Transferring from preclinical Oxford to clinical years in London

Hi! I'm a second year student at Oxford studying medicine. I've been told next year we can apply to London clinical schools and transfer there for the last 3 years, which I'd really like to do. However I can't find anyone who's done it in the older years. Has anyone here transferred, or know anyone who has? I have a few questions if so:
-Which university is best to go to?
-Is it hard to make friends with the medical students who already know each other?
-Is there much to catch up on? I've had literally no clinical contact but I know in London schools they have, will I be really behind?
-Is there any other advice you can think of or reasons why I shouldn't/should transfer?

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I'm a second year student at Oxford studying medicine. I've been told next year we can apply to London clinical schools and transfer there for the last 3 years, which I'd really like to do. However I can't find anyone who's done it in the older years. Has anyone here transferred, or know anyone who has? I have a few questions if so:
-Which university is best to go to?
-Is it hard to make friends with the medical students who already know each other?
-Is there much to catch up on? I've had literally no clinical contact but I know in London schools they have, will I be really behind?
-Is there any other advice you can think of or reasons why I shouldn't/should transfer?

Thanks in advance!

My understanding is if you transfer you wont be graduating with degree from ox but ucl/imperial instead?

Hi, I transferred from a non-oxbridge to UCL in Sept 2019 (transferred into the first clinical year i.e. 4th year)
NB - this was all pre-covid so things may have changed!
- Making friends was fine for me overall, I joined a couple of societies and joined a committee too as I found the latter a good way to make friends as a new student who is not a fresher.
- Just try and be as confident as you can during the beginning of the year, you will be fine. We had whole year group lectures in sept so was a great way to meet others - like I met a couple of good friends in the bathroom lol
- We have firms at UCL, so you get to know a group (8-12) people really well
- I didn't find there was much to catch up on - clinical exams are different from preclin exams so you are at a similar starting point to other UCL medics
- I basically did no work in preclin years but caught up just fine. Work hard (e.g. ensure you're doing your active recall and spaced repetition 3-4 mo before exams) and you will be fine
- most UCL students in your year will have done a BSc the year before and may feel out of touch with preclin & clin med anyway, so you be at the same level
- I met a few people who also took a year out between pre-clin and clin med and they coped just fine, so dw about catching up
- There were about 20 transfer students from other unis (including Oxbridge), there were events for us to get to know each other and also how UCL works, so do attend these! You can make good friendships with other transfer students
- I wanted to be at UCL so I could be closer to friends and live with family - so well worth it for me. whether it is worth it for you depends on your reasons for transferring
Best of luck!