The document discusses factors to consider when choosing a medical school, focusing on Manchester. It outlines the practicalities of attending Manchester such as transportation, urban location, extracurricular opportunities through various medical clubs and 46 sports clubs. Socially, Manchester offers various art/music venues and "amazing bars." Manchester also provides opportunities for languages, creative writing, and research.

1. More than just the medicine…?
Francesca Liuzzi, Year 4 Manchester Medic

2. What needs considering?
Extra-
curricular
activities
Practicalities Social life
The right
medical
school

3. Practicalities….
the boring bit!
•Travel to and from
University
•Type of location –
urban vs. rural
•Campus or not?
•Living costs
•Proximity to other
places – conferences
etc.

4. Extra-curricular activities
 What are your interests outside of medicine?
 What do you want to pursue whilst at University?
 Sporting opportunities?
 Watching
 Playing
 Debating
 Languages
 Drama / Music

5. Social Life
 This doesn’t just include bars and clubs!
 What is there going on at weekends?
 Theatre
 Opera
 Music gigs or festivals
 Ballet
 Sport / hiking etc.
 Sightseeing
 Art galleries
 Comedy shows
 Museums

6. So what about Manchester….?
 Medical bits – Active MedSoc who coordinate lots of
different organisations:
 Teddy bear hospital
 Medics in Primary Schools
 Fastbleep
 Scalpel
 Manchester Medics Careers Society
 Sporting opportunities – Athletic Union with over 46
sports clubs from Netball and Tennis through to SCUBA
diving and ultimate Frisbee. Active medics clubs too.

7. Extra-curricular activities at
Manchester cont.
 Other Academic bits – opportunities available that
aren’t available everywhere else:
 Languages
 Creative writing
 Intercalated options (top 10 in the UK for Research)
 Academic advisors
 Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP)
 Strong occupational health department and University
Counselling service

8. So what about Manchester?
 Social life….. Opera
House
well that couldn’t be Manchester
MOSI academy
ANY better!
Whitworth Comedy
Art Gallery MANCHESTER Store
Manchester AMAZING
Museum Bars
Football

9. Practicalities
• Travel to and from University
• Very individual – consider cost, time and ease (do you have to
change trains?) Compare this to how often you think you are
likely to go back.
• Type of location – urban vs. rural
• What are your hobbies? Whilst having all the benefits of
being very urban (GREAT shopping), we’re also within a day
trips distance of some great venues – North Wales, the
Peaks/Lakes and parts of Scotland too.
• Campus or not?
• Pros and cons to both. Manchester is not campus based – well
integrated with the rest of Manchester and easy to get things
done between lectures.

10. Practicalities cont.
• Size of University
• Second largest University in the UK – 1st is London Met.
Largest student population in Europe as we have Man Met
and Salford.
• Living costs
• Currently 47/135 based on accommodation, groceries and
drinks. (90.5 compared to a National average of 100) –
www.push.co.uk
• Proximity to other places – conferences etc.
• Fantastic transport links (bus, rail, and air)– 2hr 9min train to
London and close to the Midlands. Oxford road is the busiest
bus route in Europe!!!

11. Summary
Extra-
curricular
activities
Practicalities Social Life
Manchester