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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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WooMaWang · 17/01/2020 19:30

Some universities do this all the time to applicants for professional courses that don't get offers from the course they apply for. It's called a 'change of course offer'. You don't have to take it. But it's actually intended to offer you something even if it's not what you applied for. Often students take those offers and then apply to the PG training routes for the courses they originally wanted.

BlueChangeling · 17/01/2020 19:31

Your welcome, although it's Probably best to hide this thread now.

Try to not let your unsuccessful application and the responses on here get you down the best people to help are the Admissions team.

It's all a learning experience and I wish you all the best for your future.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:31

@Reallynowdear I was in no way trying to be dismissive of the other applicants and in the interview did conversate with them however it was just so unusual for me to see them being so informal in an interview after attending interviews at other unis where everyone was so serious and polite.

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midwest · 17/01/2020 19:31

If it makes you feel any better OP I wasn't offered a place from two pretty poorly ranked Unis for my social work MA and was by a much more academic Uni.
I was a little non plussed at the time but I think different institutions are looking for different things.

CassidyStone · 17/01/2020 19:32

You come across as confrontational and angry, also judgemental. Maybe this was apparent at interview? We need more nurses, but they have to be the right people, nursing is more than just a job. Maybe you should work on the 6 core values of nursing: care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

user7522689 · 17/01/2020 19:35

This was you:

I thought my interview went very well especially because of the people who I was in essence competing with. Some of them acted like chavs

And you're claiming that wasn't you trying to be dismissive of anyone? Come off it.

IvinghoeBeacon · 17/01/2020 19:35

You won’t have been “competing” against just the other candidates there on the day. There will have been many other rounds of interviews on other days. Overall there were other people who met more criteria than you did. It does sound as though you thought this would be an easy ride and the course rather beneath you (as it’s a “low ranking” university - is it low ranking for nursing in particular? because it might not be even if overall it’s not seen as the best place to go for other courses). I agree about having a think about your attitude towards other people if you plan to go into nursing.

Anyway, if you already have offers then maybe just chalk the day up to experience and move on

atomicblonde30 · 17/01/2020 19:36

It’s not the end of the world, when I did my social work degree I interviewed which was amazing but I didn’t have the correct GCSE grade so they bumped me into working with children, young people and families which I did for two years then transferred onto the social work degree. It took four years but I finished with a foundation degree in working with children young people and families and a full honours degree in social work.

Check the progression route and job availabilities before you decide against the course.

BallstoFLeBay · 17/01/2020 19:37

@Nursingnew
My advice would be take a year or so out, get a job in a Heath and social care related setting and reapply as an adult in a couple of years.

Good luck and try to take the knock back with good grace.

Yourejokingme · 17/01/2020 19:41

Nurse lecturer here.

First of all, your personal statement and reference is what the School of Nursing sees when you apply. We don't get a full UCAS form. If you score over a certain mark you are called for interview.

Depending on the university you've applied for, you may be one of about 2000 or more people interviewed for potentially 3-400 places. Not everybody interviewed will get a place.

You mentioned you failed a drug calculation. In Nursing, all calculation exams have a pass mark of 100%. It might be something as simple as this where you went down.

I also hope you didn't actually call anyone a chav in your interview or mention that this was your back up place??

Definitely ask for feedback. When the interview process for that uni is over you'll likely be contacted by the admissions team or a rep from the lecturing team.

I do wish you well. If you really want to be a nurse and you're being offered an alternative course, just clarify is this going to be a route to get into your nursing course when you finish.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:48

@Yourejokingme I did not call anyone a chav at the interview and the interviewer did ask me what other unis i had applied to and i told him however i did not say that the uni i was interviewing for was a back-up option.
Thank-you i will ask for clarification so i can improve and do better in the future however don't think i will accept the alternative offer and instead will go to a different uni.
Thank-you for the advice,.

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Mlou32 · 17/01/2020 19:49

@Nursingnew then maybe you should ask for feedback. As opposed to a complaint which you originally stated. They are two completely different things. The former would be a good idea. The latter, not so much.

Nursing is a very academic course and your grades would have been important. However in a profession like nursing - similarly in careers like social work, teaching etc, - people skills and how you come across is extremely important as well. Perhaps they were counting on a different experience from you at interview and didn't get it unfortunately. It could also be that you didn't mention 'hot topics' in healthcare today or pertinent issues in the profession at this moment in time.

The only way to know this however is to contact them and ask for a bit of feedback, which I really would recommend you do.

Good luck in your studies.

Yourejokingme · 17/01/2020 19:50

That's good to hear 😊

I suspect it was your drug calculation that went against you.

Best of luck with the application process. Do feel free to send me a message if there's anything you think I could help you with regarding your application further down the line.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:51

@BlueChangeling
How do i hide the thread ? i keep hiding it and then it keeps coming back with more responses and then when i go back up it gives the option to hide the thread again?

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1Morewineplease · 17/01/2020 19:52

Sounds like you failed the interview which may have been compulsory.
Anyhow, you failed and was offered a comparative subject which, if successful on completion , would have allowed you to enter a Nursing degree.
It’s not uncommon .
Please listen to @Yourejokingme ...
you might need to rethink your maths... a split second wrong calculation could be the matter of life and death.
You might also need to rethink your attitude towards other candidates.
Some “chavs” as you put it, make for fabulous nurses... some seemingly perfect candidates just can’t cope with the very highly pressurised, precise, EMPATHETIC, almost brutal working regimen that is required of dedicated nurses.
Good luck OP.

UndertheCedartree · 17/01/2020 19:53

@Nursingnew - even if someone got no questions correct they would still consider them for the course? Is that right??

At my Uni you had to get 80% correct and if you didn't pass you didn't get an interview.

SueEllenMishke · 17/01/2020 19:53

You have absolutely nothing to complain about. This is standard practice for entry to a competitive course.
If even an ounce of the attitude you've displayed on here came through then I can see why you were rejected.

GulliBelle · 17/01/2020 19:53

Maybe they found you a bit goady?

ilovesooty · 17/01/2020 19:53

I'm another who wondered if the attitude you've exhibited here was apparent at interview.

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 19:55

@Yourejokingme Thank-you so much for the advice and i will if i ever need any other nursing advice. & i think so too it was a stupid mistake too make however i never thought too much about it but evaluating it , it is a crucial mistake to make and can have very negative impact on service users.

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Karenisbaren · 17/01/2020 19:55

To be fair they have offered you something rather than chucking you in the bin.

gk6277 · 17/01/2020 19:59

This could be your alternative route into a nursing degree - an apprenticeship, paid and no uni fees www.gov.uk/government/publications/nursing-degree-apprenticeships-factsheet/nursing-degree-apprenticeship-factsheet

vivacian · 17/01/2020 19:59

I thought my interview went very well especially because of the people who I was in essence competing with. Some of them acted like chavs

I don't understand how you can write this, knowing that the competition won.

SueEllenMishke · 17/01/2020 20:03

These are equally, if not more, competitive

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Nursingnew · 17/01/2020 20:05

@gk6277 Thank-you, was looking into that. However there are none available within 100 miles at the moment. WIl keep an eye out.

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