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Hello everyone!

I just got accepted into the Nursing program at Brock Univeristy and Mohawk-McMaster. However, I really don't know which school should I go to. I want to save money and also I want to get the best quality of education that will prepare me to become a registered nurse. Here are my thoughts about Brock and Mohawk-McMaster:

Brock Univeristy has offered me a lot of scholarships already (and even offered me an ipad mini) and it's also closer to home. I have talked to one of their fourth year undergrad nursing students and they said that their program is unique because they strat clinical practices during the first year while other schools starts their clinical practice courses later. Also, I asked them about the percentage of students who passed the CRNE (Canadian Registered Nurse Examionation) and they said that more than 95% students passed.

Mohawk-McMaster: I went to the Mcmaster's Open House last year's fall and I was actually impressed on their presentation because they talked about the unique courses they offer like the problem base learning course and how they will prepare you for clinical experience. Since I am a Mohawk-McMaster student, I am considered as a McMaster Student and will be recieving nursing degree from McMaster. The only difference of being in the Mohawk-McMaster Nursing Program versus the 4-year honours degree at McMaster is that Mohawk will teach you their collaborative courses with McMaster during your first and second year and then McMaster teaches you during you 3rd and 4th year. Also, I booked a campus tour on Mohawk's IAHS campus and it's right on McMaster. The IAHS building was like a mini hospital and there was an apartment where they test your nursing abilities when it comes to real life situations and real life atmosphere (and that's is the unique part of the program that Mohawk-McMaster can offer) I really like the school because it seems to me that they prepare you more. Also, the IAHS building is combined with the McMaster 4 year nursing students so you don't actually know who is in the collaborative program or who is in the honours prohgram. Since it is a collaborative program, I think the advantage of going to the program is the hands-on learning. It's a college-university program where, I think, they prepare you for "university" courses. However, if I go to Mohawk-McMaster and want to save money (to avoid school debts in the future) I will be commuting 2 hours going there and 2 hours going back home. I really don't want to spend more money for rents so I decided to stay home and commute. The only thing I am not sure of about the program is if they give scholarships.Lastly, in my opinion, I think if I go into their program and eventually get a McMaster degree I think it would increase my chances of getting a job quickly because of McMaster's reputation.

Those are just my opinions about Brock and Mohawk-McMaster. Both schools are amazing and I wish there was only one of them. Please give me some opinions and some advice regarding to choosing the right or best school for Nursing. I would really appreciate it if you could! :)

Specializes in OR/PACU/med surg/LTC.

Good choice. I'm bias towards Mac but that commute would have been tough. Doable, but tough. I commuted about an hour each way one summer and it was tiring. Since finishing, I have never been asked when I did my schooling. Yes people do ask, but not to compare programs or think that since I went to Mac over other ones is better/worse.

After I finished my program, I applied for nursing positions with the new grad initiative which gives up you between 6 weeks to 6 months of full time orientation. The hope is that they will hire you on to at least a part time position. If they need you to work after you are done the 6 weeks, they can hire you on. If not, after the 6 months, if they cannot offer you a job they have to give you 6 more weeks of work. The nice thing is that they know that you are a new grad, and it gives you that valuable experience. It can be difficult to find positions (I ended up going up north) but is something to consider.

Hey knierlle, I've just been accepted to Brock and Mohawk-Mac as well and I was wondering how your degree was coming along at Brock? How are the placements, are you happy with your choice, etc?

Thank you!

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