Experiences with UoN Medicine with Foundation year??

same i got an offer too!

I’ve got an offer for medicine with foundation year at nottingham!! but i’m still quite confused with how to navigate the first foundation year as it is ‘based in derby’ but i can’t find a whole lot of information on it…? Haven’t seen anyone speak about it online either.
I’m unsure whether to find accommodation in derby for the foundation year and then move to Nottingham after? or do most people just apply for accommodation in Nottingham like other first years and commute to derby? (not sure how the commute would work either tbh)
Aside from how this would work in terms of travel and daily life etc, i’m kinda wondering how this would work socially? - would i miss out on the usual first year student life in Nottingham? how would i get involved with stuff like societies if i’m in derby a lot of the time, would i have to wait till my actual first year on the 5-year medicine course…
I’m just questioning whether i’ll have to firm being kind of isolated in derby for a year until i properly start the course the following year, or if i can still experience my “first” year at uni the same way as others if i chose to live in Nottingham and commute.
And on a more practical note, what’s the foundation year actually like? how do you learn, and how many days out of the week would i need to be in derby? i’ve seen people generally say that foundation years are like another year of sixth form / college, but i’m unsure?
if anyone has done this course, i would love to hear some advice and what it’s really like! feeling really clueless right now 🥲
thank you!

I’ve got an offer for medicine with foundation year at nottingham!! but i’m still quite confused with how to navigate the first foundation year as it is ‘based in derby’ but i can’t find a whole lot of information on it…? Haven’t seen anyone speak about it online either.
I’m unsure whether to find accommodation in derby for the foundation year and then move to Nottingham after? or do most people just apply for accommodation in Nottingham like other first years and commute to derby? (not sure how the commute would work either tbh)
Aside from how this would work in terms of travel and daily life etc, i’m kinda wondering how this would work socially? - would i miss out on the usual first year student life in Nottingham? how would i get involved with stuff like societies if i’m in derby a lot of the time, would i have to wait till my actual first year on the 5-year medicine course…
I’m just questioning whether i’ll have to firm being kind of isolated in derby for a year until i properly start the course the following year, or if i can still experience my “first” year at uni the same way as others if i chose to live in Nottingham and commute.
And on a more practical note, what’s the foundation year actually like? how do you learn, and how many days out of the week would i need to be in derby? i’ve seen people generally say that foundation years are like another year of sixth form / college, but i’m unsure?
if anyone has done this course, i would love to hear some advice and what it’s really like! feeling really clueless right now 🥲
thank you!

I’ve got an offer for medicine with foundation year at nottingham!! but i’m still quite confused with how to navigate the first foundation year as it is ‘based in derby’ but i can’t find a whole lot of information on it…? Haven’t seen anyone speak about it online either.
I’m unsure whether to find accommodation in derby for the foundation year and then move to Nottingham after? or do most people just apply for accommodation in Nottingham like other first years and commute to derby? (not sure how the commute would work either tbh)
Aside from how this would work in terms of travel and daily life etc, i’m kinda wondering how this would work socially? - would i miss out on the usual first year student life in Nottingham? how would i get involved with stuff like societies if i’m in derby a lot of the time, would i have to wait till my actual first year on the 5-year medicine course…
I’m just questioning whether i’ll have to firm being kind of isolated in derby for a year until i properly start the course the following year, or if i can still experience my “first” year at uni the same way as others if i chose to live in Nottingham and commute.
And on a more practical note, what’s the foundation year actually like? how do you learn, and how many days out of the week would i need to be in derby? i’ve seen people generally say that foundation years are like another year of sixth form / college, but i’m unsure?
if anyone has done this course, i would love to hear some advice and what it’s really like! feeling really clueless right now 🥲
thank you!

I’ve got an offer for medicine with foundation year at nottingham!! but i’m still quite confused with how to navigate the first foundation year as it is ‘based in derby’ but i can’t find a whole lot of information on it…? Haven’t seen anyone speak about it online either.
I’m unsure whether to find accommodation in derby for the foundation year and then move to Nottingham after? or do most people just apply for accommodation in Nottingham like other first years and commute to derby? (not sure how the commute would work either tbh)
Aside from how this would work in terms of travel and daily life etc, i’m kinda wondering how this would work socially? - would i miss out on the usual first year student life in Nottingham? how would i get involved with stuff like societies if i’m in derby a lot of the time, would i have to wait till my actual first year on the 5-year medicine course…
I’m just questioning whether i’ll have to firm being kind of isolated in derby for a year until i properly start the course the following year, or if i can still experience my “first” year at uni the same way as others if i chose to live in Nottingham and commute.
And on a more practical note, what’s the foundation year actually like? how do you learn, and how many days out of the week would i need to be in derby? i’ve seen people generally say that foundation years are like another year of sixth form / college, but i’m unsure?
if anyone has done this course, i would love to hear some advice and what it’s really like! feeling really clueless right now 🥲
thank you!