I am at Deakin uni, on the double nursing/midwifery degree. As far as I am aware there is a lot of competition for spots, and the people I know who got in to the course as a mature student all had very strong applications with relevant work experience (paid or voluntary) and good STAT scores or recent study experience at university level (like Open University). The workload is fine so far, although I am a little stressed today as I have an exam tomorrow. In general though it is fine and although I have no science experience I have found the science subjects to be not too difficult.