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Social life at Imperial - medics and the rest?

Are the medics at Imperial a bit insular with their socialising? I was just curious since on the Open Day they said that the medics have their own societies, clubs etc.

Reply 1

Gimperial

Yes.

Imperial College London

London

Terribly.

Plenty of support for the medics then I see.

Reply 4

Wineblood

sunspoon

medics have their own societies

Speaks for itself, doesn't it?

Reply 5

real1

get very friendly with a medic and you'll be sorted

Reply 6

Azimuth

I've wondered about this too. Why are people who do Medicine special?

Reply 7

real1

Azimuth

I've wondered about this too. Why are people who do Medicine special?

because their faculty has the most girls

Reply 8

Shushi

real1

get very friendly with a medic and you'll be sorted

yep

I am planning to attend their events as well...it's suppose to be better than the union's one.

I've met a few 4th and 5th medics and a dozen medics freshers in freshers meet ups, and they are certainly not 'insular' and are extremely friendly. Had a long chat with older medic undergrads about accommodation and whatever else people talk about when they don't have anything to talk about with drinks in hands.

Life will be a lot easier if people stop taking grudges because everyone is different. Just like what real1 said, make a few good medics friends and you'll be sorted.

Reply 9

Ice Man 3000

can't We All Just Get Along !!!!

Reply 10

LoZEr

3000 Ice Man

can't We All Just Get Along !!!!

no because there are some people i dont like.

Reply 11

xaxa

3000 Ice Man

can't We All Just Get Along !!!!

Medics and non-medics together then! "We hate LSE!"

(We do get along, it's a joke; a tongue-in-cheek reference at the way the College and Unions are structured)

Edit: please don't take my LSE remark any further. That's a joke too.

Reply 12

LoZEr

I would never sell my soul to LSE

Reply 13

sunspoon

real1

because their faculty has the most girls

Doesn't really surprise me since Imperial is a science/engineering/technology college.

Reply 14

Don_Kamikaze

real1

because their faculty has the most girls

Looking at the participation in this thread says a lot :biggrin:

Reply 15

tuppatopbrer

Medics are cool. Though, beware, medic events ARENT better than union events. Even moreso to the fact that ICSMU's saving grace, Hammy Palais has been closed down.

Reply 16

Dee27

A lot of them do tend to stick together most of the time. To be fair, they have mostly their own events, there are a lot of them, and they are gonna be at uni for a lot longer than the rest of us, so it's worth them having medic friends for when we graduate. Having said that, a lot of my close friends are medics, and many do socialise with the rest of us! Lol

Reply 17

pkonline

The whole medic vs non-medic thing is grossly over exagerated... to be honest most people get along fine with each other, and most medics, esp in there preclinical years, are well up for socialising with non-medics.