What were your grades in first year at uni?

74% but usually first year grades do not count towards your final degree, it is just to filter out useless people from the course.

It doesn't always work though, because they make it too easy.

It doesn't always work though, because they make it too easy.

Engineers you say
Me too

I wouldn't say my first year was "easy". The first semester wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be but second semester for sure I had to work my ass off.

What did you get in your first year

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LJMU biomedical sciences.

Hey SophieSmall - How are you finding BMS? Are you doing the sandwich degree with placement? Do you know what you want to do when you graduate?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just interested in the reasons people choose biomed!

First year is boring to be honest, modules look better in second year. Not sure about placement yet, but unlikely unfortunately.

Want to get into research, but will need experience. So will likely get low level job in a lab and work my way up, few years experience then a masters then apply for better jobs and then hopefully one day PhD.

It does get better - I did Biomed and graduated in 2012, just finishing a PhD in Pharmacology now. I did the sandwich year as well so I can register as a biomedical scientist which I may end up doing when I submit my thesis.

I was curious because many people who do the degree to become a biomedical scientist find out they can't without the placement year and since the NHS is cutting back now, there are very few trainee BMS positions around for graduates and no job. Research is very fun though, just something I don't want to completely be my career.

If I recall correctly, I averaged 72% in the first year of my undergraduate Engineering degree.

I then scored roughly 75% in each of my second and third years and thus graduated with a first.

I graduated in 2012. Time really flies =/

As far as I've been made aware I can still register as biomedical scientist without the placement year so long as I fill in some sort of log book and reports sheet (or something along those lines) for a year whilst working in a suitable environment such as a lab.

Honestly no longer sure about the direction I'm going in any more being what I want, I've lost most passion for it and find it tedious. But at the moment it's all I know What do you want to do with your BMS degree if not research?

As far as I've been made aware I can still register as biomedical scientist without the placement year so long as I fill in some sort of log book and reports sheet (or something along those lines) for a year whilst working in a suitable environment such as a lab.

That might be true, I think there has been a change where you might be able to graduate your degree with your IBMS certificate as well. The great thing about doing biomed as a degree is that it is very broad and you dabble in genetics, biochem, microbiology, pharmacology, chemistry etc so you can do a lot of things with it when you finish.

I hope you find your passion for science again because I really did enjoy 2nd and final years when you really work hard. Biomed has so many lab practicals and write ups but it all adds to the flavour.
When I finish my PhD I feel like I will stay in the NHS as either a biomed or a clinical biochemist because the main low points with research is just how slow everything is and research is so detached from the rest of the world.

I would definitely advise doing a placement if you can. Better to find out sooner rather than later if you aren't going to like it. A placement is also one thing I wish I did while at uni because (in my experience) employers care more about your work experience than your degree.

In answer to the thread title though, I got a low-mid 2.2 in first year. I did slightly better in second year, but only final year counted towards my degree, so I didn't put much effort in until then and I got a 2.1 anyway. Law is too essay based for me to have done any better.


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I'm honestly not sure, it's been a bit of a fumble.

I hope so too, I'm just really struggling to enjoy it. As the years go on I just feel like I'm getting more and more stupid. My head just feels like cotton woo l and nothing is going in. Whether that is down to lack of passion and motivation, or if I'm genuinely just not intelligent enough I'm unsure.

Yeah I agree that's the low point of research, bit tedious no?