Official: University of Bristol A100 2025 Entry Applicants

I got one too today wth does that mean? Did they give out rejections yet ?

Not entirely sure if some have been rejected today. But I think it’s because they’re heading towards Easter break if they haven’t already. And since we won’t be hearing anything for a few weeks, they just wanted to leave a reminder that we’re still on hold.

got an offer today, 17:01 ucas track!!

got an offer!! ucas email at 5:01 pm

Wow. Funny how you were worried just an hour and a half ago. Congrats on the offer!!!

Thank you so much for the detailed reply
i'd really appreciate you reommending the best accomodation
quick question, is there not a medical school building and do you have lectures there?

There is a relatively non-descript building with a sign saying Bristol medical school written on it (actually there are two buildings thinking about it), but it will not be where you think it is. It is an administrative building only as I understand it and you will possibly not need to go there ever.
There is in reality no technical or real practical need for a medical school building to base the course within because you only spend a fraction of the course on the main campus itself. In reality the bulk of your time and learning will eventually be in the academies (i.e. in or attached to hospitals) and that is where substantial investment has been made in which to train you (you will see for yourself in time: simulation sessions, clinical skills workshops, dedicated teaching doctors, consultant bedside teaching etc etc etc) this is where the focus is and to be fair, likely the most costly part. The academies are the important buildings and these will have University of Bristol medical school stamped on the front door, proudly. The University is associated with a number of pretty serious hospitals and NHS trusts, amongst these are hospitals which reliably get the highest post-graduate training satisfaction scores in the country and they are highly sought after as a deanery for post-graduate speciality training too for this reason. You're going to be working and studying in these same places. That is a very big deal and a heck of an opportunity.
The pre-clinical years are a selection of parts that form your baseline clinical knowledge. Physiology, anatomy, pharmacology, social science, laboratory work and evidence based medicine, plus some other aspects like genetics, embryology and biological pathways. The cohort you will be part of will be amongst the largest on campus and of any course in the place. As a result, I'm not sure there are actually a large number of lecture halls which can accommodate you all in one mass so it mostly takes place in a relatively select number of venues.
You will be taught by practicing clinicians themselves or by subject matter experts/professors in these respective fields: many of them will be leading a variety of very high level research efforts but they teach medical students because they enjoy it. Guest lecturers have included some pretty serious clinicians too: Bristol has a reputation to uphold and they make a lot of effort to do so. Having Southmead and the BRI nearly on the doorstep also means there is no shortage of specialists around to teach you. The same thing happens in hospital and don't be surprised if your individually-allocated personal and professional mentor has a great deal of letters after their name.
The pre-clinical aspect of the course forms the almost 20 month duration 'launchpad' you will need to get yourself up to speed before the clinical aspects of the course. If you return to the main campus at all after this it will be to sit assessments or complete student choice projects. In years 1 and 2 you will spend some time in the clinical environment but after that, you're a student doctor and expected to get your skates on and be more self-directed in how you learn and what you learn. It's an exciting process but the reality is you can't learn all this stuff from a lecture or a book.
Speaking with colleagues, Brunel house and Orchard rise are good quality accommodation and not too far from the main campus though they were slightly more expensive. A University map or guide will explain where the accommodation blocks are, there are quite a few: you'll be amazed at the sheer number of buildings the University has a name plate on. There is no mistaking that once you are at Bristol you really are in a premier institution who have been doing the job for a very long time.
And one last thing: the doctors working in the Severn region know Bristol medical school has a good reputation and having spoken to a large number of them they have consistently high expectations of Bristol students in general, almost irrespective of their year of study. You'll be wearing scrubs with the University logo as well so everyone will know which school you are at. Bring your A game to work because if anyone is asked complex or technical clinical questions it will probably be yourselves. Be proud to put on that uniform and lanyard because you have all worked very hard to get them. Having worked in healthcare for a fair time I cannot think of any activity or department that does not involve Bristol medics at some point. I distinctly remember being fully involved in orthopaedic surgical procedures in just year 2 and I know others who were supervised in suturing up or doing other cool stuff in the later stages of these and similar procedures. I've seen Bristol medics called to major trauma calls, come straight into resus and being asked to perform ECGs, cannulate and do full primary surveys whilst the emergency medicine consultant stands way behind the line observing and expects them to get on with it. You'll be supervised and supported all the way: you've won your place to get here so dig deeply and be keen to develop yourself as fully as you can. When you are in hospital you are effectively given a free access pass to a multimillion pound educational resource. There are very very few aspects of these places that are actually off-limits to students and you're there to learn so you will be welcomed in the front door to any place you desire to tread.
I hope this is all motivation enough. Firm Bristol, put your heads down and hit those coming exams folks.

What is the occupational health check and how do we do this? 😖

Wow. What a wonderful advocate for Bristol you are, ErasistratusV!
My daughter is a first year medical student at Bristol and is absolutely loving it but hearing you say all this has made me realise what a privilege to be such a part of an amazing medical school! So glad she chose it! She also worried initially about the lack of a dedicated medical school but knows the campus really well now and, as you say, is all over the place in different lecture halls/CBL groups/labs etc across the uni.

I interviewed on the 30th of Jan. Lost all hope ngl and was gonna withdraw on Friday. Thought the interview didn't go that badly. Anyways, I got an offer at 17:00

Well congratulations!!! See you there and well done!

I interviewed on the 30th of Jan. Lost all hope ngl and was gonna withdraw on Friday. Thought the interview didn't go that badly. Anyways, I got an offer at 17:00