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Medlink

Well I've been knocking it as well - but if you've not even done basic research/you have money to spare and want a fun time (apparently - I never went to anything like this) it's probably ok to go.

Reply 21

ph9

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bright star

might put you off nottingham tho.... which is no bad thing!

that's precisely what it did for me.

seriously i've never spent £300 so stupidly in my life.

the ONLY good thing that came out of it was meeting a couple of people i've grown close to since.

Reply 22

Make_It

People on TSR told me medlink was a waste of time AFTER i had booked it. Waste of 402 pounds. poo pants.

I'm in beta Green btw. Anyone else?

Reply 23

maria737

i'm thinking of going but i'm not sure since alot of my teachers are already putting me off Medicine cause of my GCSEs.

person 34, i was just wondering, why did your teachers tell you not to apply?

Reply 24

nadeem 21

I was speaking to my mate who has qualified after doing Medicine at Nottingham. He said it was too OTT with the stethscopes (is how u spell it)

Reply 25

Pepe Le Poosh

14

I like my stethoscope. If you want a similar experience apply via Sutton Trust for Medicine. Its a lot better aste of uni because there are other courses on at the same time. And your little group is a mix of people on the different strands. And its FREE, completely.... and they even OVER FEED you, like seriously.

Reply 26

jenifaar

i booked medlink a few weeks ago, everyone else i know who's going has their booklet and i don't which for starters isn't helpful. plus im now hearing more and more people say it's a waste of time...fun, maybe, but certainly a waste of money.
great(!)
i feel a bit harsh on my parents who said they'd pay for me (which was well good of them)...250 quid could be better spent from the sounds of it. think i could get a refund?

Reply 27

bright star

1

call medlink and ask them.

Reply 28

sunspoon

14

I think last year if you cancelled you lose your deposit of 25 quid, but give it a try at least.

Reply 29

bright star

1

i'd rather have the £200 odd quid though!!

Reply 30

jenifaar

well yeah, i would too, and i'm pretty sure most people would...they'd still be screwing 25quid out of me from the sounds of things though. i'm rapidly getting the impression that there are far better ways to get work experience than medlink, since i've already decided i want to do medicine pretty much for definite. it all seems like a bit of a clever money-making scheme from what i've heard, although obviously i'm only going on other people's judgements.

Reply 31

bright star

1

you won't get any work experience on medlink, so yes!! there are better ways.

Reply 32

work_til_failure

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i find it amusing when someone posts their teachers quoting 'you wont get in unless you go to medisix/link/sim!...my teachers are the same! and then to top it all off my referee was adament to add it into reference for some reason which apparently shows a medical attribute :confused:

Reply 33

lil groovy dude

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maria737

i'm thinking of going but i'm not sure since alot of my teachers are already putting me off Medicine cause of my GCSEs.

person 34, i was just wondering, why did your teachers tell you not to apply?

o0o my friend used to go to your school! She was in the same year as you as well! (if you're in year 11)

Reply 34

mouse_mat

maria737

i'm thinking of going but i'm not sure since alot of my teachers are already putting me off Medicine cause of my GCSEs.

person 34, i was just wondering, why did your teachers tell you not to apply?

My teacher's said I'm not socialable enough. Though they totally missed out the depravity, insanity and pinch of schizophrenia.

It's your life, not you're teachers so ultimately it comes down to you.

Reply 35

maria737

oh, i'm in the first year at college now, what's your friends name, i knew a few people in the year below me at that stupid, pitiful excuse for a school.

Reply 36

invisibleforest

I live in Nottingham, and if the medical school didn't happen to be so close to home then I'd definitely have applied to study there.

*waves Nottingham flag*

:tongue:

Reply 37

jenifaar

aaah teachers can say what they like. at the end of the day, it's you who's going through with it, and only get to see a tiny bit of you
my medlink booklet arrived today,but im kind of regretting the 250 quid...tho i think its my christmas present (yay(!)) so im thinking its too late to pull out and save...but anyone else in willoughby hall, blue 2, gamma?