I acutally found it one of the 'easiest' interviews ive done. Ive had a fair few uni interviews in the past and this one was the most relaxed ive had, they seemed more than happy to take time with the interview and allow me to expand on my experiences etc.
There was no panel either, mine was just one on one and rather relaxed really.
Yeh, the course can have quite a high drop out rate so i think they just look for people who have a good ground knowledge of what its all about. There are alot of preconcieved ideas of nursing which arent exactly the case, so a bit of research helps. I had no experience really, apart from having 3yrs of science/ health care qualifications behind me.
So far im liking the course. We're on a new curiculum this year so its a little different to what any 2nd/3rd years will have done.
With it being a CFP year, it is a year for basics but thats what is needed. We go out on placement quite early in the year (End of Oct), and then again the end of this month and again later in the year, which is good as you learn so much from being in practice.