biomed, admittedly I'm only a week in but so far I've found it pretty managable. I do feel I'm working quite hard in my own time but I feel that's simply a matter of doing the reading rather than not understanding concepts etc. I have roughly 18 hours per week spread over 3 days, so I have 4 days a week off so there should be sufficient time for independent study/chilling out time.

I can't say whether or not it's easy to get the equivilent of a '1st' after my 1st year but maybe I could tell you once my first year is completed. I realise I'm not going to a great university but my course is NHS accredited so it is the full package with an optional sandwich. I think the course is interesting (even though I'd rather be on a medicine course somewhere luxurious) as long as you enjoyed human biology at A-level.

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