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The School has a 3 staged selection process:
All applications received at UCAS by the main cycle closing date, which is 15 January 2012, will receive equal consideration.
The chart below illustrates a typical UCAS cycle application profile. These numbers change between cycles due to changes in the number of funded places available and the number of applications received.
Please note: for administrative and logistical reasons, the selection process differs between programmes.
All applications are reviewed to ensure that candidates either possess or are working towards qualifications which meet the school's minimum entry criteria. If so the application will progress to the next stage. Applicants who do not progress to the next stage will not be invited for the Assessment Day and will be informed by UCAS that their application has been unsuccessful.
Unsuccessful applicants who wish to obtain feedback should contact: admissions@cardiff.ac.uk
Candidates will be invited for assessment. The invitation will include a selection pack which contains:
Applicants who are invited to assessments and have disabilities or additional support needs are encouraged to indicate this on the reply slip. We will contact you to discuss your access requirements so that appropriate adjustments can be arranged. These might include, for instance, adjustments to the format of the numeracy and literacy assessments.
Applicants who are unable to attend an assessment on the date offered should contact the School's Selection and Admissions Team.
Assessments are held at Heath Park Campus, University Hospital of Wales between October and March each year over a morning or afternoon.
Due to the large number of applicants invited, it is not possible to allocate specific times.
The numeracy assessment is designed to test your numerical competence. Calculators are not permitted.
It will cover:
This will be under examination conditions with a 45 minute time limit.
If successful you will be invited for an interview. Unsuccessful applicants who wish to obtain feedback should contact: admissions@cardiff.ac.uk
Interviews are held at Heath Park Campus, University Hospital of Wales; you will be given a specific time slot for your interview. Applicants are encouraged to discuss individual needs with the Admissions and Selection Team in order for any reasonable adjustment to be made as necessary during the selection process.
At this stage of the process your personal statement will be reviewed and scored using the following criteria:
The School is aware of websites which assist applicants in preparing personal statements and would like to emphasise that it is important for the statement to be a genuinely personal one, particularly since material from the applicant's personal statement is likely to be discussed further during the interview.
The interviews are of 15-20 minutes duration. There will normally be two interviewers who are aligned to the specific programme for which you have applied.
You will have the opportunity to ask questions during your interview. This may be to clarify any points or to seek information regarding the programme, university life or clinical placements.
The interview will be scored using the Selection criteria described below.
Following the Assessment and Interview stage each applicant is awarded a total application score. This is the sum of their assessment and interview score.
Offers are made using the total applications score (i.e. personal statement, assessment and interview scores). In addition offers will only be made to applicants who have provided satisfactory statement of character.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their selection process via UCAS tracker; direct applicants by the university. Unsuccessful applicants who wish to obtain feedback should contact: admissions@cardiff.ac.uk
All applications are scored using the following sources of information:
Shortlisting criteria
Each criterion is equally weighted enabling applications to be awarded a shortlisting score.
The School is aware of websites which assist applicants in preparing personal statements and would like to emphasise that it is important for the statement to be a genuinely personal one, particularly since material from the applicant's personal statement is likely to be discussed further during the selection day.
A threshold score is calculated for each UCAS cycle. This will differ between cycles depending on the number and quality of applications received.
Unsuccessful applicants will be notified via UCAS. Feedback is available via: admissions@cardiff.ac.uk
All applicants who reach the threshold score will be invited to a Selection Day.
The invitation will include a selection pack which contains:
Applicants who are invited to the Selection Day and have disabilities or additional support needs are encouraged to indicate this on the reply slip. We will contact you to discuss your access requirements so that appropriate adjustments can be arranged. These might include, for instance, communication support in the interview or adjustments to the format of the numeracy and literacy tests.
Applicants who are unable to attend a Selection Day on the date offered should contact the School's Selection and Admissions Team. It may be possible for an alternative date to be offered.
Applicants who do not reach the threshold score will not be invited for the Selection Day and will be informed by UCAS that their application has been unsuccessful.
All applicants who have been successfully shortlisted will be required to attend a Selection Day and will be notified by the School’s Selection and Admissions Team.
BMid programme Selection Days are held at EastGate House, Cardiff between January and March.
The sessions follow the format below:
The interviews are of 15-20 minutes duration. There will be a minimum of two and maximum of three interviewers who relate to the specific programme you have applied for. Applicants are encouraged to discuss individual needs with the Admissions and Selection Team in order for any reasonable adjustment to be made as necessary during the selection process.
Each applicant is scored using the following criteria:
Following the Selection Day each applicant is awarded a total application score. This is the sum of their shortlisting and Selection Day score.
Due to the limited number of places in each intake offers are made using the total application score.
For Midwifery applicant offers are made based on the Selection Day score only. Where more than the required number of applicants score equally, a combined score of their application and interview will be calculated.
Offers will only be made to candidates who have provided a satisfactory statement of character.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their Selection Day via UCAS. Feedback is available via: admissions@cardiff.ac.uk
Applicants who have applied using the direct application system will be notified by the University.
All suitable applicants who are eligible for additional consideration will be guaranteed an invitation to an assessment day at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies. Typical offers can be found here.
For details of University policy, please click here.
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