Swansea Medicine (A101) Offer Holders 2025

Hi guys, is there a grp chat or is this the extent of it at the moment?

I'm almost certainly going to firm Swansea, but before I do, does anyone know:
I'll look into these questions too when I have some time over the weekend - just posting now in case anyone already knows!
Excited for us!

I'm currently studying my undergrad at Swansea so should hopefully be able to answer questions anyone has! Students typically tend to house share in either Brynmill or Uplands - prices are quite good generally if you're sharing, but go up a bit more obviously if you get a 1-2 bed. On campus accommodation is available for first year students I believe but I don't know of many GEM students that do this, as while convenient it's not as nice as a house and is usually more expensive. 1/2 bed flats tend to be found more in the marina but this is a lot further from campus (still under 2 miles and has good bus access) - Brynmill/Uplands are all within a mile from uni!
In terms of travel, you can get a student travel pass which gives you discounted rates and there's also a free shuttle bus to bay campus (not our campus sadly!) but it has good library facilities among other things. A lot of things in the area are very walkable though
There are mainly coffee shop/waitress or retail jobs in the area for students but be sure to get in there quick! They also hire within the uni sometimes to run events/JCs (campus pub) which I've heard is really good pay.
hope this helps

This is helpful! You're so kind - thank you for sharing all of this!

Hi, congrats to you all!!🙂 Will definitely be firming Swansea and would be nice to get to know some of you beforehand. I went to Swansea for my undergrad if you want to know much about the area too

Im definitely going to firm Swansea too! Have a question for those coming from Swansea undergrad - I’m hoping to save some money working during the summer/winter breaks - does anyone know how much time GEM students get off each year? I can’t find this online and it’d be helpful to know so I can plan!

I haven't actually seen how much time off we have either. It might vary year by year as some years are a bit more intense than others? My guess would be 40-45 weeks studying. Would be a good question to ask a current med student. Sorry I can't be anymore help

I'm currently studying my undergrad at Swansea so should hopefully be able to answer questions anyone has! Students typically tend to house share in either Brynmill or Uplands - prices are quite good generally if you're sharing, but go up a bit more obviously if you get a 1-2 bed. On campus accommodation is available for first year students I believe but I don't know of many GEM students that do this, as while convenient it's not as nice as a house and is usually more expensive. 1/2 bed flats tend to be found more in the marina but this is a lot further from campus (still under 2 miles and has good bus access) - Brynmill/Uplands are all within a mile from uni!
In terms of travel, you can get a student travel pass which gives you discounted rates and there's also a free shuttle bus to bay campus (not our campus sadly!) but it has good library facilities among other things. A lot of things in the area are very walkable though
There are mainly coffee shop/waitress or retail jobs in the area for students but be sure to get in there quick! They also hire within the uni sometimes to run events/JCs (campus pub) which I've heard is really good pay.
hope this helps

Hi, I have an offer from Swansea but Notts was my first choice coming into the process. How are people going about making decisions when the courses overall seem quite similar?!

Hi Ellie,
Could I ask a couple more questions, please?
Thank you so much!