Nursing/Midwifery students (or wannabes LOL)....

[Akeesha]

Thanks for the advice
As a mature age student they do not require you have your VCE but do like you to have undertaken other studies as well as sitting a seperate exam.

I will get into a tafe course as I am mature age (26) and it is much less competetive. I mean of course there are no guarantees but I have a good shot as far as TAFE goes.

I just dont want to go applying to all these uni's and get knocked back. But if I have more study under my belt then I stand a decent shot. And if I have done the certIV course..then I may not need to sit the seperate exam they require (the STAT)

To be honest I am leaning more towards the Cert IV course. At least I will be studying nursing like you say.

[Mother Goose]

Hi Akeesha,

You're right, a mature age student doesn't have to have VCE to apply for Uni. I am pretty sure that the Uni's (even though they like you to have some sort of qualification) look at your life experience and circumstances when assessing whether or not to accept you to the Uni. I note that you are in Vic... I am pretty sure RMIT focus on mature age students so perhaps give them a call and chat to someone in the school? I was going to suggest popping into the Nursing Expo but it has been and gone. You could go to Uni open days if they are still going (a bit out of touch with when they have those nowadays). You can always apply for Div 2 which is done through TAFE's and Uni's (the beauty of that one is you can often get a venue to "sponser" you which means you paid work, working as a Div 2 student as you study!) and then go on to do Div 1 but you *should* get credit for most of the first year...

Good luck with whatever you decide.

MG