BCIT August 2014 Applicants

kath22 · May 31, 2014

oh ic, ya I meant the myBCIT account.

Basically the email said the August2014 class is full and that we're on the hold-list. If someone withdraws, then we'll be contacted by phone to be offered a seat.. They also said they won't be informing us of our placement ranking. Sigh.

Cesh · May 31, 2014

Kath22, I think they consider everything(questionnaire, experience/volunteer, gpa). I didn't have a degree, but I have taken the Health Care Assistant program (24credits), pre-reqs (22 credits), and currently taking LIBS 7001,7002 (6 creds). So about 52 credits, I have a pretty good CGPA though! For my work experience, I had about 1600 hours as a care aide at a long term care facility and as a community health worker!

When I asked the program advisor before, they said work/volunteer experience, gpa, post-secondary credits(60creds or more if you don't have volunteer experience related to health care)

I wish you all the best!! Hang in there !

manu_2014 · Jun 1, 2014

Hello Everyone, I am Manraj. Thank you for making a fb page for our group. I was trying to look for books for level 1. I dont mind buying the used ones too. Where are you guys getting them from? any suggestions? .

manu_2014 · Jun 1, 2014

can you please PM the link as well? I am having hard time looking for used textbooks

shellbar · Jun 1, 2014

Same here...i havent found a good website for used books

BestUsernameEver · Jun 1, 2014

For those who applied to the August 2014 intake and did not receive any acceptance status, did you guys' status also changed to rejected or something along the lines? Mine still says "Pending department review". Is it safe to assume that I (and those in similar situation) did not get accepted? I'm plan to call them tomorrow to confirm but I am just wondering if anyone has done the same and can clarify on that.

kath22 · Jun 1, 2014

Hi BestUsernameEver,

I got placed on the hold-list and my status still says "pending department review" I'm not sure if everyone in the hold-list was contacted yet either since I just got the email around 5pm Friday which is close to the end of office hours. I think the best thing to do would be to call them tomorrow if you still don't get an email and your status doesn't change. Good luck!

Cesh · Jun 2, 2014

For those looking for books, is it okay to purchase the previous edition?

Netree · Jun 2, 2014

Hello everyone. I want to ask you guys a question on tuition fee as most of you who got accepted into the program have better idea. Do you guys know if you pay tuition for every level? Or by semester? Also does anyone know how much the tuition is gonna be(approximately)?

Cesh · Jun 2, 2014

Hi Netree, you pay tuition every level. It's $3282.93 + upass fees from level 1 to 5, and level 6 is $1955.04 + upass.

Netree · Jun 2, 2014

Thanks so much Cesh! That cleared up my question! Btw Do you know how hard it is to get into the program for a degree holder in general? ( I have very little,almost none health care related volunteer experience )

Cesh · Jun 2, 2014

Hi Netree, this is what they told me when I asked them last year:

In the past, the Nursing department considered the following qualities of an applicant:

* Successful completion of entrance requirements

* The number of post-secondary courses completed. To be competitive, short-listed applicants must have at least one year of post-secondary education (30 credits). Successful applicants who do not have health-related work experience typically have approximately 60 post-secondary credits completed.

* GPA. Having a good GPA (e.g. 3.0) may enhance an application.

* Work experience. General work experience is reviewed. Having health related work experience can enhance an application but it is not required.

hope this helps!! Goodluck!!