[bethkj]

Was just wondering if anyone knew how likely is it that there will be places available on a nursing course if I apply through adjustment?
90% certain I'm going to get higher grades than I need to and I'd really like to do nursing, didn't think I'd get the grades for it before which is why I didn't apply in the first place.

Is there anything extra I can do before results day like ringing them and letting them know I'm interested? Or will that just annoy them haha

[TheSownRose]

The overall chance was 1 in 11 when I calculated it a few years ago, but it's unclear how course and university affect that chance - it could be that certain courses come up more frequently, or certain universities are better for it than others. However, Adjustment is no-risk, so if you're eligible and want to change it's worth a try.

Getting your name known isn't a bad idea, but don't enter the realms of hassling them.

[Potally_Tissed]

(Original post by TheSownRose)
The overall chance was 1 in 11 when I calculated it a few years ago

I guess that's the ratio of people who registered for Adjustment to people who got a place through Adjustment? If so it will be skewed by people who thought "Ooooh a new button " and clicked it and registered for Adjustment without going on to use it, or when they weren't eligible to

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
I guess that's the ratio of people who registered for Adjustment to people who got a place through Adjustment? If so it will be skewed by people who thought "Ooooh a new button " and clicked it and registered for Adjustment without going on to use it, or when they weren't eligible to

This is also true.

[Potally_Tissed]

(Original post by TheSownRose)
This is also true.

It does make it quite hard to come up with any meaningful figures about Adjustment because it's impossible to accurately account for the shiny-new-button factor. Will also be interesting to see how the new funding rules regarding people who get AAB+ affect things

[bethkj]

Oohh thats quite low haha! I was originally going to go through clearing but I figured they would probably be more likely to offer me a place through adjustment. Hopefully!
If I don't get a place I will probably decline my current firm because it was just something I chose for the low entry requirements

I might ring them up on monday, maybe I can get an idea of whether they think places will be available

[bethkj]

(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
I guess that's the ratio of people who registered for Adjustment to people who got a place through Adjustment? If so it will be skewed by people who thought "Ooooh a new button " and clicked it and registered for Adjustment without going on to use it, or when they weren't eligible to

That makes me feel a bit better!

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by bethkj)
Oohh thats quite low haha! I was originally going to go through clearing but I figured they would probably be more likely to offer me a place through adjustment. Hopefully!
If I don't get a place I will probably decline my current firm because it was just something I chose for the low entry requirements

I might ring them up on monday, maybe I can get an idea of whether they think places will be available

Clearing is about 1 in 10; it's slightly clearer how this is distributed around the universities, but because Clearing itself is unpredicted year to year you can't base anything on it.

However, as P_T has pointed out, it's difficult to get statistics for Clearing as well as for Adjustment. Because you enter Clearing automatically if you hold no offers, it's likely there are a lot more people in Clearing than there are people actively using Clearing. Of the people actually trying to get a Clearing place, it could be that 50% are successful - we don't know.

Theoretically, any place in Clearing is also available in Adjustment. If you'd prefer your current course to taking a gap year and are confident you've exceeded the offer, personally I'd stick with Adjustment.

[bethkj]

What if I would rather take a gap year, should I still stick with adjustment?
I just want the best chances of getting into a nursing course as possible!

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by bethkj)
What if I would rather take a gap year, should I still stick with adjustment?
I just want the best chances of getting into a nursing course as possible!

I can't imagine it'll make a whole heap of difference.

[nulli tertius]

(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
It does make it quite hard to come up with any meaningful figures about Adjustment because it's impossible to accurately account for the shiny-new-button factor. Will also be interesting to see how the new funding rules regarding people who get AAB+ affect things

The AAB changes should not affect nursing because nursing places are funded out of a different pot of money to most university courses and the number of nursing places remains capped.

What may affect nursing is that it tends to attract mature applicants and that the fall in the number of mature applications is much greater than that from 18-20 year olds.

[Potally_Tissed]

(Original post by nulli tertius)
The AAB changes should not affect nursing because nursing places are funded out of a different pot of money to most university courses and the number of nursing places remains capped.

What may affect nursing is that it tends to attract mature applicants and that the fall in the number of mature applications is much greater than that from 18-20 year olds.

I meant more as a general thing for Adjustment this year.

There's other complications with courses like Nursing in Adjustment/Clearing like CRB and OH checks as well that may make it slightly trickier to find somewhere.

[cdoyle]

You could take a gap year and reapply then you might get an unconditional as you have the grades

[bethkj]

If I don't get a place this year, most likely I will take a year out and apply again then probably try and find some work experience to do. The idea of a gap year just doesn't appeal to me though