Manchester Uni or Lancaster uni

Hi,
I’ve applied to study at Manchester uni to do biosciences with a foundation year. I also have an offer to study law at Lancaster. Lancaster would be really ideal as I’m a commuter student and is close to home whereas Manchester would be 1hr 30mins train ride plus a bus to get to the station.

I did biology, chemistry and psychology at a level so I figured academically I’d be more comfortable doing something STEM as it’s what I’m used to.

If anyone could give some advice or someone who has done a foundation year at Manchester tell me what it is like and if it’s worth it that would be greatly appreciated

Have you made your firm and insurance selections?

These are offers I’ve received through clearing as I didn’t like my initial degree I chose.

Ah, that makes sense - congratulations on receiving two really solid offers.
So that I've got this right:
- Commuter student
- Law at Lancaster (nearer) or
- Biosciences (w. foundation year) at Manchester
My advice really is to think about the long term - what kind of job would you want to do in the future?
That's what should guide your decision about whether you want to study biosciences or law.
Which uni you go to isn't the choice here really, it's which course do you study.
What are the deadlines attached to your clearing offers?

I have until the 8th of August to make a decision but I’m gonna try and do it sooner. Thank you, yes I think looking at the long term goal is really gonna help me.

My plan is to actually do postgraduate study in medicine and I checked a lot of graduate med schools don’t mind what degree you do as long as you have a 2:1

So your aim is to go into the medical profession following graduate entry medicine. How set are you on that?
Regardless of what universities require, think about what might set you up better in terms of knowledge & skills for Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)? Out of law and biosciences.
If GEM doesn't work out what's your plan B? GEM is extremely hard to get into (much more competitive that undergraduate medicine), so I wouldn't put every egg into that basket.
The other thing to note is that GEM is intended for those who start 1 degree and then realise they want to study medicine, rather than uni applicants who intend to do a different degree first before going GEM.

Yes I agree with this also GEM is very competitive. I’ve decided to go with Lancaster as I feel law has a bit more opportunities for me if things don’t work out.
Not that biosciences doesn’t, it’s just more so I would have only picked it to prepare me for GEM which may or may not work out.
Plus commuting long distance to Manchester could affect my grades if I decided to do that.
Thank you for your advice and helping me make a decision