{"id":11,"date":"2009-11-30T06:57:17","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T13:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2021-07-23T11:20:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T10:20:47","slug":"choosing-a-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/choosing-a-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing a University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/primarycare-choosing-uni.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Choosing a university can be daunting and exciting; try to do as much research as possible by looking at the courses on offer and visiting each institution.<\/p>\n<p>All universities hold regular open days where you can have a good look around as well as being able to chat to students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Use open days to ask any questions you have and get a feel for the place; take care to have a look at the surrounding area as well as the university itself; if you\u2019re a fan of city life it\u2019s probably not a good idea to go to a small, rural university. Read up on the different courses as the content and length varies between different universities.<\/p>\n<h2>Good medical courses<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the courses run by Cardiff and Swansea Universities, there are several other courses available throughout the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking to pursue a more theory-based course you should consider applying to Oxford or Cambridge as they stick to more traditional teaching methods.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand, you are looking to gain fast-paced practical experience in a city setting, you may want to consider applying to Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham or one of the London universities.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a smaller, quieter setting you may wish to consider Keele, East Anglia and St.Andrews.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing a university can be daunting and exciting; try to do as much research as possible by looking at the courses on offer and visiting each institution. All universities hold regular open days where you can have a good look around as well as being able to chat to students and staff. Use open days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73,"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primarycare-wales.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}