This discussion is now closed.

Check out other Related discussions

Aberdeen Medicine 2019 (Offered)

I started this discussion for those who have received a conditional or unconditional offer to study Medicine at Aberdeen, so you can talk to future coursemates and make contacts.

Scroll to see replies

Reply 1

Paddles111

Hey! I have an unconditional for aberdeen (wohoo) although i've not heard back from anywhere else yet so haven't fully decided if i'm gonna take it. Are you going to firm your offer?

Reply 2

TrueArcher

I've got an unconditional offer too. I have one interview left, but my hearts set on Aberdeen. Are you a graduate or undergraduate?

Reply 3

Paddles111

Original post by TrueArcher

I've got an unconditional offer too. I have one interview left, but my hearts set on Aberdeen. Are you a graduate or undergraduate?

Ah well congrats for getting your first choice! Yeah same I still have Glasgow’s left, and they are probably my top choice. I’m a graduate from Scotland, how about you?

Reply 4

AndHopefully

Hey guys! I’ve got a conditional offer for Aberdeen - I’m still waiting to hear back from 3 other places but Aberdeen has always been my first choice so I’ll be firming here! :smile:

Looking forward to hopefully meeting some of you in September!

Reply 5

Paddles111

Original post by AndHopefully

Hey guys! I’ve got a conditional offer for Aberdeen - I’m still waiting to hear back from 3 other places but Aberdeen has always been my first choice so I’ll be firming here! :smile:

Looking forward to hopefully meeting some of you in September!

Hey congrats!!! Just wondering if you could tell me why Aberdeen is your first choice? I keep dithering between there and Glasgow (haven’t even had their interview so highly likely I might not get them anyway) but it would be great to know why you want to go there so much as it might help me decide - sorry feel like I’m interviewing you hahaha

Reply 6

MedicPaeds05

Hey everyone - congrats on your offers

I'm a current first year at University of Aberdeen - feel free to ask questions :smile:

Reply 7

Paddles111

Original post by MedicPaeds05

Hey everyone - congrats on your offers

I'm a current first year at University of Aberdeen - feel free to ask questions :smile:

Hey! Were you a graduate or undergraduate when you started? do you mind saying what your favourite/least favourite things are about the course? Thanks so much!

Reply 8

Lee96265

Original post by MedicPaeds05

Hey everyone - congrats on your offers

I'm a current first year at University of Aberdeen - feel free to ask questions :smile:

Hey - does Aberdeen provide first year medics with a reading list at the start of the course for specific anatomy, biochem textbooks etc. or is there popular ones out there that everyone uses which students buy?

Reply 9

MedicPaeds05

Original post by Paddles111

Hey! Were you a graduate or undergraduate when you started? do you mind saying what your favourite/least favourite things are about the course? Thanks so much!

Hi! I'm a grad, my year has quite a lot of grads but I'm friends with both school leavers and grads so don't worry about the mix! So favourite/least hmmm, in all honesty I didn't really enjoy first term that much as there's little clinical, the two topics in first term are quite dry and I couldn't see the links between them but now we've started systems and doing clinical 2-3 times a week I'm really enjoying it.

So as a whole I'd say because Medicine is all taught on the ARI site you do feel quite distant from others studying at the uni unless you're in a flat with non medics, join societies etc but it can be slightly tricky living with non medic flatmates when I think we're the only course in for example all week mon-fri with most of the uni having wednesday completley off, but we do get wednesday afternoons off. Anatomy is taught well but prosection is a difficult method to learn by.

The teaching staff are very good and known their stuff really well, there's lots of medics and non medic societies to get involved in. I thought the workload would be similar to ug studies (defo not!) much more intense personally but I'm really enjoying Medicine.

Reply 10

MedicPaeds05

Original post by Lee96265

Hey

Yeah they do but closer to the time so I wouldn't worry right now! I wouldn't recommend buying all the books (they take up space and money!) and some books I've maybe used once then never again, and most of the books are also in the library.

I'd say personally certainly for first term the only books that are good to have own copies will be for anatomy and possibly the physiology one, biochem is good to have but overcomplicates the subject a bit. Books like Macleod for clinical exam are prob more useful for when you start systems after Christmas.

Every uni can be different in terms of recommended books but Aberdeen should send suggested books list closer to incoming first years term starting!

Reply 11

ljtaba

When did you guys have your interview and how long did you wait for the offer?

Reply 12

Paddles111

Original post by MedicPaeds05

Thanks so much for your reply!! Really helps :smile:

do you mind me asking how you found your accommodation? Did you just did random flat share with other students or have your own plans? Thanks!

Reply 13

Paddles111

Original post by ljtaba

When did you guys have your interview and how long did you wait for the offer?

Interviewed the 18th of dec and got an offer on jan 18th :smile:

Reply 14

MedicPaeds05

Original post by Paddles111

Thanks so much for your reply!! Really helps :smile:

do you mind me asking how you found your accommodation? Did you just did random flat share with other students or have your own plans? Thanks!

My accomodation was fine! I stay at Hillhead with all non medics - in all honestly I would recommend living with non medics in 1st year as it gives you a break from medicine, and lets you also get to know about other courses etc. There's pros and cons to living with non medics eg exams at different times (we tend to be earlier but also finished earlier) than everyone else, and the big student night for going out here tends to be Tuesday night as most courses have Wednesdays completley off but we don't! so it depends on what you like doing, your personality eg party hard or not etc :smile:

Reply 15

Claragale

Anybody else still waiting to hear from Aberdeen?

Reply 16

maxymoo

Original post by Claragale

Anybody else still waiting to hear from Aberdeen?

We are

Reply 17

BDN12

Hey guys. I’m a Scottish school leaver and got an offer a couple of weeks ago. I have since firmed Aberdeen as it’s my top choice but I’m just wondering if anyone knows whether there’s a post offer open day for medicine applicants? Cheers!