University Choices for Grad Medicine

**matt606** · 11-06-2008, 07:51 PM

what is a science degree. Do you mean youre not studying biology at A2 or something?

**CatherineT** · 11-06-2008, 08:00 PM

are we both talking bout the graduate entry programme - cos my background is a history degree with arts a levels - I did do a little bit of science but not very well - so I tend not to admit to that.

So - not eligible for the accelerated programme at Trinity

**matt606** · 11-06-2008, 08:06 PM

Im 17 and looking to do medicine next year. So thats undergraduate isnt it? Anyway, if you could pick a university out of UCD, TCD and RCSI, which would it be and why? I hear the teaching at trinity isnt very good

**Dr Nick** · 11-06-2008, 08:13 PM

Hi matt, i think most of us on this thread are doing graduate entry...which means we're old foggies and already have degrees. You're doing it the normal way.

I know people who did it in UCD and have only heard good things for the normal undergraduate course. I'd definately go with that. Galway and Cork also have excellent reputations. I'd be weary of Trinity and RCSI for the normal course. Trinity has a bad rep for the way they teach and RCSI has a bad rep for taking some foreign students who dont have the same good grades as the rest of the class and then slowing the whole class down and compromising the quality of the teaching you get. That's debatable though and may not be all that true. If you want to stay in Dublin, I'd say UCD, RCSI, Trinity. Otherwise I'd put UCG and UCC in after UCD.

**CatherineT** · 11-06-2008, 08:21 PM

that is u/g - and I'm afraid I'm not the best to be giving advice on that - I know one or two folks who went to ucd straight from school and seem to have got on okay - but am afraid I don't keep in touch with them well enough to give proper answers - my decisions are all based purely on my time and situation now - hope some of the other folk on here can help you

**matt606** · 11-06-2008, 08:31 PM

O thanks for your help catherine. Cr Nick, I thought Trinity was supposed to be renowned for its courses?

**couldntgetaname** · 11-06-2008, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by matt606

why is no one applying to trinity?

Looking at the Medical School website, it would appear Trinity don't realize that they *have* a GEP. Doesn't bode well.

**superdoc1** · 11-06-2008, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by couldntgetaname

Looking at the Medical School website, it would appear Trinity don't realize that they *have* a GEP. Doesn't bode well.

They have a few places for mature candidates on the regular undergrad course but its not GEP.

Trinity are not getting GEP places but instead will be getting more regular undergrad places

**superdoc1** · 11-06-2008, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by matt606

why is no one applying to trinity?

plenty will apply - hence the 575* points price tag last year!

**couldntgetaname** · 11-06-2008, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by superdoc1

Trinity are not getting GEP places but instead will be getting more regular undergrad places

My bad - hadn't realized they'd decided against it, last I saw they were on the fence . Just shows how shoddy some of the other unis sites are - I couldn't tell the difference between that and UCDs effort.