Tips for the Selection Procedure
Midwifery is a course in which there's a fixed number of places available and so they try to search for the best students to fill these places. Even though going through the selection procedures might be a very daunting thing to look forward to, I'm 100% sure that if you would make for a great midwife they will choose you. Here are my tips to deal with the stress and to increase your chances of getting in.
1. Be Yourself
The most Obvious yet also the hardest one is to stay true to yourself. Don't get distracted by all the other candidates on the internet that say you should be someway or another and change yourself to it. Also don't try to copy one of the midwifes of "call the midwife". The best midwife is you. The examiners will notice if you're not yourself, trust me. Just try to be the best version of you that you can possibly be and leave it there, you're awesome enough to make it through. There is no such thing as the "perfect candidate".
2. Don't overdo it
Really, don't try to do too much for it. If you load yourself with work and expectations you're setting yourself up for failure and disappointment if you don't make it. Do the work that is required from you and do it well, that would certainly be enough. One of the rounds I had to do was working together with some other candidates on a certain topic we had to study beforehand. And honestly when the time came: I was so nervous I didn't know anything anymore. However, I got full points because the focus of the examiners wasn't on what we knew, it was on how we were in a group. You've completed your exams, they trust in you being smart enough to do the course.
3. Prepare
In most countries part of the selection procedure will include an interview about your passion, drive and knowledge. There are a few standard questions they will ask you so try to think about a good answer beforehand. In thinking about an answer don't only think about what the examiner would possibly like you to say but also what you personally think is important. Every single candidate will say how driven they are and how much they love women's care etc. etc. Of course that's important but what will set you apart are your own views on matters. (Do keep tip 2 in mind though!) You can also find great practise questions on the internet or YouTube. Especially the videos by Ellie Durant are a great preparation!
4. Rest
Don't cram the information the day before, you will most likely forget it and it will only make you tired and less able to think on the spot during your interview/test. Stop studying in the afternoon, have a bath and really treat yourself well: you deserve it.
I really hope you found these tips helpful. I wish you every single bit of luck there is: you can do this! And if you don't make it, it isn't the end of the world. Take a gap year and travel and you can try again the year after. It won't make you a worse midwife down the road.
-M
1. Be Yourself
The most Obvious yet also the hardest one is to stay true to yourself. Don't get distracted by all the other candidates on the internet that say you should be someway or another and change yourself to it. Also don't try to copy one of the midwifes of "call the midwife". The best midwife is you. The examiners will notice if you're not yourself, trust me. Just try to be the best version of you that you can possibly be and leave it there, you're awesome enough to make it through. There is no such thing as the "perfect candidate".
2. Don't overdo it
Really, don't try to do too much for it. If you load yourself with work and expectations you're setting yourself up for failure and disappointment if you don't make it. Do the work that is required from you and do it well, that would certainly be enough. One of the rounds I had to do was working together with some other candidates on a certain topic we had to study beforehand. And honestly when the time came: I was so nervous I didn't know anything anymore. However, I got full points because the focus of the examiners wasn't on what we knew, it was on how we were in a group. You've completed your exams, they trust in you being smart enough to do the course.
3. Prepare
In most countries part of the selection procedure will include an interview about your passion, drive and knowledge. There are a few standard questions they will ask you so try to think about a good answer beforehand. In thinking about an answer don't only think about what the examiner would possibly like you to say but also what you personally think is important. Every single candidate will say how driven they are and how much they love women's care etc. etc. Of course that's important but what will set you apart are your own views on matters. (Do keep tip 2 in mind though!) You can also find great practise questions on the internet or YouTube. Especially the videos by Ellie Durant are a great preparation!
4. Rest
Don't cram the information the day before, you will most likely forget it and it will only make you tired and less able to think on the spot during your interview/test. Stop studying in the afternoon, have a bath and really treat yourself well: you deserve it.
I really hope you found these tips helpful. I wish you every single bit of luck there is: you can do this! And if you don't make it, it isn't the end of the world. Take a gap year and travel and you can try again the year after. It won't make you a worse midwife down the road.
-M
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