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Exeter medical school applicants 2015!

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Reply 1680

Dr. Django

Almost hoping I don't hear today (unless it's an offer :tongue:

) as I have an interview tomorrow!!

Anything? Anyone?!

Original post by PharmaGiles

Anything? Anyone?!

Nah mate, Feb 4th is where it's at :wink:

One day we'll hear...one day

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Reply 1683

MollyMcFly1

Just got a call from a lovely Medical Sciences student asking if I wanted to come to their visit day and if I have any questions about the course! Feel slightly bad that that's my back up but it was nice to chat to her!!

Reply 1684

MrsMM

Original post by Dr. Django

Nah mate, Feb 4th is where it's at :wink:

One day we'll hear...one day

At least there are a few of us still left together!!

One day indeed...

Reply 1685

MollyMcFly1

Booked myself onto the offer holder day on 4th March :biggrin:

Reply 1686

MollyMcFly1

Was wondering if people generally take a parent to offer holder days or not? I thought it was more just for the students but it gives the option to have a guest so now I'm not sure :/

Reply 1687

Dr. Django

Original post by MollyMcFly1

Was wondering if people generally take a parent to offer holder days or not? I thought it was more just for the students but it gives the option to have a guest so now I'm not sure :/

Last year I went to 3 and 2 I went alone, 1 with my mum (admittedly she mainly just shopped in Edinburgh :tongue:

)

I'd say it's a pretty even split so it's really up to you :smile:

I liked going alone as i could make my own decision, and I found it easier to talk to people if my parents weren't there but it's really up to you, not something to be worried about :smile:

Reply 1688

MollyMcFly1

Original post by Dr. Django

Last year I went to 3 and 2 I went alone, 1 with my mum (admittedly she mainly just shopped in Edinburgh :tongue:

)

I'd say it's a pretty even split so it's really up to you :smile:

I liked going alone as i could make my own decision, and I found it easier to talk to people if my parents weren't there but it's really up to you, not something to be worried about :smile:

Yeah I think my mum was just planning to go and have a wonder around Exeter while I was at the uni! Think I'd prefer to go on my own really, as like you said, I can then do my own thing and get talking to some people :smile:

Reply 1689

Matriix

Will there be a lot of offer holders attending the visit day?
Want to go but its going to cost me ~£130 for travel/hotel :redface:

Reply 1690

Dr Gin

Original post by Clubba

Will there be a lot of offer holders attending the visit day?
Want to go but its going to cost me ~£130 for travel/hotel :redface:

It doesn't actually start until 12.30; is there any chance you could do it as a day trip to save the hotel cost?

Reply 1691

Matriix

Original post by Dr Gin

It doesn't actually start until 12.30; is there any chance you could do it as a day trip to save the hotel cost?

Cost still works out to be similar :redface:

Either I do a day trip (£131.75 in the train)
Or I travel the day before during off-peak (£62.05 in the train + £78 for the hotel)

Although I really want to go visit, don't know if it's worth ~£130 :colondollar:

Reply 1692

Dr Gin

Original post by Clubba

Cost still works out to be similar :redface:

Where are you travelling from? Maybe you could cadge a lift with another TSR offer-holder? (starting to sound like a stalker now :s-smilie:

)

Really hard to guess whether it's worth it; we need someone who's been before to tell us how good it was...

Reply 1693

Matriix

Original post by Dr Gin

Where are you travelling from? Maybe you could cadge a lift with another TSR offer-holder? (starting to sound like a stalker now :s-smilie:

)

Really hard to guess whether it's worth it; we need someone who's been before to tell us how good it was...

Had a look on last year's thread and it seems as though this is the first time Exeter are holding a visit day for medicine :s-smilie:

I'll decide in the next few days I guess :tongue:

Reply 1694

Dr. Django

It's approaching "any email = heart palpitations" o'clock...

Maybe we'll hear today...?

Reply 1695

PharmaGiles

Original post by Dr. Django

It's approaching "any email = heart palpitations" o'clock...

Maybe we'll hear today...?

I snapped and rang them earlier... haha
They just said the end of January was what they aim for and it's taking longer than usual, just need to keep checking emails, etc. Apparently their actual deadline is March? Felt like I was wasting the guy's time!

Good luck anyone who's left! I'm not holding my breath for any news this evening... but you never know.

Reply 1696

Dr. Django

Original post by PharmaGiles

Cheers for ringing, I was just about to when I saw this!

I personally think we're borderline applicants and they're waiting till they've interviewed the next batch :s-smilie:

I could be wrong, probably am tbh...just wanna hear!!

Good luck, even though it's a relatively early reply time, the fact that the vast majority of people have heard already makes it feel like such an elongated wait :/