i am nineteen and ive got an a level in art and english. i have completed a foundation diploma in art and i have just been accepted to an art college in Leeds. i am unsure now of taking art furthar. is it a complete fantasy for me to start a nursing course based on me only having science GCSE's. has anyone got someone i could get hold of?
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You're young you can do whatever you'd like.\n\nI'd suggest going for a business degree / MBA\n\n( http://www.daylon.com/mbadegree )\n\nThen you can focus on your art from a business perspective.
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There are people and programs out there to help you. The first thing you need to do is work out what you want to do with your GCSEs (do you want to take A-levels? An NVQ?) or if there are specific skills or grades you need for a specific job. Next, you should contact your local council, or your social worker (if you have one) and ask them about your options. You may be able to return to school as a mature student, or get tutoring to supplement local college courses. They may also be able to suggest GCSE alternative vocational courses or on the job training.\n\nRemember that you are only 18, you have lots and lots of time to make new decisions about your life. And you are not at all alone - some people do not get qualifications for lots of reasons, and find work that they love and can do. Not every job in the UK requires exam-based qualifications. I have friends who went back to school in their 20s, and some who have college level diplomas but no GCSEs. The important thing is to work out what YOU want to do with your life, and then find the right support structures to help you do it.\n\nYou sound as if you are a willing student, and you are asking questions and doing research. Any college would be glad to have you because of who you are & how willing you are to try, not because of a set of numbers on a form. Contact anyone you can and ask how they can help you. Go for it!
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Is the school accredited? will it's courses be accepted at other universities?  If not, don't waste money and time on a worthless degree.\n\nSay you get such a degree, then decide to go on and get additional schooling, only to find out nothing you took will be accepted at a university. \n\nMany real, brick and mortar universities offer a few online degree programs. Those are the real thing and would be the better option, assuming the brick university is accredited.\n\nAs for employers, say they want a nurse and your degree is entirely on line... where is the clinical experience and if the school is not accredited by the state, the training won't get you the job.  \n\nThere are a number of fake universities offering these type programs.  Check and double check their credentials.
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OMG! I want to be a nurse too and in peds too! I know in Cali there are community colleges that offer classes for becoming an RN and it takes about 4 years. You first have to do your pre-requisits and then sign up after those are done, into the nursing program. Then from there you take such classes as anatomy, biology, sociology, etc. But I have to warn you, if you don't think you can do it now then you might not be able to later. There is a 40% drop out rate, so you have to be very determined. I personally love blood and guts but for the life of me vomit kills me to deal with LOL :) If you decide to do it make sure that you volunteer at a local hospital in the department you want to work in. Then you will make friends and be more likely to get in that department after you are done with schooling and are ready to work. I hope this helps!Oh and the pay is great too, up to $5000 a month! Cant beat that!
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Hello!  Good luck with your quest for more education. I'd suggest beginning by contacing the university you are interested in attending. Most schools have a program for "continuing students." You can explain your situation and your goals, and find out specifically what is available to you. When I was a graduate student, there was a woman in my graduate-level seminars who was 82 years old!  She was a gem and enriched our experience with her presence.  Best wishes!
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Contact the university you are thinking of applying to and ask them.  In the UK it is much more popular now to do medicine from a non science background after some time in the work place.  It is very hard work but it can be done.
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In the UK, you need good grades in your A levels (generally AAB) or highers (at least AAABB), you must have chemistry as one of them, plus one other science subject. You need to apply to university to study medicine, which will take 5 years, then when you graduate you try to get a job as a junior doctor in obstetrics and work your way up to consultant level from there. However, the vast majority of obstetricians in the UK are joint obstetricians and gynaecologists.\n\nMedical school is LONG and HARD.......but it's worth it if that's what you want to do. Get your head down and get good grades in your highers/A levels and good luck.
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I must admit I was ready to shoot you down (as a couple of others have done)  after reading the first part of your question but I wont coz the second part was more reasonable! lol\nYou are studying good subjects.  Get more detailed advice from a Careers tutor or look at Uni's that do medical degrees and see what they are asking for.  I cant tell you as I dont have a medical degree and dont plan on getting one coz Im too old now ;D\nGood luck, Im sure you will do well, you have a good solid grounding at the moment and im sure you will build on that.
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it's unlikely that your school would let you go somewhere else for just one subject because of the logistics of getting you to another school within the timetable. I think there have been instances of it, but only where there are organised links between schools already about sharing resources.\n\nif you're unhappy with the quality of teaching in a particualr subject discuss it with your headteacher.\n\nIf you really want to do a GCSE in Dance, consider doing it as an evening class instead. When it comes to studying Dance at college and uni, experience with dance groups outside school will probably count just as much, and you'll always be auditioned for a degree course.
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These are some really big and hard to answer questions :)\n\nUndergrad courses are normally in swedish, but there are exceptions (I answered your other question with those)   That study in sweden site (the sweden.se one you mention) is the official source of info, so trust what it says over what random people like me answer on yahoo answers.  Although, most of my answers would point you to there anyway.\n\n500 GBP is just about exactly what the monthly student stipend is in Sweden (really, it's within a couple of pounds at current exchange rates), so yes, it ought to be enough, especially if that's in addition accomodation.\n\nAs for your O levels, that's a bit trickier.  The requirements are in Swedish here:\nhttp://www.vhs.se/upload/antagning/Utland/06%20GCE.pdf\n\nI'll translate a bit of that for you:\nFor this table, it says \nGCE 0 level is equivalent to GCSE.  You need at least 2 A levels + 3GCSE in total 5 subjects (or various other combos, in all cases, at least 1 A level though) so you will have to start with gymnasium level courses, before you can go to Uni here.\n\nAssuming you have the above (which you don't, yet) you also need to meet Swedish and English requirements.\n\nWhat you really need to do, is read up about Komvux, which is where you will need to go to finish the scholastic requirements (you can't go to gymnasium directly if you're an adult). Komvux is also free, and you can get a stipend to live on, but it's administered by the city you live in, so you first need to figure out where you want to live.\n\nFor instance, the Komvux site for the area I live in is here: http://www.komvux.strangnas.se/main.asp and for Stockholm is here: http://www.stockholm.se/Extern/Templates/InfoPage.aspx?id=95957\n\nIf you're coming to visit anyway, you probably should find the local komvux wherever you are going to visit, and just give them a call.  This is also where you go to do Swedish for Immigrants courses, so you can be sure they will speak excellent English, and can probably answer all your questions.
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Wow!  I had to do all that stuff and had a team of 56 to manage.  I could never had gone to university to study as I am an action learner - hitting the ground running.  I would really like to give you some advice, but I was self taught with books I purchased!  \n\nYou've had a lot of advice here.  I hope your lecturers have actually been in the big wide world of work - it does help to have really experienced lecturers who can demonstrate what they teach.  \n\nI did enrol for a part-time evening  course for MA Hons Degree in Business Administration at one stage, but when the lecturer said 'I don't care if you attend of not - I get paid anyway' and then spent the rest of the session strutting back and forth under the NO SMOKING sign, smoking himself silly I lost all respect.  \n\nOf course it didn't help when the boss kept asking me to carry out some urgent task for him on the evening of my course.\n\nAnyway, eventually I ended up as a Chief Executive - and continued to hit the ground running! I'm now retired.\n\nGood Luck
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You can contact a nearby state college or if you do not want bothered by them begging you to sign with them-contact a nearby hospital ask the nursing staff-I found what school I needed and what field I would like to do for know and How to get there by a local Hospital (nursing staff and nursing home)The college seem to just want me to sign with little answers.Also online nursing classes in the search engine and just start reading away.
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I am a retired nurse.  Became a nurse at age 31, and in my class in college 31 was actually the average age!  We had 2 girls straight out of high school.  All others were older.  In most states a 4 yr college degree is preferred, but in many, you can go to a 2 yr program to get your R.N.  Then you can work as an R.N. and transfer into a B.S. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)  program at a 4 yr University for 2 more years.  This way you can get tuition reimbursement help from your employer. She could call a nearby Jr. college or community college for info. Many women, and men too, do this. Encourage her to go for it.  The college will guide her into appropriate classes.  There is a specific plan.
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Hey i'm doing the exact same fthing! I'm the same thoguh i hav e no idea whatsoever what im gonna say but there were certain bullets points iw as gonna put in. Here i'l list them for u but it's only for question 1 btw :\n\nI'd rather stay in manchester bcos its wer ive grown up and so id have much more financial support here tahn at a university hundreds of miles away so going to manchester would be a lot more convenient \n\nI was already thinking of going to manchester anyway so teh MAP would be a gratefly appreciated boost into teh university\n\nManchester has all the courses i wanted to do so the MAP would be very useful in helping me get onto those courses\n\nI am very interesed in the team work and social skills building and meeting new freinds that the programme offers and the overnight stay\n\nThe programme would give me a much needed insight itno university life and consequently help me decide on exactly what path i would like to take in the future education wise ( or summit liek taht anyway)\n\nAnd for question 2 i have absolutly no idea at alli don't know if its things like just turning up to all teh classes, putting in additioonal hours and attending all things availiable or if it wants summit more specific than that . But anyway hope this helps not sure if this is what you or tehy are looking for bt its what im gonna put ne way
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There are no minimum qualifications to become a florist, although some employers prefer some GCSEs/S grades (A-E/1-5). English, maths, art and craft subjects are especially useful. \n\nFoundation and Advanced Modern Apprenticeships (Skillseekers in Scotland) may be available for school-leavers. In Wales, National Traineeships and Modern Apprenticeships may be available. There are NVQs/SVQs are available in Floristry at Levels 2 and 3. \n\nSome colleges offer courses leading to the following qualifications: \n\nBTEC First Diploma in Floristry - no particular entry qualifications are required, although some GCSEs/S grades or their equivalent may be useful. \n\nBTEC National Diploma in Floristry -people usually need four GCSEs/S grades (A*-C/1-3), a relevant BTEC first award or Intermediate GNVQ/GSVQ Level II, appropriate SQA modules or other equivalent qualifications. \n\nBTEC Higher National Diploma in Floristry - usually requiring five GCSEs/S grades (A-C/1-3) and one A level/two H grades, or a relevant BTEC national diploma, or appropriate SQA modules or equivalent such as a vocational A level/GSVQ Level III. \n\nCity & Guilds National Certificate in Professional Floristry - usually requiring an NVQ/SVQ Level 2 in Floristry. \n\nThere is no upper age limit for becoming a florist. \n\nThe minimum entry requirements for courses may be waived for adult entrants.
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You need to go to nursing school. They usually have mother/baby classes in nursing school. You need to have a strong science,chemistry,and math background. Good luck.You dont have to go to college before nursing school. You can be accepted to a university that has a nursing program or go to a community college that has the program.You don't have to get an associates degree at a community college unless you aren't accepted to a 4 year school.
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Valerie...first of all - congratulations! You're never too old to learn or to get a degree. Most likely you will be able to find a position with a social services agency, probably non profit places would be a great place for you to start! Why not complete the associate degree and have that piece of paper? Then, if you choose, you can continue on for the Bach. of Science in Human Services. Most jobs in the fields that will employ you most will want a Bachelor's degree. But it's not to say that you cannot become employed with an Associate's! Does Baker College offer any career counseling?\n\nGo to FOFWEB.com and enter Strayer/Strayer. It's a fabulous website!