Which Pod BSc to accept ?

so the nuts and bolts of it....

Salford - higher rated lecturers , great gait lab (which you might see once), great nightlife, higher chance of being mugged, stabbed or have your car, house broken into.

Durhum- more homely, good lecturers but not cutting edge, less likely to get mugged,stabbed etc, but maybe seen less exciting nightlife.


But as I think Davidh said it´s all about the person looking back at you in the mirror, really the uni course is only giving you a start in your Podiatry education, it up to you do make of it what you will.

 

I think the reason most people do not apply to QMU and Glasgow is 1 the distance and 2 its a 4 year hons degree, i have heard though that QMU is absolutely top, they have great lecturers and the course is a solid one so you will have a very good base understanding of podiatry.

I was offered a place at QMU but felt the distance was just too far for me and i think one of the biggest factors in choosing a univeristy these days seems to be which ic closer to home because of the spiralling cost of accomodation. Salford had the lowest accomodation costs in 2008 not sure about now though.

One last thing to remember although studying isnt everything just remember if you do come to Salford you wont really have time to partyand go clubbing all the time ect in your final year unless either your a genius or you want a 2:2

 

Wow, what a high yielding thred...

 

Again - thanks to all who contributed to this very valuable thread - it has been of immense help to me. Next time I post it will be to get all the answers to my homework !

I hope everyone has a good 2011 !

 

I went to Durham Uni to study and now work in Manc and with regards to nightlife Manc is better by a long way. Durham is very small with a few decent places but Manc has lots a excellent places to suit every need. School wise I would honestly choose Salford and my main reason for suggesting Salford over Durham was the fact the student who attend Salford actually come out for block placement into the community. To give you an example, in 2nd year all the student go out for 1 day a week and actually do a full day community clinic. In 3rd year they come out for 3-4 week block placements and basically work full time under supervision. They get to see a full range of the profession and they get a very good taste of how the NHS works. I might add that it does depend on which trust you are with as different trust work very differently

Regards

Sam

 

Hi maxants33

Humour is always appreciated in here. :drinks

The very best of luck in your studies my friend.

Kind regards,

Mandy.

 

I studied at Durham and really enjoyed it, Durham is a great place to live and study. My only complaint was that we only had one NHS placement in the whole 3 year course and that placement was purely observational, we did have clinic days from week one in the college clinic but I feel I would have benefited from having more placements in the NHS where you get a better insight into what working life is really going to be like! However it is a few years since I was there so things may be different now.