Nursing

How hard is it to get into nursing - considering Dundee and Glasgow Caledonian?

I don't have a lot of nursing specific work experience - my experience has been a week shadowing in a physio department and volunteering with children with disabilities. Its unlikely I can get any now with covid.

I have the qualifications but I have heard its very competitive.

Reply 1

Emily_B

15

Which branch are you looking at? Midwifery is typically more competitive to get in to, mostly because there's a lot more applicants than places. This is also typical of children's nursing.
Saying that, nursing related experience isn't always essential to successful applications to nursing degrees (quite a number of people I trained with entered the course via A levels or access course with absolutely no experience at all).
The main thing for getting a place is getting your personal statement right and interviewing well.

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mussiegirl

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Original post by Emily_B

Which branch are you looking at? Midwifery is typically more competitive to get in to, mostly because there's a lot more applicants than places. This is also typical of children's nursing.
Saying that, nursing related experience isn't always essential to successful applications to nursing degrees (quite a number of people I trained with entered the course via A levels or access course with absolutely no experience at all).
The main thing for getting a place is getting your personal statement right and interviewing well.

I'm thinking my first choice would be physio, back up nursing. If I talk about physio if my personal statement does this put nursing off me?

Reply 3

paub

11

dont put them o n the same application. it wont go down wellas a second choice. do one or the other. but for both you should really want to do it.

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mussiegirl

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9

Original post by Emily_B

Which branch are you looking at? Midwifery is typically more competitive to get in to, mostly because there's a lot more applicants than places. This is also typical of children's nursing.
Saying that, nursing related experience isn't always essential to successful applications to nursing degrees (quite a number of people I trained with entered the course via A levels or access course with absolutely no experience at all).
The main thing for getting a place is getting your personal statement right and interviewing well.

I think probably adult nursing at Dundee. A friend said its better to do general nursing and then can always specialise later on once I know what area I prefer. I am already very nervous about the thought of an interview, I don't think I would do well in these as I get very nervous.

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