To complain to uni

[Nursingnew]

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

Actually it’s perfectly possible she was suitable but other peop,Ed were more suitable or just scored higher. Especially with a course with very low numbers such as child branch universities will turn plenty of suitable applicants away every year as they’re limited by placement capacity. Same for midwifery and paramedic studies. Less so for adult nursing although still applicable.

Thankyou all. They invited me to an applicant day for their other course and I'm just going to ignore it. I will reject the offer once I've got all my other ones back. Thankyou to all of you who offered genuine advice ☺️☺️

Unis do this to fill up places on courses they find it difficult to fill. You didnt met the criteria for nursing but they want a bum on a seat and money. Courses like this or social studies dont lead you to becoming a social worker or nurse, they are literal stand alone degrees.

@Wilko312 yeah I know which is pointless for me because it doesn't lead on to any of my goals for a future career. Now they keep sending me emails telling me to go the applicant day and phoned me today as well. I separately emailed and asked for feedback on my interview. Once I receive all my offers back I will reject it hopefully.

You failed the interview.
I interview for healthcare courses, each question is marked.
You wont have only been 'competing' against the 'chavs' you saw in your interview
We look for compassion and communication amongst other things, maybe you failed on that....

@spaceprincess

Yeah, I think the OP got that about 3 days ago. Maybe if you interview for health care courses you could be a positive example of compassion yourself rather than posting rather snippy posts at 17yos.

@vivaLeBeaver
How about 'look up the 6 C''s of care'?
Some 17 year olds have the maturity, insight and reflection to pass nursing interviews and then become nurses.
Some who look down on other people, call them chavs and then want to complain when it doesn't go their way dom't..

@spaceprincess

I’m a senior nursing lecturer. I really don’t need to look up the six Cs thank you.

And she doesn’t want to complain because it hasn’t gone her way. She didn’t understand the process and had misunderstood that the rejection was all about her grades so was understandably cross about being called for interview. She gets it now and isn’t complaining. Have you actually read the Thread?

I totally agree some 18 or 17yos aren’t overly mature and some may not always use the best language. Not that she called anyone a chav to their face. I’d be daft if I thought none of my students thought/used such language in private. What I look for when interviewing (and ongoing) are applicants and students who are keen, enthusiastic, caring and able to reflect and learn from their mistakes. The OP here has demonstrated that ability to reflect and hold her hands up and learn from it. She was upset initially due to being disappointed as it’s something important to her. I see nothing which shows that she couldn’t go and be a good nurse.

@VivaLeBeaver I was suggested she looked them up as something constructive.
I hope she does reflect and does well in the future. But atm wouldn't want someone who thought it was ok to talk about being better than others and calling them chavs anywhere near my service user group, however old they were.
I'm just so fed up of the 'didn't work out my way, who can I complain to' bollocks.

@VivaLeBeaver Thankyou , I appreciate all the advice you have given to me in the thread, understanding what I meant and providing good feedback ☺️☺️

@Spaceprincess it's a bit laughable that you are suggesting OP lacks compassion and communication skills when you're not demonstrating much yourself. I think she's been quite mature in her responses to some quite unfair posters and there is nothing to suggest that she will not be a good nurse.