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To complain to uni

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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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AllergicToAMop · 17/01/2020 19:07

I agree with @YasssKween and am now glad I refreshed page before writing because she says exactly what I was about too about the attitude.

Bipbipbipbip · 17/01/2020 19:07

Nursing requirements are pretty stringent and similar across the board - regardless of the sort of uni they want certain people - caring, compassionate, hard working with an understanding of what nursing is and the people you'd be caring for.

You'd be better off asking for feedback and reviewing what you could do better next time.

YasssKween · 17/01/2020 19:08

I also didn't want to mention the spelling and grammar but it's worth thinking about that too OP.

You can backtrack now as it's no odds to any of us but you absolutely were looking down on them and it's silly to claim you weren't Read your posts back.

Having a realistic and honest self image is important when it comes to your career - it's vital to know your strengths and areas for improvement.

Strengths include confidence, weaknesses include attitude and SPAG etc.

Silvercatowner · 17/01/2020 19:08

You were borderline and you mosr likely interviewed really poorly. Could you get some advice about how to conduct yourself in an interview from a teacher?

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:11

I apologise for bad grammar on here, I am on my phone and typing so it is obviously different to when I was sitting the maths and English tests.
And as said before I was not looking down on any of the candidates and instead engaged in conversations with them however I just felt that they had a carefree attitude in regards to the interview

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corythatwas · 17/01/2020 19:13

They may well have interviewed to see if you were strong enough to compensate for the lack of formal qualifications. And then found that the interview wasn't actually as strong as it would have needed to be.

For one thing, your attitude on here is quite hostile and doesn't sound at all as if you are willing to listen and take critique. That in itself would be a worrying sign for a university if it came across in the interview: where is the point in teaching someone who doesn't have an open mind? It might also potentially make them think you are unsuitable for nursing too. Your judginess of the other interviewees also suggests that you may not have come across as the caring, compassionate person they'd be looking for. Think of it as areas to work on.

apacketofcrisps · 17/01/2020 19:14

Prob your attitude looking down on the uni and the other candidates!

BlueChangeling · 17/01/2020 19:15

Where you pending any results before your interview?

You should be able to make a request for interview feedback and how you can build on your performance if you want to re apply. That will help if it's your interview skills that have let you down rather than your quals.

I worked in an admissions department for years and we always gave good feedback and would go above and beyond helping people improve there applications.... Provided they weren't being an arsehole on the phone or email.

corythatwas · 17/01/2020 19:15

What I mean by an open mind would be, for instance: "they decided to interview me despite the gaps in my qualifications, I felt the interview went well, what could have made them to decide still not to take me, is there a way I can learn how to do better next time?" rather than "they decided to interview me despite the gaps in my qualifications, I felt the interview went well, how dare they behave like this, I am going to make a formal complaint?"

YasssKween · 17/01/2020 19:16

No need to apologise for spelling and grammar, just something to be aware of.

And as said before I was not looking down on any of the candidates and instead engaged in conversations with them however I just felt that they had a carefree attitude in regards to the interview

OP with all due respect this is bullshit! You know that isn't true, come on. We are all grown ups here. Part of being an adult is being humble about things like not getting a yes in interviews but also being embarrassed about saying something sneery and owning it rather than reframing it in a totally different way.

Carefree attitude is different to calling them a bunch of chavs and saying you didn't think they were any competition because of that 😂

The humbling thing is that presumably some of them did get in. They might have had great attitudes, been engaging and positive in the subjective sections of the interview and got more questions correct.

A big lesson learned I think!

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:16

@BlueChangeling Thank-you, will phone the admissions team on Monday☺️

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Reallynowdear · 17/01/2020 19:18

How old are you OP?

user7522689 · 17/01/2020 19:21

Carefree attitude is different to calling them a bunch of chavs and saying you didn't think they were any competition because of that 😂

I sometimes wonder if posters think we can't just scroll back up and re-read what they said originally...

midwest · 17/01/2020 19:22

It is perfectly possible that they didn't offer any places to the other people who interviewed with you.
I've done several things at Uni and I think they all had about a 10% acceptance rate.
You can't complain because you weren't offered a place.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:22

@YasssKween I agree but In my opinion I did not look down on them I just thought that the loud behaviour was inappropriate for an interview setting. I take back what I said about calling them chavs I just thought their language was how I would talk to my friends in the streets not in an interview room with an admissions tutor in front of me.
& I did not think there was less competition at all as their was also some mature students there who had years of experience and a lot of other students who had better predicted grades than me.
My objection was not that I got rejected but the reason for being rejected. They stated it was due to not meeting their predicted grade requirement which I feel if it was the reason they should have rejected me instead of offering me an interview. The course offered has a lower entry requirement which shows it was due to my predicted grades.

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Runkle · 17/01/2020 19:23

I don't think nursing is your calling to be honest..

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:23

@Reallynowdear 17

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:24

@Runkle & you based that off a few posts that I have made on a forum.

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CentralPerkMug · 17/01/2020 19:26

OP I can completely understand your point, it got your hopes up and no doubt you did a lot of work to prep for the interview, and no doubt went out of your way to attend. I suspect that you would have needed to have got 100% in the drugs test due to you not meeting the entry requirements and you would have needed to score very highly in interview. They would weigh up the overall application, interview and test scores when making their decisions, unfortunately its a risk to apply when you know you do not meet the entry requirements. It is even possible that they made an error and you slipped through.

Anyway, it really doesn't matter now as you have an offer elsewhere. It looks like your ego has been bruised a little as this 'low ranking' uni rejected you and presumably you believe that some of those 'chavs' were accepted. At the end of the day, unis know what they are doing when it comes to selection and they will have had their reasons. I highly doubt anyone who arrived late and shouted etc over the top of the tutor will get an offer! However they will be looking for people who are non judgemental and don't look down their noses at others!

TwitcherOfCurtains · 17/01/2020 19:26

17? It's Friday, go out and have fun instead of moaning on here about a non issue.

Saddler · 17/01/2020 19:26

They probably weren't sure whether to accept you so they interviewed you to see which way it would go

Reallynowdear · 17/01/2020 19:27

Ahh, that explains your attitude.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:28

@CentralPerkMug Thank you, this is what I was trying to get at and I should have phrased it more clearly.

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misspiggy19 · 17/01/2020 19:28

They may well have interviewed to see if you were strong enough to compensate for the lack of formal qualifications. And then found that the interview wasn't actually as strong as it would have needed to be.

^Definitely this

Sumsuch · 17/01/2020 19:29

Oh dear lord.....

To be accepted on to a nursing degree, you need to submit a successful application AND pass the interview.

I haven't read the entire thread, because, well, impatience.

The uni is trying to fill their courses. It's not their fault you didn't do well enough at interview.

If you've applied to more unis, then try and do better at your next interview.
If you don't get through any of your interviews, then reapply next year.

🙄🙄🙄