I am at UQ doing the dual nursing/midwifery course so can answer your q's with my opinion!
How are you finding the course? I don't really like the course, but have my eye on the prize in the end... I did first year nursing at QUT before this and they are so totally different in the structure which I much preferred. Everything in this course such as anatomy and physiology, social behaviours and public health is thrown in altogether. The course is very self directed, I often complain that it is too much like studying externally. There is no "teaching" as such, no lecture/tutorial set up, just lectures. You do a lot of it by yourself and this gives me the feeling that I am not learning as much as I can. Exam at the end of the semester is one exam per unit, they are so very broad and is very hard to study for.
Is it what you thought it would be? Nope.
Do you have a timetable from this year that I could have a look through? It is a four day a week course no if's or buts. You get put into a group (depending on what hospital you are based at) with two days being prac, one day at the hospital where you are based at doing problem based learning and a bit of clinical skills in the mock labs, and then one day out at Ipswich doing lectures. First year's lecture day is Friday, and we had prac on Monday and Tuesday.
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Sara and 3GirlsOnly - How do u go about applying as a muture age student?
im 11yrs out of school - and this is the bit that is actually scaring me - im worried that i wont get in!
thats good to know, I'm thinking of studying nursing too!
HJ - I'm 9yrs out of school this year, how do I even go about applying? Do I study to be an EN at tafe first, get a job as an en to see if I like it, or go straight into an rn course at uni?
Hi hj & sconeonamission. Did you get a school ranking, or in QLD is the OP? You may be able to use that and you just go through the tertiary entrance sites (such as QTAC.. sorry don't know about any other states!). Other than that you can do a STAT test that are run by the tertiary entrance sites.
You could do EN at tafe, but that really is a long way around. The best thing about uni, is that if you don't like it, you don't have to go on. I tried my hand at business and tourism before I realised Iwould love to be a midwife. I applied to do direct entry mid, but didn't get in as it is so competitive, my second choice was nursing, to which I got in. I was scared of nursing, I didn't really want to do it, but at that point to get to mid may have been my only option. I surprised myself by absolutely loving it. Then I did a crazy thing by transferring to UQ, but will continue on now as I am one year down on coming out with dual qualification. Enough from me blah blah
Thanks for your reply 3GO! I have started a Nursing degree up here at JCU 3 times! I have never been through to finish the course. Mainly due to health issues and pregnancy but also because its so damn BORING!!! So I do know where you are coming from.
I only applied for Bach of Midwifery in both uni's.
Do you know if the course structure is different?
Rhianon - As 3GO said, no you don't need to go to TAFE to become a nurse. That would be the long way round. As she said, just apply to the nearest uni that offers a bach of nursing and apply through QTAC. You may still have some time to apply now if you are intersted but you will cop a late fee of about $100.
Harmony - As I said in my PM, the STAT test is totally up to you. I did book one but when I got the practice test I thought it would be way to hard for me so I didn't go. I would rather go in with an "empty" application that a $hit result on a stat test IYKWIM. At the end of the day its your decision. You don't have much time left so you'll need to make up your mind quick.
So 1st round offers go out tomorrow!!!! I doubt that mine will be in it but fingers crossed i get in!
No, I didn't do a stat test. My last formal year of education was 1999 when I did 6 months of a business degree. I finished school in 1995 with an OP of 12 or 14... can't remember
Sara - fingers are crossed u will get in on the next intake!!!
3GirlsOnly - my op was worse than 14 also!
sconeonamission - im with u - im not using my OP either - and i would like to think im much smarter now to - but we also have life experience going our way too - i hope!
Well Ladies, I didn't even try for an OP! Way back then I didn't have any interest in Uni at all. I didn't want to do anything that needed to be done at Uni. I'd always thought being a Midwife would have been great but at the time (year 12) I didn't do more than think about it.
My beautiful girls were my blessings in disguise. They have put me on the "yellow brick road" to my passion. I am very thankful for that.
I'm also glad that I have quite a bit of life experience under my belt. You need that to be a good Midwife I reckon. Just my opinion though.
Rhianon - I don't think you would be too late. You'd just have to do it as soon as possible. The further away from the 2nd of Feb the better. Plus I don't think they would offer mid year entries for Nursing or Mid.
Scone, the closest uni to you would be Griffith. I know QUT do midyear intake and I am sure Griffith do as well.
I was also thinking that if no one wanted to do the STAT, another option is the Adult Tertiary Prep course through TAFE. You can do whatever units you like, say a biology, communication or computer skills and you can do it through open tafe so study at your own pace. I know a few people that have successfully gotten into uni by doing the ATP, one even did well and got into midwifery.
Sara, I thouroghly agree with you. It is great to bring life experience into a course like this. I know that someone can talk to me and I understand what they are talking about, whereas the girls that have come straight out of uni are like deers in the headlight. It can also be frustrating as so much time is spent explaining stuff, but I have to think to myself that that is what the course is all about. Can you imagine doing midwifery and not even knowing what "gestation" means????
i ladies, i too am hoping to go to uni, i am currently doing a prep course thru CQU.. its called a WIST course and its free! i am doing communication pathways and transistion maths at the momen.. if anyone wants anymore info send me a PM.. and ill be happy to help.. its very similar to the Tafe course.. you do it all in your own time, your own deadlines etc..
i have not applied for entry this year, i am hopig to do a mid year entry for griffith nursing.
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