Joint Nursing and Midwifery personal statements
I'm applying too 3 midwifery courses (the course i want to do) and 2 nursing courses..mainly as if i get onto nursing and not midwifery (as its very competitive and are more likely to take on a mature student) i can do the 18month post-reg course
How can i encorporate both these areas of healthcare into one winning personal statement???
anyone else done this, any tips???
How can i encorporate both these areas of healthcare into one winning personal statement???
anyone else done this, any tips???
Mention nursing and midwifery in the statement.
anna_spanner89
I'm applying too 3 midwifery courses (the course i want to do) and 2 nursing courses..mainly as if i get onto nursing and not midwifery (as its very competitive and are more likely to take on a mature student) i can do the 18month post-reg course
How can i encorporate both these areas of healthcare into one winning personal statement???
anyone else done this, any tips???
How can i encorporate both these areas of healthcare into one winning personal statement???
anyone else done this, any tips???
I have applied for all midwifery degree courses and not like u 3 courses for midwifery and two for nursing.I do understand that out of the two midwifery is more highely competitive than nursing and you just making sure you get in somewhere however i have never know a midwifery applicant who has applied for only 3 midwifery courses and the rest nursing.
My advice is this
write a very strong personal statement that sells yourself and state you reasons for both degree/diploma courses and why nursing and why midwifery and state your reasons for both and tell the admissions tutors why they should want you on that course compared to someone other applicant etc.I also realise that i may not get in either but i do have a full back plan just in case
also have u been on the student midwives forum or student midwifes sanctuary sites
here is the websites links:-
Student midwifes Sanctuary
http://www.studentmidwives.co.uk
Student midwifes forum
http://www.studentmidwife.net/
I find most the above websites very useful and informative lol
I suspect that a lot of the skills you'll want to mention will be common to both areas so in that sense it's not a problem, just might look a bit weird that you either
a) don't mention what area you're applying for (i.e. no "Nursing" or "Midwife")
b) mention one on an application for the other
Perhaps honesty is the best policy, although you could lay yourself open to questions about how certian you are that it's the career you want to pursue. Perhaps you could say that you're reservign judgement subject to some more work experience you've got lined up.
IMO it's a tricky one
a) don't mention what area you're applying for (i.e. no "Nursing" or "Midwife")
b) mention one on an application for the other
Perhaps honesty is the best policy, although you could lay yourself open to questions about how certian you are that it's the career you want to pursue. Perhaps you could say that you're reservign judgement subject to some more work experience you've got lined up.
IMO it's a tricky one
I've decided to go straight for nursing, and if i still want to do midwifery in 3 years...no reason why i can't do the 18month conversion course!
It's tough for me to get in..im not over 30, female and with kids!!
It's tough for me to get in..im not over 30, female and with kids!!
the biggest problem with 19 month courses is the fact that it costs the StHA so much money for 18 month courses because they were generally funded on the basis of paying up to the top of band 5 salary
anna_spanner89
I've decided to go straight for nursing, and if i still want to do midwifery in 3 years...no reason why i can't do the 18month conversion course!
It's tough for me to get in..im not over 30, female and with kids!!
It's tough for me to get in..im not over 30, female and with kids!!
good luck with that anna and i wish u all the best
hey guys im in the same situation, anyone have any advice?
My experience is that is a big NO NO! If u want to be a midwife be a midwife. Having 2 options looks like your not committed and when you come to explain why (if they let you interview) the nurses wont appreciate using them to get into midwifery. And conversion courses are also very much in demand so you may do 3 yrs to find you will have to do another 3 years...
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