Nutrition and Dietetics applicants 2016

Congratulations! Which is your first choice? And what questions did they ask you at Surrey?

When was your Chester interview? I'm still waiting to hear too.

Those with an offer from Surrey, how long did it take for the 'pending' status to change on the student applicant portal? Thanks [/QUOTE

1-2 days if i remember correctly

To be honest I'm really shocked, I did not expect to get Surrey or QMU at all, they were the two I wanted though. I'm finding it really hard to pick between the two, Surrey's requirements are so so high

My advice would definitely be Surrey. Surrey is very respected in the nutrition science community, whereas QMU is generally regarded as the easiest dietetics course in the country. So it may not carry the skills and expertise you may need if you are planning on getting a masters in advanced dietetics practise after you graduate. Surrey is home to Government researchers, and of course, Dr D Joseph Millward, the worlds leading expert on protein.

I currently have a offers from Hertfordshire uni and Coventry and wounded how these course is seen in nutrition community if u have any knowledge on that? I am still waiting on Notts but not confident I will receive a offer from them. All the courses are nutrition and dietetics.

Thanks for any advice.


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Coventry is generally considered better than Hertfordshire but if you get accepted to Nottingham then go for that instead. I think Coventry is in the top 5. As is Notts and with Notts you get the masters title which is a bonus.

Hi

Coventry is generally considered better than Hertfordshire but if you get accepted to Nottingham then go for that instead. I think Coventry is in the top 5. As is Notts and with Notts you get the masters title which is a bonus.

Where does chester rank in terms of the standard of courses..? Thanks!!

Notts is 3rd and Coventry is forth on the Complete University Guide http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/courses/search?s=Dietetics

Dietetics has always been a long shot, especially this year is probably the last with NHS funding available. Stay positive and do take a look in UCAS extra and keep your options open. Since the course will not be funded next year, taking the 'Nutrition' option might also be worth it . Good luck Katiealice, pls share good news xx

And just a few days later I have an offer for Surrey!! I'm so happy!!

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I'm not sure what to do. My mental health problems have got considerably worse this year leading to me being admitted to hospital twice meaning I have missed tons of college and my predicted grade for chemistry is low (luckily I'm a third year student and managed to scrape a AAB in food tech, biology and applied science already), so I was considering not going to uni this year and waiting a year to stabilise myself.

However if I get an offer from Surrey (my favourite choice) then I don't know whether to go for it seeing as it will be the last year of NHS funding. That's the main thing stopping me wanting to do a gap year because obviously I would be better off in the future without a huge student loan. I guess I'll wait and see, if I get an offer then I'll see how my mental health goes in the next several months. Plus I really feel excited for university, I'm already a year behind in terms of my friends who all just did the usual 2 years at college so the excitement keeps building up and I've even started buying a few things for my dorm room, but I know there is no point going yet if I'm just going to have a mental breakdown and have to drop out or something.

I'm not sure what to do. My mental health problems have got considerably worse this year leading to me being admitted to hospital twice meaning I have missed tons of college and my predicted grade for chemistry is low (luckily I'm a third year student and managed to scrape a AAB in food tech, biology and applied science already), so I was considering not going to uni this year and waiting a year to stabilise myself.

However if I get an offer from Surrey (my favourite choice) then I don't know whether to go for it seeing as it will be the last year of NHS funding. That's the main thing stopping me wanting to do a gap year because obviously I would be better off in the future without a huge student loan. I guess I'll wait and see, if I get an offer then I'll see how my mental health goes in the next several months. Plus I really feel excited for university, I'm already a year behind in terms of my friends who all just did the usual 2 years at college so the excitement keeps building up and I've even started buying a few things for my dorm room, but I know there is no point going yet if I'm just going to have a mental breakdown and have to drop out or something.

I'm not sure what to do. My mental health problems have got considerably worse this year leading to me being admitted to hospital twice meaning I have missed tons of college and my predicted grade for chemistry is low (luckily I'm a third year student and managed to scrape a AAB in food tech, biology and applied science already), so I was considering not going to uni this year and waiting a year to stabilise myself.

However if I get an offer from Surrey (my favourite choice) then I don't know whether to go for it seeing as it will be the last year of NHS funding. That's the main thing stopping me wanting to do a gap year because obviously I would be better off in the future without a huge student loan. I guess I'll wait and see, if I get an offer then I'll see how my mental health goes in the next several months. Plus I really feel excited for university, I'm already a year behind in terms of my friends who all just did the usual 2 years at college so the excitement keeps building up and I've even started buying a few things for my dorm room, but I know there is no point going yet if I'm just going to have a mental breakdown and have to drop out or something.

I think at the moment you should make Surrey your firm and see how you are in the summer. What you have to remember is that if you need to take a gap year and so start the course when the funding has been cut, it is not that big an issue because even this year you're still going to have a loan to pay off if you take the £2400 maintenance loan student finance gives you and over the four years that will be something like £9000 which is still going to take a lot of years to pay off especially as the starting salary of a dietitian is around £21500. Overall, what you have to consider is that nothing is more important than your health and if you need to take a gap year, take it and don't worry about things like student loans.