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Unsuccesful Adult Nursing/ Midwifery - What to do next?

Hi, Just wondering if anyone can give me any advice on what to do next after not getting into university.

Here's a summary of my application process

I wanted to apply for a Midwifery course but with most entry grades at AAB/ABB I didn't think this was realistic for me to achieve. Instead I applied for Adult Nursing which I thought was more achievable with entry grades of BBC/BCC and I thought once I became a qualified nurse I could do a Midwifery short course if I liked. I applied for five universities and after a while I got 2 unsuccessful choices, and 3 interviews. After my interviews I waited and then got another 2 unsuccessful and only one offer. This offer was for BCC grades. I received my grades yesterday and I got CCD so didn't meet the conditions of my offer, however my UCAS track didn't update saying I was unsuccessful till about an hour ago.

After looking at all the choices for clearing I really don't see anything I want to apply for, there's not much choice regarding Adult Nursing/Midwifery and a lot of them are either very far away or not really what I want to do (e.g mental health/child/learning disability nursing).

So I guess what I'm asking is does anyone have any advice on what I should do next? Should I apply again for next year? My grades are still going to be the same so I'm not sure?

Reply 1

SlowlorisIncognito

Nursing is a fairly popular course, so there's not usually much available in clearing, and with grades of CCD, you'll probably struggle to find a place next year as well.

Do you have the option to retake next year to improve your grades? You could also get extra work experience which might improve your application.