Orthoptics Liverpool 2024

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lessons I found not interactive at all as mainly lessons were just powerpoint lessons with teacher just reading it unless it was the clinical practical lessons which most the time you are sat there lost what to do as you usually have a teacher who you are not familiar not really properly going through the steps properly

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placements you will be placed in random locations even as far as Ireland you are unlikely going to go with your friend etc as they told us its randomised... its very daunting at 18 being told you need to go Ireland for 4 weeks a week before the placement start date which also adds the issue that it is extremely expensive the hotel costs you get £55 a night reimbursed a month laterI think according to the nhs website it is £85 a night now but even then usually this won't cover the cost especially if you are randomly placed in London lets say in the summer where rooms I heard from other students costed nearly £200 a night... the problem faced with this is if you told to go to Ireland even if you found a hotel that is within £85 a night budget over 4 weeks this would cost you £2.4k with travel around £3k which many people do not have sat in their bank accounts especially after uni halls are paid + food + day to day living expense they will say that they will support you but this is according to parents income and even they are not going to give you 3 grand to cover costs... placements over the 3 years you have 9 all together which are all4 weeks except from the 1st and 2nd placement which are 1 to 2 weeks. I wish I could write about my experience at the placements but unfortunately I think the message would be deleted again but lets just say there is definitely an imbalance of power, you feel very isolated if you come across a problem as the university will always take the placements side not students also due to having heavy placements right before exams it is very hard to revise for these exams as placement day starts from8:20 am to 5:00 pm so you are extremely tired to revise in a small hotel room

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whilst at the university unfortunately there not much support there, the year group usually consists of around 40 people but usually a lot of people leave hence why by the time they graduate there is only 15-20 people left its not for everyone orthoptics you definitely need thick skin and try and manage everything but at 18 it is extremely overwhelming