Hello,
My name is Haya and I am a final year medic at UCLAN. I would definitely say rankings aren't everything. Medicine is a heavily regulated course and all the medics have to do the same exam (UKMLA) before they graduate.
The way I picked my university was by looking at the structure of the course itself.
The most interesting thing about medical school for me was the clinical aspect so I love that my university offered placements from year 1.
I also liked the fact that it was a spiral curriculum meaning my knowledge pool gradually increased.UCLan also had a lot of cool facilities like the anatomage table which was helpful. As an international student, it was important for me that there were other international medics as well.
The area is important, Preston for me is perfect but it is also close to bigger cities like Manchester and Liverpool, which means I can experience the city life whenever I wanted to.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Haya MBBS V