My most recent medically related activity was visiting Birmingham University today!
For anyone interested there have been several changes to the admissions requirements, an admissions tutor told us the following:
- There is no longer a 7A* GCSE threshold but instead a requirement of an A* in Science, Maths and English GCSE
- Four As are required at AS level
- The typical offer for the upcoming year will be A*AA
- MMIs (Multiple Mini Interviews) are being introduced instead of a panel interview, initially with 4 stations each lasting between 5-8 minutes
I thoroughly enjoyed my day and thought the campus was brilliant! It was cool and very convenient arriving at the university's own train station and the sports facilities were excellent with a swimming pool and an impressive gym. There are opportunities to get involved with sport at all levels from university to subject teams, something which I am particularly interested in! Not only that but they are also planning to improve the sports facilities even more!
Today was my first university open day and I was impressed by the accommodation on all levels, it went beyond my expectations! It is definitely somewhere I would enjoy living and the students who were there were very honest about the advantages and disadvantages surrounding life at a campus university.
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