UBC Undergraduate nursing program 2008/2009

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Hello everyone,

I have applied to UBC nursing for the 2008/2009 school year. I am really nervous about getting in because last year I did not.

If there are any people who have graduated from the program or who have applied recently or even in the past, would you please provide some information:

What was the GPA that you had?

How much volunteer experience did you have?

What was the interview like?

If you are in the program: What is the program and instruction like?

I am really hoping to get some valuable information. I am very anxious about getting into the program, but it is so up in the air. It would be better if it was based solely on GPA because then you would know if you are in or not.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

oh wow, u need to know the nursing laws? Oh no, I'm not sure how to prepare for this at all, especially now that they drastically changed the process. I really need to prepare for this, but I'm hoping someone could give me some advice. Thanks.

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oh wow, u need to know the nursing laws? Oh no, I'm not sure how to prepare for this at all, especially now that they drastically changed the process. I really need to prepare for this, but I'm hoping someone could give me some advice. Thanks.

I think nursenumber1 (the previous poster) is confused about a few things. When s/he mentioned living in UBC, it made no sense. UBC is the University of British Columbia. You can't "live in" it. The original question referred to people who had applied for acceptance into the UBC nursing program, which has an interview as part of their applicant screening process. The "nursing laws" most likely refer to the provincial nursing practice act, the legislation under which nurses are given permission to practice and the standards they are held to. They are things you'll learn as part of your nursing education. No one would expect you to know about them before you've even been accepted into the program, so you really have nothing to prepare for in that respect.

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I just received my acceptance email from UBC for the nursing program!! I am super super excited! Gosh I have been nervous for so long now and finally, acceptance!!!

Good luck to everyone who applied.

Think it was a typo from a non-Cdn resident. There are residences on the UBC campus but back in my day, they were hard to get into.

Congrats Kendall16, I got accepted too for january! My apologies to anyone who was annoyed by my previous post. yes, i am definately not a canadian resident.

Goodluck to everyone else!

Hi everyone, a question for nursenumber1 and kendall16 and anyone else who has received an acceptance letter from UBC for the 2008/2009 terms...what days did you do your interviews? I am very anxious waiting to hear whether I've been accepted. I had an interview on June 6th so I'm thinking that perhaps the people whose interviews were on the earlier dates were notified first? I hope this is the case. Good luck to everyone. Any further info or updates would be very much appreciated.

Hi Michelle,

I did my interview on the 5th of June. I received notification via email yesterday. I hope that you hear soon.

Hello!

Congrats on getting in as well. I am also in for January! I am so very relieved! Have a great summer! Do you know if and we can switch into the September intake?

Thanks Kendall16, as for your question, I asked the same thing about switching on my interview and they said if you give them a solid reason they would consider it. So there is some flexibility. In your acceptance email did they give you a certain amount of time to accept the offer?

Hi Michelle,

Thanks for letting me know about switching the intake date, I am going to request a change.

In the letter that they emailed, it said that the deadline for acceptance was July 4th. After that , the offer would be passed on to someone else.

I am mailing in my letter today. I hope you hear back soon, good luck. I know how it feels to be on pins and needles. Good luck!

Thanks Kendall,

For switching, keep in mind you do have to come up with a really good reason why September is better for you. I personally prefer January so I'm sure a lot of people will try to switch.

On your interview did you talk a lot during the 8 minutes or just stop talking once you answered the questions? Did you get a feel at all from the interviewers on anything?

Sounds like if I don't hear back today then I won't be in the first choice batch. The chance of acceptance after July 4th will probably be very slim.

Any idea what percentage of applicants will decline their offers?

HI Michelle,

The last couple of years particularly 2006 and 2007, there were some people that were accepted in mid-July. I am sure that a few people will decline their offers especially if they got in somewhere else. I have no idea what the percentage of people who decline is. I would ask the nursing school about that.

In regards to my interview, I found that I spent the majority of time answering the question and then had probably about three or four minutes to just chat. The chatting was great I found because the interviewers were genuinely nice. One interviewer even talked to me about my travels and told me about an author that she really enjoyed reading. I found that all the interviewers were so nice, that I figured that anything I would say, they would say good job, thanks. So I didn't think to take much from it. I agonized over what I had said . I tried to think of my points and then say a coherent answer. Though sometimes it seemed that I answered rather quick, say three to four minutes and I would be asked if I wanted to add anything. That made me feel really nervous.

I wish you the best, I understand the feeling of waiting and agonizing. I hope you hear soon.

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