LeSpicyGinger
Flinders MD II
Hi juice box!Hi guys,
I'm currently waiting for offer results for Adelaide and have already received a conditional offer for Flinders (I'm an international student). I'm quite undecided on which uni I wanna go to (that is, if I get an offer for Adl).
I know that a lot of people accept their Flinders offers and then jump ship to Adelaide once they get Adl's offer afterwards, so to those people, what made you make that choice?
Or just in general, what do you think makes those two universities different in terms of med school and deciding on which offer to accept?
It'll be great to see you at Flinders but the choice is yours . As you probably know from reading threads on this place, the medical education you get is essentially the same and if you're living in Adelaide at the moment, it comes down to other factors.
My outward perception of Adelaide Uni Medicine is that its much larger, has a big party culture, has more modern facilities and is more conveniently located in the city (Flinders is down south). You are more likely to meet more international students that may come from the same place as you and Adelaide Uni as a whole has much better extra curricular club environment (many more clubs and major events and more funding). It also has the prestige factor if that matters to you .
On the other hand, Flinders is a much smaller cohort (especially in the undergrad Clinsci portion). We only have about 50 people including internationals in my year so everything feels much more tight knit and close. I'm definitely not heavily involved in all medical school events, but I get the general feeling that Flinders is a much friendlier place. I have heard several bad stories of Adelaide med people but none in Flinders thus far.