Applying for Bscn while working on Prereqs

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So, I'm currently working on my prerequisites at an adult school, And upgrading a couple of my other grade 12 courses. My goal is to get in for Seneca's collaborative b.sc.n program in January since they seem to be the only school with a January intake for that program. I plan on applying as soon as the application opens up but I won't finish my pre reqs until November 7th. How do I indicate that I am finishing my pre reqs on my application ? And how do I go about updating the school with my marks ? Would I still hold my "first come first serve" spot ? If anyone has experience with this I would appreciate it, if it matters I'm currently holding a 90% average & plan on maintaining it through out my courses.

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On the application it would ask you if you've completed the course or not and if you didn't complete it but are still in progress of taking the course you can put down in progress. After your semester or quarter ends the program will check your grade by looking at your transcript if they ask you to submit it.

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I'm really trying to get into the B.sc.n program, I'm currently working on my pre reqs. I have a 90 in bio, 88 in chem, 92 in data management, and a 95 in english. I'm taking all of these courses at an adult school, and also working on upgrading a few courses. I would like to finish my grade 12 U courses off with a 90 average. I sort of attended college for 2 semesters (different programs and unrelated to nursing) last year & I did horribly mostly because I wasn't focused & didn't attend class. Do you think those marks will effect me ? Apparently the schools only have access to previous post secondary marks if they request for the transcripts & like an idiot I already declared that previous school on my profile and I'm not sure if I can remove it.

Do you think I still have a chance of getting in ? I've made mistakes in the past but I'm so passionate about this program and becoming a registered nurse, I would hate for a dumb mistake to ruin all the hard work that I've been doing to get in.

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I really do not know the exact answer you are looking for. To me your current or most recent grades should reflect how you are at this time in your life. If you are using the credits from the classes you did not do well in towards your degree than they will count against your GPA. If the courses you had taken previously when you were not focused on college are not going towards the degree but you submitted them, I don't think they should count. Only courses going towards your degree should count for your GPA. I received my ADN in 1981, I was not "college material" according to my SAT scores from high school. I started working on my BSN the same year I finished my ADN, the instructors at the BSN level questioned my aptitude because I had taken previous courses at the 4-year level college andarrow-10x10.png got D's. When they saw how well I did with my ADN classes they felt that reflected more heavily of who I was and then they gladly accepted me into their program. I may not have been the class validictorian, but I maintained a B average throughout my college career and went on years later for my MSN. You can achieve anything you put your mind, effort and time into and do not let anyone try to convince you otherwise!!!! You may have some obstacles to overcome or some hoops you may have to jump through, but you will achieve what you put your mind to. Also, if you are using the courses from the previous college that have bad grades, you can get credit only once for the course, but you can re-take it to improve the grade and your GPA. That is the more costly way of doing things, but it would also show how serious you are about your studies.

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Are you talking about the York-Seneca Nursing program?

If you have failed courses in the past, I'd suggest writing a personal letter or if they have supplementary form, explain your situation as to why you did bad. You HAVE to declare all your education. If you are accepted and they find out you weren't truthful, they will revoke your offer.

You should definitely talk to the admissions about your situation.

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Yeah I've tried calling them a million times and the lady that works in the bscn nursing admissions is never there ughh. I'm probably gonna go to the york campus and ask in person. However I do have a back up plan, I'm applying for practical nursing for September in case I can't get into B.sc.n directly, then I could do the bridging program. And while I'm in practical the first year, I could apply to B.sc.n at different schools (assuming I have good grades ) and hopefully they would see I've been successful in that program and give me an offer for the following year. I know I can't transfer any of those credits but it could help my application.

That letter is a good idea though, I think I'll do that for all my b.sc.n applications.

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