Have i got no chance?

[DownstairsMixUp]

Hello bit difficult to explain but wanted to know some other output here!

I worked as a health care assistant and gained an NVQ Level 2 in health and social care, at the time (this was 2008) I had to do some extra modules to gain the credits to go to university to do adult nursing which did get me in and i completed 2 years of nursing. Unfortuntely I fell pregnant, took maternity leave then my marriage broke down and i had no support to finish.

Anyway fast fast forward from 2011 and that's where my heart lays really. I've tried to get on in other jobs but it's not what I want. Now i have a different life, plenty of support and a great husband but i've heard things have changed now about entering uni.

Anyway i submitted my ucas application, i've tried to mention everything basically, the fact i did two years nursing already,passed all exams, have had a total of three years working on wards plus the uni experience of learning and i have the nvq level 2 health and social care wih extra credits plus GCSE english and maths at B and gcse science and history at c.

What are my chances? Has anyone had any experience of going to uni a mature student with not the "typical" qualifications? I don't have a levels just my own experience and qualifications. I never struggled as a student nurse academically (all exams passed well above 60%) I really want to go back to it! How long do you think it would take to hear? Thanks for any advice!

People who qualified twenty years ago (like I expect the admissions people) regarded them as very separate professions

IT used to be very common to do both so if she is elderly and retired she will have being used to the idea you do both. However these days it's quite a no no, you choose one or the other. Most midwives are not and never have been nurses and wish to distance themselves, likewise with nurses.

You wouldn't do a UCAS form detailing your interest in radiography and pharmacy?

I was an admissions officer but not nursing so what I say is not tailored to your course.

This is a personal question and please don't feel obliged to answer but did you state the reasons as to why you dropped out?

I would have seen a person who had decided to drop out as at a high risk of non completion of the course and they don't like that as it makes their stats look bad.

People have to be careful when putting more than one course down, as not tailoring your statement makes it less strong. That's not to say it's impossible, but you don't know the preferences of the admissions panel.

Some may be put off by the fact you don't have a levels, others by the fact you dropped out last time. I think things are often taken as a whole and it depends very much on your competition and the admissions people. Sometimes there is no one reason, just other people were better bets. It is hard when you get turned down.

Oh that is good news! Good luck!

Flipping heck- lucky you followed it up.. Good luck!!

Good luck to you.

I've gone to uni as a mature student with unconventional quals twice, first time nursing. CCC is very hard to get into, they think of themselves as Oxbridge standard. I'm not sure if that's true. Did you apply to UoK too?

Hmm yea I suspected as much re CCC's view of themselves as it were...