Biomed Anyone?

[Gizmo says -]

your point of contention being -

Originally Posted by Gizmo says -

Much less at the institution that you wouldnt study at unless you really had to.

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[kjack]

Yes some biomeds might have got better grades if they had been in a better secondary school but some just missed the grades independant of how good or bad their school was. You seem to be under the misapprehension that all medics at georges are tossers, which is just not true and that all biomeds are saints which is equally not true. You also seem to think that georges is a place that people go who cant get into anywhere else, also wrong. In fact most of your posts seem to be designed to antagonise and put down people or universities and in fact dont 'mek' sense. Have you ever been to georges or spoken to people who go to georges? Perhaps you would better understand about it if you had. Yes there are some people who become medics who perhaps dont 'deserve' their place as they indeed seem like 'wankers', however in my experience they either stop being wankers, get kicked out or have absolutly no friends.
Georges is a place with relativley few of these type of people, it dosn't have the reputation for being the friendliest unis around for nothing.

[Gizmo says -]

Originally Posted by kjack

Yes some biomeds might have got better grades if they had been in a better secondary school but some just missed the grades independant of how good or bad their school was. You seem to be under the misapprehension that all medics at georges are tossers, which is just not true and that all biomeds are saints which is equally not true.

if you'd care to quote me i'd answer that, until then you know where you can put that statement.

You also seem to think that georges is a place that people go who cant get into anywhere else, also wrong.

the majority at georgoes would rather ave gone sumwhere else, yes, but its definitely NOT the place which is at fault, its the percpetion of georgies by its students. i fink georgies is one of the better choices in london. So hats another point you can can, cheers.

Have you ever been to georges or spoken to people who go to georges?

aye. in spades.

Perhaps you would better understand about it if you had.

see abuv.

Georges is a place with relativley few of these type of people, it dosn't have the reputation for being the friendliest unis around for nothing.

thats becos the majority of your punters cant be bought for any other image you can sell, quite frankly. its not friendlier than any other med skool in particular.
If georgies tried to sell itself solely on the image thats its the sensible choice in london (the correct and best choice for choosing it) then it would be be up shit creek, so they add the 'friendly', 'independent' and 'reputation' angles to boot, which are all pointless baubles that detract from the fact that its a good course in a cheap place - and thats the reason to go there before ucl and kingz.

i've only got bad fings to say about sgul? nuffing of the sort - and i've said that for the last 6 years at least on this forum.

[Gizmo says -]

and not to put to fine a point on it, but -

Originally Posted by kjack

Yes some biomeds might have got better grades if they had been in a better secondary school but some just missed the grades independant of how good or bad their school was..

- then they shoulda saved themselves 3 yrs, £30,000 and resat.

[JH]

Parin -
SGUL is by no means an "institution that you wouldnt study at unless you really had to". Given , you are more understanding of your own situation than any of us here, I think the suggestions outlined thus far should help you make an informed decision. Is that really "deferring responsiblity"?

Regardless, SGUL can be more friendly as an institution than most others because it is comparatively small. Most people manage to find a tight nit group and are civilised enough to each other. Of course, this is a double-edged sword as you may see people you dislike more often. Then again, the sensible types can easily negotiate around this and still remain polite about things. In either case, if you do decide to choose a biomed course it's not something you need to worry about.

Gizmo -
Thank you for your opinion on SGUL and it has been acknowledged consistently that you are against the institution. However, it would be a whole lot more constructive to the thread as well as to the forum if you set aside your own personal agendas before posting.

[kjack]

Georges reputation as the finedliest medical school is not a 'pointless bauble' but in fact very true. I did not choose georges because of its cost but because of the atmosphere and the clinically based course. (I choose it over kings btw). I think it says a lot that I've been there for 3 years and still feel like I want to stay for another 5.

[kjack]

oh and my debt is nowhere near £30000 and most unis dont accept resit candidates.

[Gizmo says -]

Originally Posted by kjack

oh and my debt is nowhere near £30000 and most unis dont accept resit candidates.

and several of them dont accept grads on 5 year courses, if we're going there.
ok so your debt is about £20,000. not mush difference there.

peeple are just as friendly as at georgies at every skool. to hypothesise that peepl are friendlier at sgul is a misnomer, peeple who friendlier genetically dont simply pick sgul.

what you mean is that the skool being smaller, you will get to know more of a % of peeple in the year, which can be both good or bad.

[Gizmo says -]

Originally Posted by JH

Parin -
SGUL is by no means an "institution that you wouldnt study at unless you really had to".

thats right, thats what i believe.

its your students who fink that, so you might want to can repeating stuff like this -

Gizmo -
Thank you for your opinion on SGUL and it has been acknowledged consistently that you are against the institution. However, it would be a whole lot more constructive to the thread as well as to the forum if you set aside your own personal agendas before posting.

and read some of the supportive stuff i've said instead of feeding morosely and defensively on the negative stuff abut biomed.

and btw, cheers but i will keep posting supportive and negative stuff cheers, no way this is going to turn into a georgies centric fread just becos you want it to.

[JH]

On the subject of finance, depending on how much money one needs to spend then the actual debt is variable. Although one may take out £30,000 in student loans in total and spend some. The remaining could be earning interest, which passively helps pay off some of the debt. The issue being if one enrolls in any degree with the aims to reapply for medicine afterwards but not succeed in the subsequent application. Then they would end up with a student loans debt. However, that's regardless of whether you apply to SGUL or not.

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Gizmo-
Offering sound alternative options is hardly "Georgies centric" behaviour. There's no sympathy for you considering you entered the discussion with a negative label on SGUL. Isn't this forum suppose to be impartial?

Originally Posted by gizmo

-no, macca. its a shit option designed to lure in those not wise enuff to reapply to med skool.

- the system at sgul is a sham designed to keep staff who cant be bothered to get other jobs, in work as biomed teachers.

- dont be there bitch. do what you want to do.

- its a sgul fread, not an sgul monopoly on fort

ANYWAY, the pro's and con's of the biomed course have been sufficiently listed and I hope this thread have answered the "original" query about the biomed course.