Glasgow Offers Thread 2010

[Nell13]

Glasgow or Manchester....???????

Thoughts?

Glasgow!!! I've declined manchester! but if you're not sure you should go to the applicants' days and have a good look round. Although, judging by your name your scottish..............? I wouldn't turn down a free education.

[theflyingscotsman]

Yeah...am going on the applicants' day. That should help. Scottish by descent but England based so no freebies for me!

[acas13]

Glasgow or Aberdeen?! Help needed... and how did you guys decide o your firm, what would you prioritise when decideing (course, city?)
Thanks!

[Rex The Red]

Glasgow or Aberdeen?! Help needed... and how did you guys decide o your firm, what would you prioritise when decideing (course, city?)
Thanks!

Do you want to spend five years in a grey city with no union and a terrible night life with lectures all week?

Glasgow!

EDIT: I prioritised mine on the basis that ultimately no matter where i go im going to get a Medical degree, and people dont really care what medical school you went to post graduation, but they do care about the grades you get in post-grad exams.

On that basis i disregarded the league tables, and went on course type - PBL means little lectures

and ultimately i was choosing where i was going to live for at least the next 5 years - Glasgow had the best of everything (and the worst too, but then again, having the highest rates of stroke means we're the most specialised place for cardiology in western europe - a plus)

[fortysixandtwo]

and ultimately i was choosing where i was going to live for at least the next 5 years - Glasgow had the best of everything (and the worst too, but then again, having the highest rates of stroke means we're the most specialised place for cardiology in western europe - a plus)

Exactly this! One of the main reasons I choose Glasgow was that I could see myself staying there for the next 10+ years if I had to (work and specialist training posts availability, obviously).

[doesnotequal]

Do you want to spend five years in a grey city with no union and a terrible night life with lectures all week?

Glasgow!

EDIT: I prioritised mine on the basis that ultimately no matter where i go im going to get a Medical degree, and people dont really care what medical school you went to post graduation, but they do care about the grades you get in post-grad exams.

On that basis i disregarded the league tables, and went on course type - PBL means little lectures

and ultimately i was choosing where i was going to live for at least the next 5 years - Glasgow had the best of everything (and the worst too, but then again, having the highest rates of stroke means we're the most specialised place for cardiology in western europe - a plus)

And graduates from different medical schools differ in their success rates in these exams:

BioMed Central | Full text | Graduates of different UK medical schools show substantial differences in performance on MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 and PACES examinations

[acas13]

I am swaying towards Glasgow... just me gut feeling, which is as good a reason as any I guess! Means I have t pass my exams though

[Rex The Red]

From this guy's linked article, re performance on MRCP exams; "and the performance of Liverpool, Dundee, Belfast and Aberdeen graduates was significantly worse than average"

QED?

Glasgow's PBL course will give you the neccessary skills to go off in your own time and study. It could be done better, but then again we're still in the fifth best* med school in the UK, so whatever it is we're doing, we're doing it gooood.

Seriously, Glasgow is such an amazing place to live

*: http://www.thecompleteuniversityguid...e.htm?ipg=8727 - when rated by medicine

[Tap]

Hi, Unconditional (I deferred last year).
Up for a meet up and a couple (several) pints at the start of freshers, and the eve of applicant's day.

[sara7000]

Conditional from Glasgow BCC for Advanced Highers.
I live in Glasgow so it kind of is obvious why it is something I am considering at the moment.............cheaper and home made food lolz