Pianoplaya94

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1. Ontario Second Entry Nursing Fall 2018

   Pianoplaya94 replied to studysleeplax's topic in CA Programs

   Hi! Do you have a university degree? I ask this because my friend is a vet technician and has a 2 year college diploma (I don't know any universities that offer degrees in vet tech). I believe you have to either have completed or be almost done a 4-y...

2. Ontario Second Entry Nursing Fall 2018

   Pianoplaya94 replied to studysleeplax's topic in CA Programs

   Hi! I'm also applying to UofT and also have some research experience (SickKids and Health Canada) :) UofT's admission process is definitely very comprehensive. They do put a lot of weight on research/volunteer experience, references, and diversity o...

3. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2017)

   Pianoplaya94 replied to elliscn's topic in CA Programs

   Thank you! I am actually in a VERY similar situation to yours! I also did lots of research (plan on using 2 PIs as references). 2 of the projects were at Health Canada and 3 of them were at SickKids (for about 18 months) :)

4. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2017)

   Pianoplaya94 replied to elliscn's topic in CA Programs

   Hey guys did anyone get accepte to UofT with an 83 average in final 10 courses (5 FCEs)? If so, what kind of experience did you have? I'm applying for next year and really want to get in (did my undergrad at UofT) but kinda worried... thanks! I do fa...

5. Is it very difficult to get a good GPA in an accelerated BSN?

   Pianoplaya94 replied to Pianoplaya94's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply. I definitely know I want to become an NP since I am also interested in the diagnostics side of things. I know that I want to specialize in pediatrics since I have volunteered in a number of different units at a pediatric's hospi...

6. Is it very difficult to get a good GPA in an accelerated BSN?

   Pianoplaya94 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone, I have a BA with a GPA of a 3.65 in my fiinal 2 years (3.7 in my final year). I am thinking of applying for an accelerated BSN program to become an RN but my ultimate goal is to apply to a masters to become an NP. I know that NP program...

7. How to do amazing in nursing school?

   Pianoplaya94 replied to AspiringNurse0223's topic in General Students

   Nope not in the US. In Canada. Only 2 in Ontario and 1 in Manitoba :/

8. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2017)

   Pianoplaya94 replied to elliscn's topic in CA Programs

   To all of you getting accepted... you are my inspirations lol! I am having a VERY hard time waiting an entire 8 months before I even apply! :/

9. UBC BSN September 2017

   Pianoplaya94 replied to tdmah's topic in School Programs

   All of you getting accepted to nursing programs right now... you are my inspirations lol! I am having a VERY hard time waiting an entire 8 months to even apply to programs! :/

10. Home health or hospital?

    Pianoplaya94 replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Southern Ontario where the median salary is around 70k per year. New grads make about 55k (28/hr). The average salary is quite a bit higher in the Niagara region (like 80-90k) for some reason. BUT with the USD to CAD conversion rate, your h...

11. Should I retake AP classes

    Pianoplaya94 replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yeah lol! In Canada, it's like that across the country. A low B would be low 70s, and a high C would be high 60s.

12. ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    Pianoplaya94 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually never heard of an ADN before coming to these forums. In Canada, associate degrees in nursing do not exist and in order to become an RN you MUST have a BSN/BN.

13. New laws requiring LPNs and RNs to become BSN by 2016

    Pianoplaya94 replied to Vocationofalifetime's topic in LPN/LVN

    Interesting, where I live (Canada) ALL registered nurses MUST have a BSN (there is no associate's degree). We still have LPNs / RPNs, though and I don't think that will change.

14. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

    Pianoplaya94 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    True but she's a doctor.

15. Favorite Motivational Quote

    Pianoplaya94 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney