Official Nursing 2022 Applicants Thread

Heyy I’m applying for kcl child nursing are you?

Hi
You can put it down.
Nursing is hard.
The most competertive course to do in nursing is Midwifing then follow by Children nursing and Adult Nursing thirdly but all are hard courses to do.
Entry levels requirements varies with Every university as each one set it's own entry requirements.
How they decide places with depends on your personal statement and application first of all, then if these are ok they will offer you a interview.

Below are requirements for children and adult nursing OK.
I'm a registered adult nurse and midwife with NHS.

1) yes you can put it down but be aware that you would have to do an interview for it
2) it is very competitive especially if applying to KCL.
3) I’m not sure but I’m pretty sure most do interviews , search any uk universities that don’t do it on google.
4) if you read the universities requirements they would say it on there ,eg kings says their requirements and which section is weighed more than the other.
The interview is really important and differentiates between the candidates and also tests if they are compatible for the nursing degree whether it’s child nursing or adult!
Which nursing sector do you want to do??
Hope this helped but be sure to do your own research!

omg thank you so much this was very helpful! I want to do child nursing

okay, thank you so much!

Hi, I have a couple of questions for people who are more aware of nursing courses:

1) Can I put Nursing down as my fifth choice after 4 medical school choices?
2) How competitive is a Nursing degree? If it is extremely competitive I will not put it down as my fifth choice.
3) Are there any universities for Nursing which don't have interviews?
4) How are applicants selected for Nursing degrees? Will they be more likely to get an offer if they have higher GCSEs/A-level predictions? Is it based more upon the personal statement? How important is the interview? Are there any other important criteria they use when selecting Nursing applicants?

Thank you so much to anyone who is able to answer any of my questions. Nursing is an amazing degree!

hi there - I trained in medicine at a leading London teaching hospital and know some nurses who I have worked with on the wards. Let me give you my own opinion about your queries - hopefully it will help you to hear it from personal firs-hand experience - I spend a little time teaching A level biology with specialism for entry to med school.

1) Of course you are allowed to put whatever course you decide to on your UCAS application - however, universities will note that nursing is your last choice, so although it might act as an insurance choice, it will appear as if it is not your preferred course, and so will carry less weight.
2) The nursing course is competitive but defo less competitive than is medicine - if you are quite confident about getting into medicine [I presume your A level predictions are at least AAA if not A*AA or higher, in which case, if other things are very good [a brilliant personal statement; with reference to some very impressive work experience and what you learnt from it; a good BMAT and/or UKAT score when you come to it, etc], then [and if you are using nursing as a kind of backup], I would place nursing applic-n as 3rd/4th choice [e.g.] rather than 5th, OR BETTER STILL, NOT AT ALL!! [sorry if this sounds discouraging, but is my own view from a few years experience of getting students entry into medical school]. On the other hand, placing two [in this case not greatly] different courses suggests indecision WHEREAS one of the criteria unis look for for any course is a passion for the subject matter of the course, esp for medicine.
3] Sorry again for being blunt, but interview invitation IS A GOOD NEWS THING and you should not dread them - most interviews are intended to be passed and the deans/admissions officers look for personality and personal strength issues, and to seek reassurance that the applicant is a "normal" person RATHER THAN as a grilling station. Since your main chosen course is medicine, where it is v unlikely that you will get an offer without an interview, you will need to accept this as s-t you cannot "escape", so to speak!
4) If nursing is your chosen career RATHER THAN MEDICINE [perfectly understandable if that is your inclination], then select more university choices for nursing and ONLY one or two for medicine - as medicine has higher requirements than nursing, it makes sense that you should place the medical schools at the top ALTHOUGH UCAS clearly states that these days the order of unis you put on your UCAS form does not necessarily indicate any order of preferences. Although I do not have much first-hand experience of nursing applications, your list of items sounds like a valid list - remember that nursing career requires a v pleasant, impartial, patient, understanding, caring, sympathetic person, who is a good listener IN ADDITION to the academic ability, so these qualities will need to be evident in your PS and at interview.

Best of luck & be safe! - if you need a set of tailored recommendations please feel free to PM me!
M

Thank you so much for your detailed answer. Much appreciated!!

Hi, does anybody know of universities which offer an undergraduate child nursing degree without interviews?

I think all nursing degrees have an interview before hand. I have one next week! No idea what to expect l, has anyone recently interviewed and remember what the questions were like? X

wow you got an interview so soon?

I look forward to meeting you in may !! Are you local to cov or commuting (when on placement) ?

Hey I’m looking to apply for adult nursing starting September 2022 and just wondered how much work experience people have?

Hey, I've started studying Adult Nursing at Kings this September and the work experience I had was that I was a volunteer for the RVS (using the GoodSAM app) during lockdowns, a COVID Vaccination Marshall and also completed virtual work experience with BSMS (it's more for people wanting to study medicine but there was still some useful info in there).