University of West England Applicants 2015

Hey out of interest, on the Glenside Campus what is the accommodation like? I went on a summer uni but never managed to see the Glenside accommodation which is a shame

It's a really nice environment to stay and work, max 6 to a flat, you get a kitchen, 2 shower rooms and 2 toilets. You are able to roll out of bed and into class. If you are doing an AHS subject I'd recommend it. There will be dodgy stuff like faulty lights but they get resolved. Hope this helps

Hey I'm not applying for Nursing (but I did last year :/) but I am applying for OT this year. Have you visited the Glenside Campus? I went and I fell in love with it, it was so beautiful and if you are interested in Mental Health in particular (like myself) you will find the campus so inspiring. Its an old converted mental health hospital and a mental health museum close by. The staff there are so kind and so friendly. I loved the university to pieces. Have you managed to visit your other unis then?

No, I haven't, but I'm going to the open day on November 8th - is anyone else going? Oh wow that sounds amazing! I've visited Cardiff and South Wales, but I have open days lined up for all the others over the next month and a bit. How about you?


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No ensuites i'm afraid but everyone I meet here is really great, flatmates, coursemates etc probably due to the nature of the courses on Glenside, their seems to be a different feel at Fenchay

Different feel in a good way? I've stayed at the Fenchay accommodation, if you've seen it are the bedrooms and living rooms/kitchens that much different?
Thanks for all the help

I've just start Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation @ the UWE Glenside campus and staying on site, its a wonderful place to live and study, would recommend the place to anyone wanting to do an Allied Health Profession.

Hi, I'll be applying for physiotherapy next year and I am unsure whether to choose UWE as one of my options. What is the area and facilities like overall? Also, how many candidates were accepted onto your sports therapy and rehabilitation course?
My plan B would possibly be sports therapy. Is it as competitive to get in as physio? Also, what did you study for A-levels and what were your results??

Thanks

Hi

The area where the Sports Therapists and Physios work went under rework so the facilities all look brand new and is full of new kit and technology. We also have the Blackberry Hill NHS hospital on the Glenside Campus. The Fishponds area that you will be staying (if you wish to stay where most people do) is really nice and has a lot of shops for everyday things. Buses are very unreliable but still easy enough to get into town, I have only been here a few weeks but I love Bristol already.

Sports Therapy and Rehab is a very small course, only 35 of us and we get split down even further for practicals. Physiotherapy is probably about 2 or 3 times or in between. Physiotherapy is always over subscribed (STaR was in clearing up until results day) and you will be interviewed while I was given an offer straight away by predicted grades, my PS and UCAS ref etc.

Sports Therapist and Physios get the taught exactly material for muscloskeletal and we also share a Kinesiology lecture on a Monday so the standard of teaching and learning between the two professions are the same and obviously we go our own ways in other areas of interest.

I did Biology, PE and ICT. I under performed quite badly and get accepted straight away on results day however, not sure that would have been the case for Physiotherapy but hey-ho.

Hope that helps

Hey Sorry to be a pain but just curious, dd you say that you got an offer without an interview based on your application? An OT I talked to was in the same position. Do you mind me asking, (if I have got what you are saying correct of course) what was it about your application that attracted the admissions team? I know its a different course to mine but it would be interesting to find out. I hope you don't mind but what sorts of things did you have on your application to get the straight offer?
Thanks for all the help

Yes I did. Essentially the interview is to test whether people truly want to do this degree and in our case (health professionals) are serious about profession and we understand we it its about and what it takes.

Luckily I'm in a situation where my course isn't as competitive but in my personal statement I was able to get across that I knew 100% about the profession, mentions of open days, talk about the governing body.I also told them I had work experience in the field etc...

There are 2 first year OTs in my flat, they said the interview is normally mandatory to getting into UWE, you will have a group session and then a one to one.

As a future OT i'm pretty sure if you know what I said above you will get a interview (breeze it) and receive an offer.

Hi

The area where the Sports Therapists and Physios work went under rework so the facilities all look brand new and is full of new kit and technology. We also have the Blackberry Hill NHS hospital on the Glenside Campus. The Fishponds area that you will be staying (if you wish to stay where most people do) is really nice and has a lot of shops for everyday things. Buses are very unreliable but still easy enough to get into town, I have only been here a few weeks but I love Bristol already.

Sports Therapy and Rehab is a very small course, only 35 of us and we get split down even further for practicals. Physiotherapy is probably about 2 or 3 times or in between. Physiotherapy is always over subscribed (STaR was in clearing up until results day) and you will be interviewed while I was given an offer straight away by predicted grades, my PS and UCAS ref etc.

Sports Therapist and Physios get the taught exactly material for muscloskeletal and we also share a Kinesiology lecture on a Monday so the standard of teaching and learning between the two professions are the same and obviously we go our own ways in other areas of interest.

I did Biology, PE and ICT. I under performed quite badly and get accepted straight away on results day however, not sure that would have been the case for Physiotherapy but hey-ho.

Hope that helps

Wow, it sounds like a nice place to study. Sports therapy is something which I might consider doing, however the thing which I don't like about it is that the job opportunities isn't as wide as physiotherapy. Also, what were your other uni choices??

Well if you want to work in sports, Sports Therapy is the way to go, they are more qualified to work in sport or a private clinic, otherwise Physiotherapy is the way to go. The job opportunities are pretty good for GSRs but obviously more 1 directional

My other choices were St Mary's and Middlesex (all BASRAT accredited courses). Thats were Sports Rehab and Sports Therapy are slightly different. Sports Therapy at UWE is actually to become a Graduate Sports Rehabilitator (protected title) but you can also be a sports therapist (non-protected.)

You only picked three universities? Also, apart from you wanting to having a job in the sports field, why did you choose sports therapy and not physiotherapy??

Well I picked Salford and Notts but as fillers because of my sixth form head.

My main focus is muscloskeletal anatomy and Sports Therapy & Rehab focuses on that why Physios do a wider range because thats there job. Sports Massage is a big component of Sports Rehab in first year which is a really good skill to have and its pretty fun. We also do a lot of exercise rehab work, almost like personal training. It's how you get an injured person back to there pre-injury state or even boost performance. There isn't much "Sport Science" there are some elements of it. I like the fact we have a lot of similarities with Physios but we truly have our own place and job to work along side or independently. People will see it as a lesser profession but I feel, at UWE the degree is well respected along side the Physiotherapy degree. Another reason why I chose UWE

Well I picked Salford and Notts but as fillers because of my sixth form head.

My main focus is muscloskeletal anatomy and Sports Therapy & Rehab focuses on that why Physios do a wider range because thats there job. Sports Massage is a big component of Sports Rehab in first year which is a really good skill to have and its pretty fun. We also do a lot of exercise rehab work, almost like personal training. It's how you get an injured person back to there pre-injury state or even boost performance. There isn't much "Sport Science" there are some elements of it. I like the fact we have a lot of similarities with Physios but we truly have our own place and job to work along side or independently. People will see it as a lesser profession but I feel, at UWE the degree is well respected along side the Physiotherapy degree. Another reason why I chose UWE

ok fair enough To be honest, ur doing a good job trying to persuade me to do sports therapy as all the stuff u r doing at UWE sounds really interesting! Just like physio, I'm assuming you have work placements during the degree. If so, where abouts can you work at?

It's all to do with personal preference but I'm not going to lie, Physiotherapy is a more secure option but you will probably have to do a masters to specialise. In our first year we do 78 hours of sports massage. We should do the whole body studied before christmas then the clinic at the uni becomes open to the public and from first year we are treating the public. In second year we then go out for placements in either and clinic or a sports team, this can be in bristol or nearer to home. In order to be BASRAT accepted you must complete a minimum of 400 hours over the 3 years. In Bristol we have the benefit of having 2 pro football teams and a pro rugby team. After the end of the first year, assuming the uni have judged you are sufficient in massage, you can get BASRAT insurance and can start earning money for massage in a clinic or self business before the start of the second year.