I applied for Uni nearly two weeks ago. I noticed that if you had everything in by the 18th August 2014 you may get a place in the first round offers which starts 4th September 2014.
I have gone back onto the UAC website today and found out that the University of Newcastle does not participate in any of the early round offers until December - their first offer being 4th December 2014 - nearly 4 months away.
The only positive is that when I checked my application it says that I am eligible for nursing - just got to check my competitiveness. I am hoping I will be fine as they told me the highest GPA that was required was 3.65 and my GPA for my accounting degree was 5.25
I guess all I can do between now and December is try to forget about the application.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
I Applied
UAC applications opened on 06/08/14. I have been checking every week waiting for them to announce when they were going to open. I was at work on Wednesday when they opened, so I applied as soon as I got home.
I have applied for
Bachelor of Nursing Full Time
Bachelor of Midwifery Full Time.
The UAI required for nursing (if you were a non-mature age student) was 70.00, and for Midwifery it was 97.25 (only 2 points under medicine)
I have spoken with the Uni and I should be OK to get into Nursing. I gave my GPA (grade point average)which was 5.25 and they laughed and said the GPA required for early offer was 3.65.
When I was filling out my uni application, it required a copy of my marriage certificate (my other degrees are in my maiden name) and a reference from my work. I went into work and asked my boss for one, which again brought up the conversation as to why I wanted to go to uni. I have explained at 36 years old I have two degrees, but even though I have this, I have nothing that stands me out from anyone else. I like working with him and I do like my job at the moment, but do I want to do it for the rest of my life - if I am honest - no. If I do leave there, I am in the exact same position as I was before. There are not that many jobs where we live and when part time jobs do get advertised there are hundreds (and I am not exaggerating) and hundreds of applicants. Generally the majority of the jobs the I applied for, I didnt even hear from them, not even a peep. I don't want to be in that position again. I don't want to have to go for a job that is offering $22.00 an hour - it is a slap in the face.
Going back to uni is going to be a hard option. It will be hard for me, it will be hard on my family, but I think it is something that I need to do. Whether my boss can see it and whether he thinks i am doing the right thing.
First round offers are announced 04/09/14.
I have applied for
Bachelor of Nursing Full Time
Bachelor of Midwifery Full Time.
The UAI required for nursing (if you were a non-mature age student) was 70.00, and for Midwifery it was 97.25 (only 2 points under medicine)
I have spoken with the Uni and I should be OK to get into Nursing. I gave my GPA (grade point average)which was 5.25 and they laughed and said the GPA required for early offer was 3.65.
When I was filling out my uni application, it required a copy of my marriage certificate (my other degrees are in my maiden name) and a reference from my work. I went into work and asked my boss for one, which again brought up the conversation as to why I wanted to go to uni. I have explained at 36 years old I have two degrees, but even though I have this, I have nothing that stands me out from anyone else. I like working with him and I do like my job at the moment, but do I want to do it for the rest of my life - if I am honest - no. If I do leave there, I am in the exact same position as I was before. There are not that many jobs where we live and when part time jobs do get advertised there are hundreds (and I am not exaggerating) and hundreds of applicants. Generally the majority of the jobs the I applied for, I didnt even hear from them, not even a peep. I don't want to be in that position again. I don't want to have to go for a job that is offering $22.00 an hour - it is a slap in the face.
Going back to uni is going to be a hard option. It will be hard for me, it will be hard on my family, but I think it is something that I need to do. Whether my boss can see it and whether he thinks i am doing the right thing.
First round offers are announced 04/09/14.
Dilema - written 27/05/14
It has been a few weeks since I last updated as to where I am at.
Can I just say the relief that I feel no longer working at my old job. It is amazing. Most of my headaches have gone and I am hoping that I will be able to come off my migrane medication soon.
I have been at my job 4 weeks now. I love it. I am actually liking going to work again. It is a good feeling, as for the last few years I have really dreaded going to work and the days when I am at work really dragged. Now the days at work are flying by and I have energy again.
The job called for 5 hours per week moving to a full day. The first day I was there I did a full day and they asked me whether I would do two days per week. I did two weeks of one day and two weeks of two days. My boss says that I need to work full time for him!! Currently I am employed through the agency and the money is pretty terrible. He has offered me more money (dont know what it is at this stage) and i will be employed through them.
One of the things that Jamie asked me was why I wanted to go back to uni. I explained that really there is nothing that I do that really stands me out from the rest. If something happens with this job and I end up looking for another job, I am back in the same position that I was before.
To work for Jamie is the easy thing to do. I can put off my plans of going to uni and work for him, possibly full time, but again I am going to be stagnant. I am not going to move forward. For a few days i even toyed with the idea - maybe I should forget about uni. It would be a lot easier for me and it would be a lot easier financially for my family in the short term, but would it be the right position long term???
We went away for the long weekend and we spent quite a bit of time with Cathy and Ian. Their daughter Caitlin finished uni last year and is just finishing up her Graduate year at Royal North Shore hospital. I am glad that I got to pick her brains about the job and what she loves about it and what she doesn't like. Caitlin is a bit like me so to get her opinion on things really helped cement in my mind that I need to do this. For my future I need to go back to uni and do Nursing.
Can I just say the relief that I feel no longer working at my old job. It is amazing. Most of my headaches have gone and I am hoping that I will be able to come off my migrane medication soon.
I have been at my job 4 weeks now. I love it. I am actually liking going to work again. It is a good feeling, as for the last few years I have really dreaded going to work and the days when I am at work really dragged. Now the days at work are flying by and I have energy again.
The job called for 5 hours per week moving to a full day. The first day I was there I did a full day and they asked me whether I would do two days per week. I did two weeks of one day and two weeks of two days. My boss says that I need to work full time for him!! Currently I am employed through the agency and the money is pretty terrible. He has offered me more money (dont know what it is at this stage) and i will be employed through them.
One of the things that Jamie asked me was why I wanted to go back to uni. I explained that really there is nothing that I do that really stands me out from the rest. If something happens with this job and I end up looking for another job, I am back in the same position that I was before.
To work for Jamie is the easy thing to do. I can put off my plans of going to uni and work for him, possibly full time, but again I am going to be stagnant. I am not going to move forward. For a few days i even toyed with the idea - maybe I should forget about uni. It would be a lot easier for me and it would be a lot easier financially for my family in the short term, but would it be the right position long term???
We went away for the long weekend and we spent quite a bit of time with Cathy and Ian. Their daughter Caitlin finished uni last year and is just finishing up her Graduate year at Royal North Shore hospital. I am glad that I got to pick her brains about the job and what she loves about it and what she doesn't like. Caitlin is a bit like me so to get her opinion on things really helped cement in my mind that I need to do this. For my future I need to go back to uni and do Nursing.
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