Medicine at Exeter Rowancroft campus is so cosy and like a village of medical students - I loved it. Exeter uni chuck you down to Cornwall for 1-2 years as part of their course which isn't made clear and students are not offered enough support so we've been fighting for it. The facilities at St. Luke's are great with lots of anatomy models. The teaching is hit and miss with some excellent clinical lecturers and others with less teaching skills but a breadth of knowledge. Overall I unfortunately wouldn't recommend this medical school as though some of the staff are incredible the quality of education is shocking. It is not worth the debt. Most students use older years teaching or online sources like passmed, quesmed, spranki and geeky medics to learn. This is not acceptable for the sheer thousands of pounds we spend on the degree. Exeter needs to start teaching its students effectively and supporting them when they are struggling. I loved my years here because of the friends I've made and experiences, but paying for subpar teaching that wasn't being addressed and watching my fellow students suffer meant I do not think kindly for my medical school anymore. In some ways this may just be because we are used to high quality teaching from the colleges/schools we have come from that would offer revision sessions, resources and guidance and perhaps that is not what uni is about and they would like us to be 'adult learners' thrown in at the deep end. I hope you get into a medical school you can be proud of and that you enjoy your time because it is an amazing experience! Saskia

My experience: Years 1-2: 8hrs of contact time a week with prerecorded online lectures to do in my own time. I am glad they have brought back in person lectures this year as our contact time was appallingly low - this was at the time really lovely for doing hobbies and enjoying the city but not beneficial for our learning.

The entire campus was medics or sports science / radiology / neuroscience students. This was great for getting to know your course mates however many people found it very narrow for meeting other students on different courses. I loved my time in halls but perhaps would have opted for one of the cheaper nearby accommodations as I heard good reviews from friends.

Both Streatham and St Luke’s campuses are amazing. Both have their different charms - Streatham is very modern looking, with lots of different study spaces and infrastructure. St Luke’s, which is where I spent most of my time as a medical student, has a much more classic and timeless university feel, it is much smaller but still has everything you need. Both have lovely green spaces and sports facilities. I feel the support is generally very good, though the medical school is somewhat separate to the main university so I can’t particularly comment.

I’ve really enjoyed my time at the medical school. In terms of the facilities, lots of the rooms and places like clinical skills have recently been upgraded and look very modern and sleek. The clinical skills teaching is very good, especially the simulations in later years, though the department can be understaffed which means often the group sizes are much too big to allow for sufficient learning. I really like the way assessments are spread throughout the year, which means learning and revision are spaced out evenly and the end of the year isn’t completely crammed with exams. One limitation is that sometimes, communication from the medical school isn’t the best. By this I mean that decisions that have been made sometimes aren’t communicated to the student cohort with enough warning. Overall I have found it a great course for preparing for the start of my medical career.

It was good value for money compared to other halls, as it was the cheapest en-suite accomodation. Location-wise it was very convenient for both going into town and for going to either Streatham or St Luke’s campus. The halls themselves were very basic, the design was outdated and you can tell they’ve been there for a while - lots of exposed brick etc. Facilities were all generally fine.