Hi, I'm wondering if any current nursing students/people who know could help me out....

Basically I did humanities at A-level and afterwords decided I wanted to be a doctor (oops) anyway I took a year out and did some fast track A-level study for Sciences but it was too fast so I left it.

Ended up going for a course that I could get into with my A-levels so I chose Philosophy because it inerested me (still does....just no careers with it). I considered teaching as career - primary school, because I want a career where I help people (I know it's cliche) and I like to work with kids. Anyway, I don't feel like teaching is right for me - I still want to work in the health profession.

So I'm thinking of Nursing. A local uni offers child nursing and it's 3 yr undergrad degree. I'd need to get some work exp and apply next year. BUT , they don't specify any particular A-levels - they just say 260 points Is that common? I thought I would need science A-levels?

So what I'm asking is, can someone with 4 non-science A-levels and an Arts degree get into nursing? Also - do I have to pay for the degree (it will be my 2nd degree ) - I read that:

''tuition fees will be £3,290 per year from 2010. This may not apply to students on NHS courses or Social Work programmes where funding may be available.''

So is nursing exempt?

Thanks so much if you managed to read all of that