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MelanieAndBree 
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 2:39pm |
I got a letter from Bop Polytech about my application for the course i want to do (i applied extra early so i was sure to get in lol) its animal care, then i go on to do animal handling or i could do the vet nurse one.
Anyway, they said they are processing and will contact me about an interview!
Im scared!!!!!!!!! Haha. I havnt had any kind of interview for a long time! I know they will let me in but i just freak out in interview type situations as im very nervous and shy.
Does anyone know what types of questions they ask? I did a course there years ago when i was 16, but i dont remember the q's they asked me!
Do you think the fact that i slacked off (i was straight out of school it was more just something for me to do so i wasnt doing nothing lol i know what a waste) when i was there then will make them not really want me in it?
Ive been wanting to do this for sooo long but havnt had to guts to start studying again.
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minik8e
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 2:45pm |
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Just tell them that. When I had my interview for my law degree, they asked why I wanted to study, was I prepared to put in 100% effort, that kind of thing. I was 22 at the time, and left school before School Cert, and it actually counted in my favour because I was making the effort to try and further myself, and I was past the "just out of school" phase, and was therefore more mature and likely to apply myself.
And I had done some previous study at another tech and "slacked off" as well....didn't go against me at all.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 3:03pm |
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Aww good luck Mel, I don't have any interview advice but I'll have my fingers crossed for ya.
When do ya find out?
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 3:18pm |
This is where Nationals 15 hours a week training would come in handy  (preparation to enter the workforce classes usually have interview techniques as part of their curriculum).
However I digress ...
Im not sure if you have one in your area .. but at the WINZ job centres you can do interview "practise" ... you can feel like a right moron play acting .. but it can help you feel more prepared. 
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 3:32pm |
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I actually did something similar to ^^^^^^ but it wasn't through WINZ. It was quite good but you feel real like a real dork. I just remember dress nicely but not skanky, natural make up and hair tyed back and tidy. Make lots of eye contact and have a few ideas about what you might say about yourself. Maybe write a wee list at home of all the good qualities you have, how much you want to do the course and how commited you are.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 4:05pm |
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Normally they prefer older students as they know you will be taking it seriously and not just there to toss it off. Most 16yrs olds, myself included, have tossed it off at school or college, I think they just expect it and I doubt they will hold it against you now.
They may ask why you want to do the course you have enrolled for, what your aspirations are etc. I doubt it will get to heavy, i expect it is more a meet and greet than anything.
Ps. I have also enrolled in the same course but extramurally through otago, I am doing 3 extra papers so that it is the first year of the vet nurse course and then will go onto do the 2nd year of it. Am hoping at some point that I can get a job with the SPCA or similar.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 4:35pm |
Thanks guys!!
RachandJack, im not sure they just said they would contact me some time soon! (Hopefully soon so i can get it over with)
lilfatty, thanks. I think ill just wing it though ive never been good at those sort of things. I remember doing it at a course i did when i was about 18 and yeah, i felt like a right dick. hehe.
I guess i just have to answer any questions honestly. Its not like i dont wanna be there!
Oh cool cuppatea, im not entirely sure if i want to do vet nursing as i think id cry too much LOL. I would like to work with the SPCA too.
Most likely ill just get into working with horses and hopefully ill find something over in England/Scotland (wherever my mum is at the time!) cause im going over there straight after i finish it! 
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 6:03pm |
They will send you a letter advising you of the time and place of the interview. Usually they will in the letter let you know what they want form you there (some times they want you to do a short essay as well as the interview). I can pretty much say they will ask you what your views are on the Treaty of Waitangi.
I have worked at the College of Ed in Palmy and they did want to see that you had studied before and that you are ok to take on so much study (if you hadn't studied in a long time - I do think that was only because it was a teaching programme). They will probably ask why you want to study this area, what you want to do with the qual.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 6:34pm |
thats awsome Mel!! good luck
I reckon you just need to explain about how you are alot more mature now (motherly and all hehe) and want to make a good life for yourself and your daughter (not that your life isnt already good but ya get what i mean )
I got accepted into massey on the grounds of being an adult student , they didnt care about my other qualifications 
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 6:41pm |
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I can pretty much say they will ask you what your views are on the Treaty of Waitangi.
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seriously? But I have no views... lol! I cant even remember what its about 
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 7:00pm |
Yeah most courses that require an interview ask about your views (well I know Massey does).
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 8:58pm |
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Yeah most courses that require an interview ask about your views (well I know Massey does). |
lol massey and their questions, i was like ummmmmm . . . . . . oh your serious?!
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 9:01pm |
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lol massey and their questions, i was like ummmmmm . . . . . . oh your serious?! |
I know when they asked me all I said was all it means to me is that my great dx5 grandfather signed the treaty, he was one of the first Maori chiefs to sign it.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 9:14pm |
And if i say i dont have any views on it will they not let me in?
I dont think they asked me that when i went when i was younger.. If they did id probably be as clueless as i am now!
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 9:17pm |
I doubt they wouldn't let you in, they just like o know your views. Hopefully they won't ask you.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 9:22pm |
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Good luck Mel. One thing to always remember though - YOU are paying THEM, not the other way around. I doubt that they would NOT let you in (sorry for capitals, can't be arsed doing bold etc) as students give them money. They loose nothing by people dropping out etc as they have clauses that means they get all of your tuition anyway.
So think of it as 'I've already got in cos its my right, not a privilege' and that they just want to meet you so you can get a feel of the environment and you'll be fine!
And yep the TOW question comes up a lot, maybe say something about respecting everyone's cultures, opinions and ideas on different matters and that you will need to be mindful when you go out into the workforce of how yours, and others, cultures and histories affect your day-to-day interactions etc etc. Don't stress too much about that one, they won't not let you in just because you can't think of an answer.
Make sure you let us know how you get on.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 at 9:28pm |
Haha yeah Becks im definately hoping!
Thanks for that Emz!! Ill have a read up on it anyways, see it i can think of something that isnt retarded (Not that what you said is retarded, but i mean when i am nervous i come out with all sorts of crap! lol  )
(Ill definately add that in though cause that sounds good hehe cheers )
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Posted: 15 August 2008 at 11:02am |
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really!? I was never asked about the TOW in any of my interviews!??? and iv had 3, massey never asked me that either.... weird!
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Posted: 15 August 2008 at 11:55am |
You only have interviews from pre selected programmes not ones you can just enrol in. If you were to do your nursing through Maasey Amber, if you had got an interview you would be asked that.
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Posted: 15 August 2008 at 12:49pm |
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emz - at Waikato Uni they felt quite entitled to decline you if they thought you were there for a good time, as they have certain pass rates etc they need to keep for subjects to keep their funding (I think it was 80% for law). And if someone drops out, yes they get to keep the tuition they've paid, but they stop getting Govt funding for the student (as far as I'm aware).
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