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Which med school should I choose?

Super grateful to have received offers from Exeter, Plymouth and Birmingham for med- am now stuck on which one to firm!

There are pros and cons of all three but feels like they are very equal lists of pros and cons and I like all three for different things.
I’ve been/am going to offer holder days however have visited all three several times so have a good idea of what they are like.

Anyone got any advice?? Thanks in advance!

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by Darcey08374
Super grateful to have received offers from Exeter, Plymouth and Birmingham for med- am now stuck on which one to firm!
There are pros and cons of all three but feels like they are very equal lists of pros and cons and I like all three for different things.
I’ve been/am going to offer holder days however have visited all three several times so have a good idea of what they are like.
Anyone got any advice?? Thanks in advance!

Ayy well done! My friends are going to Birmingham and it's got a great rep. Personally though I'd go for exeter bc exmouth is super close and the beach is absolutely lovely. Plus is a great place to shop for some down time! I was thinking of putting Plymouth down but I thought the accommodation was quite expensive. Idk how it compares to Birmingham and Exeter though. I think it's great that u got in and all those med schools will be great. I suppose it just depends on the social side now! I put keele as my firm bc I love the scenery and I liked the dissections element. Might be a good idea to see if their courses are different at all or what the intercalation opportunities are...
Well done! X

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by Darcey08374
Super grateful to have received offers from Exeter, Plymouth and Birmingham for med- am now stuck on which one to firm!
There are pros and cons of all three but feels like they are very equal lists of pros and cons and I like all three for different things.
I’ve been/am going to offer holder days however have visited all three several times so have a good idea of what they are like.
Anyone got any advice?? Thanks in advance!

Edinburgh uni medical school omg it is so good!!

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by Physician
Edinburgh uni medical school omg it is so good!!

where did OP mention edinburgh uni med school?

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by crazymeowmeow
where did OP mention edinburgh uni med school?

It is still nice to dream.

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by Olivia3991
Ayy well done! My friends are going to Birmingham and it's got a great rep. Personally though I'd go for exeter bc exmouth is super close and the beach is absolutely lovely. Plus is a great place to shop for some down time! I was thinking of putting Plymouth down but I thought the accommodation was quite expensive. Idk how it compares to Birmingham and Exeter though. I think it's great that u got in and all those med schools will be great. I suppose it just depends on the social side now! I put keele as my firm bc I love the scenery and I liked the dissections element. Might be a good idea to see if their courses are different at all or what the intercalation opportunities are...
Well done! X


Thank you so much!

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by Olivia3991
Ayy well done! My friends are going to Birmingham and it's got a great rep. Personally though I'd go for exeter bc exmouth is super close and the beach is absolutely lovely. Plus is a great place to shop for some down time! I was thinking of putting Plymouth down but I thought the accommodation was quite expensive. Idk how it compares to Birmingham and Exeter though. I think it's great that u got in and all those med schools will be great. I suppose it just depends on the social side now! I put keele as my firm bc I love the scenery and I liked the dissections element. Might be a good idea to see if their courses are different at all or what the intercalation opportunities are...
Well done! X

I know a bit about the Birmingham medical school. The main building is nice, as is the campus. But there does seem to be a lack of spaces to hang about on campus. You have to be very careful what you say in emails and texts to anyone (even to friends), because saying something highly sensitive could land you in big trouble, leading to disciplinary action or even expulsion from the uni. Medicine is such a delicate profession.

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by Physician
I know a bit about the Birmingham medical school. The main building is nice, as is the campus. But there does seem to be a lack of spaces to hang about on campus. You have to be very careful what you say in emails and texts to anyone (even to friends), because saying something highly sensitive could land you in big trouble, leading to disciplinary action or even expulsion from the uni. Medicine is such a delicate profession.


At Birmingham? Wait sorry I’m confused

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by Darcey08374
At Birmingham? Wait sorry I’m confused

Yes, Birmingham.

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by Physician
Yes, Birmingham.


oh okay, I haven’t heard that! I’d kind of expect that anyway I guess

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by Darcey08374
oh okay, I haven’t heard that! I’d kind of expect that anyway I guess

A few years ago some final year medical students at Birmingham were being investigated for making statements about rape online. What the outcome was l don't know, but if caught and investigated, the consequences could have been severe, culminating in a dreadful waste of money for the five years of study, not to mention the fees for private schooling prior to medical school.

It might sound like common sense to not get embroiled in controversy as a medical student, but a lot of clever students don't have any common sense. I have seen for myself a fourth year Birmingham medical student, who was doing at intercalated year at UCL, nearly get thrown out by UCL for harassing a disabled student all year round, and talking during an important assessed presentation, and during a written exam (his exam had finished, but the disabled students exam hadn't as they were given extra time). The stupid things some medical students do is beyond comprehensible at times. The root cause may be linked to their white privilege and private schooling, which creates a bizarre and unmerited sense of entitlement, whilst seeing state school students and non-medical students as inferior and unimportant. The last time l truly thought that this was a widespread problem was during the days of the Third Reich, though of course l wasn't around then. Perhaps the sheer peer pressure and high expectations of these students from a very young age takes its toll, and manifests a strange kind of thinking process that is deranged in some aspects. Take Vladimir Putin, for example. Often accredited for being highly intelligent, yet showing every sign of being a psychopath and deranged.
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by Physician
A few years ago some final year medical students at Birmingham were being investigated for making statements about rape online. What the outcome was l don't know, but if caught and investigated, the consequences could have been severe, culminating in a dreadful waste of money for the five years of study, not to mention the fees for private schooling prior to medical school.
It might sound like common sense to not get embroiled in controversy as a medical student, but a lot of clever students don't have any common sense. I have seen for myself a fourth year Birmingham medical student, who was doing at intercalated year at UCL, nearly get thrown out by UCL for harassing a disabled student all year round, and talking during an important assessed presentation, and during a written exam (his exam had finished, but the disabled students exam hadn't as they were given extra time). The stupid things some medical students do is beyond comprehensible at times. The root cause may be linked to their white privilege and private schooling, which creates a bizarre and unmerited sense of entitlement, whilst seeing state school students and non-medical students as inferior and unimportant. The last time l truly thought that this was a widespread problem was during the days of the Third Reich, though of course l wasn't around then. Perhaps the sheer peer pressure and high expectations of these students from a very young age takes its toll, and manifests a strange kind of thinking process that is deranged in some aspects. Take Vladimir Putin, for example. Often accredited for being highly intelligent, yet showing every sign of being a psychopath and deranged.


Oh wow thanks for that insight, I would never personally have that issue so would be completely fine, if anything then would make uob more appealing as 100% people doing things like that should face the consequences. I haven’t been private schooled myself and see myself as having lots of common sense and kindness so this wouldn’t be a problem and if it was I wouldn’t put myself into a career in medicine

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