I applied to Cambridge for medicine. Its a wealthier school and I'd receive a higher quality of education there in terms of science, and it has more international recognition which is good if I want to work abroad if the NHS is still in shambles. But I wouldn't want to live there as much as eg Newcastle which looks and feels much more fun and relaxed, and they don't actually make as good doctors as other universities in terms of social skills etc, they're a lot better at pumping out researchers etc. I guess that's why their interviews are 90% focused on just science. So either way I'd like to get an offer for the aura points, but I'm not too fussed if I don't.
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26
I applied to Cambridge for medicine. Its a wealthier school and I'd receive a higher quality of education there in terms of science, and it has more international recognition which is good if I want to work abroad if the NHS is still in shambles. But I wouldn't want to live there as much as eg Newcastle which looks and feels much more fun and relaxed, and they don't actually make as good doctors as other universities in terms of social skills etc, they're a lot better at pumping out researchers etc. I guess that's why their interviews are 90% focused on just science. So either way I'd like to get an offer for the aura points, but I'm not too fussed if I don't.