Applying to CDU 2012 - advice please?

Hi Summerly, I too have applied for CDU next year, and also CSU, CQU and UniSa. Do you have any previous nursing/medical training background at all? If not, I think they do bridging programs..cdu have a thing called Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP) gives you the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to succeed at university and gives you direct entry into your course next time if you dont get in this time around.
May as well do the letter and employments section, something is better than nothing afterall. May I ask where your from? I am from Mildura, VIC. Applying all over the country trying to get in to uni.
Dont be scared, its exciting.

Hi AngelaM, my email address is pr_manno1@dodo.com.au, ive just recently changed internet providers, that might be why. I better check my profile out. :-)

Summerly, your work in aged care should be a big help in your application. The wist program your doing, you should be able to include that in your application..when you enter those in you can say whether the training is complete or due to be complete by the end of the year, so you should be able to, and it will also help you with your application too.
Im in the same boat too with no babysitters and a fulltime working hubby, I think mine will take his long service leave when i need to go away.
Or someone mentioned to me on another forum that they have child care centres up there where the res schools are being held...might be pricey, but its one solution. Or if you have your kids in child care where you live, ur hubby can pick them up each day after he finishes work..i dunno.
Whats this about taking your documents to VTAC?? Cant you get a justice of the peace or something to verify them? I got a school principal to verify mine and I posted all my documents to all the institutions.

Hi Summerly,
I would still include the bridging program if you can, every little bit helps. Im not really an EN, I did the cert IV back in 2003 but did not get my registration as I went straight on and did my paramedic studies instead, and have not worked as a nurse or ambo at all.
So I have given the institutions all my certificates, so we will see if it is good enough, its worth a shot afterall.
I think a JP should be fine, you have the option of VTAC doing the certifications, but otherwise a JP is used, there are heaps of different people you can use, when you do your application they have sections there on certifying documents that tell you who you can use and what you have to do.
Are you only applying for CDU and CQU or will you try the others out too?
How much does the diploma cost? I thought even with the VET Help thing you still dont pay? Not until after you complete your studies anyway.
Speak to you soon.

Mrsmedic - I have emailed you :)

Oh my... Why do so many drop out?

I've just got to finish my personal competencies letter and then I can send everything in. Does anyone have any advice about writing it. Is it okay to do it in first person?

Just check, all ok...didnt have to do one. I have no idea why though, all i had to send were all my previous certificates. And I sent my resume in there too for a bit of extra info for them. Can get my heart back into a normal rhythm now..got a bit scared then.
Cant wait for January for offers to come out, time is going soooo slow.

The drop out ratio for nursing students is huge.

It's not an easy course and I think most people are thrown by the amount of science involved. That might sound obvious but I think a lot of people don't think about that when they apply. There's a common myth that a nursing degree is easy. I can tell you now it's not at all easy. Contact hours at Uni appear to be way above most other subjects (at least in the first year), and there's quite a lot of exams to do too.

When I started my degree the first weeks lectures were full. We're talking 80+ students. By census date a month later we were down to less than 20. Numbers have dwindled further to the extent where sometimes there's 3 of us in a lecture. There are way more external students though. My advise to you if your studying externally is just to use Learnline as much as possible. Use the discussion forums, work with people, get a study buddy.