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To complain to uni

212 replies

Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 18:17

Hi,
New poster and account here so sorry if I've posted in the wrong section.
But I'm applying to nursing this year and applied to a uni and had an interview for it. They gave me an offer but for a different course for healthcare studies because I didn't meet the entry requirements.
If I didn't meet their requirements shouldn't they have rejected me before and not make me prepare for a nursing interview to give me another course

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PineappleDanish · 17/01/2020 18:50

Oh, and you might think you smashed the interview. The interviewers may have had a different perspective.

iklboo · 17/01/2020 18:53

I'm still not sure what you think you'd get out of complaining though.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 18:53

@PineappleDanish why are u screaming for? I never forced you to reply. I am not saying that I am saying why didn't they just reject me straight up instead of making me go through the interview process to then change my course based on my predicted grades which they already knew

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Bipbipbipbip · 17/01/2020 18:54

Uni entry requirements mean everything altogether: Gsce requirements, A-level/Btec, successful interview, English & maths test, DBS check, work experience. You might meet all the academic requirements but not have met the interview criteria or the work experience.

Also, you're competing against lots of people - they might only have 30 places, interview 150, make offers to 60 people, make alternative offers to another 60 and reject 30.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 18:54

@iklboo not complaining just asking why. Because I don't understand why they made me go through the interview process when they knew my predicted grades

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TheincredibleBookEatingManchot · 17/01/2020 18:56

I think it's likely interviewed applicants who didn't quite meet the criteria because they still have places to fill. They were probably hoping that applicants would prove themselves in the interview and show that they could overcome any shortfalls in meeting the criteria.

Unfortunately for you it seems you didn't, but obviously you proved yourself capable of the other course, even though obviously you weren't aware of it and it's not what you want.

You could ask the uni for feedback on your interview. I don't know if that's usually given if requested?

Mlou32 · 17/01/2020 18:56

You didn't meet the entry requirements but perhaps they thought that due to your personal statement, which I presume was good, you would make a good nurse despite narrowly missing out on the grade requirement. Maybe however when you got to the interview, they didn't see that spark that they were looking for.

It could be that or it could be anything really. But you are being unreasonable by complaining. You would also get nowhere with your complaint.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 18:56

@Bipbipbipbip it's a low ranked uni which makes it worse. & that makes sense instead of it just being the predicted grades.

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iklboo · 17/01/2020 18:57

Ah, ok I get you. More like feedback and their processes?

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 18:58

@Mlou32 that's true but its more ego bruising because it is a low ranked uni and when I went I was the only one in a suit and the most where chavs that were talking loud at the back and using slang. I don't want to complain just want clarification of why.

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Bessica1970 · 17/01/2020 18:58

Maybe they thought that if you performed really well at interview, they could overlook the predicted grades. If you didn’t interview well (we don’t know whether you did or not) they would then reject you based on the entry requirements.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 18:59

@iklboo yeah☺️

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Isadora2007 · 17/01/2020 18:59

I wouldn’t complain, but I would ask for feedback and mention you are confused by the offer of a place on another course and if you accepted it would you be more likely to be successful in nursing next year?
If you want to do nursing (and personally o believe that there should be an age restriction on nursing students- over 21 only- then by all means look at local care jobs to increase your experience.

OddBoots · 17/01/2020 18:59

It could be that they could make offers to a small number of candidates that don't quite meet the criteria but you didn't make the cut.

Have you got interviews or offers from your other applications?

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:00

@Bessica1970 at the end of my interview the interviews were signing praises and I thought I did well as well and was very coherent and did not mumble in my responses. But it's okay I didn't want to go there anyways just wanted it as my insurance

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YasssKween · 17/01/2020 19:01

You'll kick off at this I'm sure but it might have been your attitude OP.

You calling other interviewees chavs on here probably translates into looking down on people in real life.

Not a great quality if you want to be a nurse, it's a bloody tough job and requires dealing with people from all walks of life.

You might want to think about whether you calling people names and sneering at them offline is a reflection of your attitude in real life. If it is then it isn't going to help your career progression.

UndertheCedartree · 17/01/2020 19:01

@Nursingnew - so you already have one offer for nursing? That's excellent - it's a very hard course to get onto. When I did my nursing degree there were 10 applicants for every place. Did you definitely pass the English/Maths test at the Uni that offered you the other course?

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:02

@od@OddBoots@Isadora2007 I have an offer from the uni I want to go too this was just going to be my insurance so I don't really want to take a year out and plus have a lot of experience already.

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Bessica1970 · 17/01/2020 19:04

This next bit isn’t meant to be goody at all, honestly x
In your posts, your grammar is a bit weak. I wouldn’t ordinarily mention a poster’ grammar at all as it’s usually irrelevant, so my apologies.

However if this came across at interview ( but not in the application, because it was spell/grammar checked ) that could have made a difference.
Why don’t you ask them for honest, constructive feedback, so you can improve your next interview?

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:04

@yassskween I wasn't looking down at them as such and was talking to them but I just thought they were not acting as if they were at an interview. They came in very late and were talking loud, saying they hadn't don't their assignments and speaking loud in front of one of the nursing tutors while we were waiting for our interviews

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UndertheCedartree · 17/01/2020 19:04

@Nursingnew - by the way being judgemental and calling people 'chavs' is something you'll need to change if you want to be a good nurse.

coffeeoclock · 17/01/2020 19:05

You don't sound like you have a great attitude for nursing anyway tbh.
Also echoing previous posters point of grammar in your posts.

Herpesfreesince03 · 17/01/2020 19:05

@YasssKween I agree. The op’s slagging off the candidates from their appearance to their clothes to their language is not very nice. Not exactly nurse material

user7522689 · 17/01/2020 19:05

You might want to think about whether you calling people names and sneering at them offline is a reflection of your attitude in real life. If it is then it isn't going to help your career progression.

Definitely.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:06

@UndertheCedartree I got one of the drug calculations wrong as was supposed to times it by two due to it being taken twice in the day however realised this after but there were others in the class who did not answer one question. It probably did bring me down however at the start the interviewer said they were going to take a holistic approach and that even if we did not answer any questions it didn't impact us a lot

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