Want to know what it's really like to study medicine at Lancaster University? Get some tips and advice? Then post a question and students from Lancaster University medical school will try to answer it.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Any Questions?
If you have a question you would like to ask the medical students at Lancaster University then please post as a comment below and we'll answer as soon as we can.
Would you say it is easy for a commuter to study medicine, say living about an hour away from the med school, or would you recommend moving, even in the first year?
Hello, just wanted to ask how you decided on doing medicine and what made you choose it. Also what is the workload in the first year and please could you explain in detail what the problem based learning enatils, with an example if possible. Thank you very much.
Thanks a lot for your feedback was very insightful. Just wanted to ask, if you have not done biology at a level but done chemistry does this make you disadvantaged in any way, although I am aware that in Lancaster you need biology to A level, in other universities you don't, e.g. Manchester. And also what was the main factor which made you choose medicine as I am finding it tough to decide whether I should do medicine or another course. Thank You,
Hello, I have another question. What kind of prior knowledge of medicine do you need before you take the interview, and what kind of extra curricular things would you recommend doing to strengthen your UCAS application apart from the obvious work experience. Thank you
Hi, what advice would you give on the personal statement which would make it stand out from the rest, from your own personal experiences of writing it. Also I am having trouble starting it, got any tips?
Do you know how may people applied last year ?How many got interviews?Do you know if the number next year will be anymore than 50?Does having such a small peer group work well?Do any of the medics row for the Uni? Thanks Jenny
Hi I've been invited for an interview at Lancaster Medical school for the 7th of Feb and was wondering if anyone could tell me what the MMI experience was like? I'm trying to prepare as best as I can, and thought that knowing the format of the interview would help. Also, have you enjoyed the course at Lancaster? It looks great to me, how have you found it?
Hi, I am starting at lancaster in september and i have just been looking at the curriculum and it says from year 2 onwards the course is predominately placement based at lancaster infirmary and furness hospital. However furness is an hour away from lancaster.If we are placed here are we expected to commute everyday to our placement or do we get accomodation near furness?
7th May Poster - Exams are at the end of the year, with mocks after Christmas. In medicine you need to know everything, so doing modules where you can learn it then forget it doesn't really work!
Tanya - In the second and third years a bus is provided daily to Furness. In the fourth year you are provided with hospital accommodation as you're there for the majority of the week.
Hope that's of help. Katy (just finished year 4) x
Could anybody give their opinion on the placements at LRI and FGH? Although they are smaller hospitals than the big, specialist hospitals in the big cities, do you think they are good places to be a medical student? Do you see enough of a broad spectrum of patients? Thanks
Hi I'm just wondering what the university thinks to taking time off university (1 week before Christmas break) to go on a mission trip in South Africa? I have been invited to represent England with The Girls' Brigade and need to know whether I can get time off at uni? Thanks
am a ghanaian lives in ghana bt dnt va money to study abroad coz am poor, can u pls be of help to me and i will repay back as in workin for the school for number of years.bolosashie@yahoo.com hope to hear from you soon.thanks
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have a question:
Would you say it is easy for a commuter to study medicine, say living about an hour away from the med school, or would you recommend moving, even in the first year?
Thankyou soo much for your time =))
Hello, just wanted to ask how you decided on doing medicine and what made you choose it. Also what is the workload in the first year and please could you explain in detail what the problem based learning enatils, with an example if possible.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much.
Thanks a lot for your feedback was very insightful. Just wanted to ask, if you have not done biology at a level but done chemistry does this make you disadvantaged in any way, although I am aware that in Lancaster you need biology to A level, in other universities you don't, e.g. Manchester. And also what was the main factor which made you choose medicine as I am finding it tough to decide whether I should do medicine or another course.
ReplyDeleteThank You,
Hello, I have another question. What kind of prior knowledge of medicine do you need before you take the interview, and what kind of extra curricular things would you recommend doing to strengthen your UCAS application apart from the obvious work experience.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Hi, what advice would you give on the personal statement which would make it stand out from the rest, from your own personal experiences of writing it. Also I am having trouble starting it, got any tips?
ReplyDeleteHello, just wanted to ask how much essay writing is there in the medicine course?
ReplyDeleteDo you know how may people applied last year ?How many got interviews?Do you know if the number next year will be anymore than 50?Does having such a small peer group work well?Do any of the medics row for the Uni?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny
Hi
ReplyDeleteI've been invited for an interview at Lancaster Medical school for the 7th of Feb and was wondering if anyone could tell me what the MMI experience was like?
I'm trying to prepare as best as I can, and thought that knowing the format of the interview would help.
Also, have you enjoyed the course at Lancaster? It looks great to me, how have you found it?
Thanks
Hugh
hi i was just wondering how the exams at lancaster are carried out? if there at the end of each year or module based? thanx
ReplyDeleteHi, I am starting at lancaster in september and i have just been looking at the curriculum and it says from year 2 onwards the course is predominately placement based at lancaster infirmary and furness hospital. However furness is an hour away from lancaster.If we are placed here are we expected to commute everyday to our placement or do we get accomodation near furness?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
7th May Poster - Exams are at the end of the year, with mocks after Christmas. In medicine you need to know everything, so doing modules where you can learn it then forget it doesn't really work!
ReplyDeleteTanya - In the second and third years a bus is provided daily to Furness. In the fourth year you are provided with hospital accommodation as you're there for the majority of the week.
Hope that's of help.
Katy (just finished year 4) x
Do you need GCSE Physics to get into medicine?
ReplyDeleteHello. I'm in eleven grade in Lithuania. I would like to study in this university. What kind of documents and when should I apply? What about IELTS?
ReplyDeleteCould anybody give their opinion on the placements at LRI and FGH? Although they are smaller hospitals than the big, specialist hospitals in the big cities, do you think they are good places to be a medical student? Do you see enough of a broad spectrum of patients? Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi I'm just wondering what the university thinks to taking time off university (1 week before Christmas break) to go on a mission trip in South Africa? I have been invited to represent England with The Girls' Brigade and need to know whether I can get time off at uni? Thanks
ReplyDeleteam a ghanaian lives in ghana bt dnt va money to study abroad coz am poor, can u pls be of help to me and i will repay back as in workin for the school for number of years.bolosashie@yahoo.com hope to hear from you soon.thanks
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