Can you get accepted into the BscN program if..

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If you already took another program several years ago (not related to nursing) and didn't do well in it even though you did extremely well in your high school prerequisites. So here's what happened: my friend got over 85% average in high school. She decided to study a cosmetology program at a college in Ontario. She quickly realized it wasn't what she wanted to do but continued until she graduated because she didn't want her parents to rub it in. Her parents were upset when she decided thats what she wanted to study and they believed she was making a huge mistake that she would later regret. Anyway, she said that she had some descent marks, some good marks, and some awful ones, and her overall average was below a B. She sort of graduated in '07. I say sort of because she didn't bother to complete her placement that was required for graduation. She's now certain that she wants to be a nurse. Is there any hope for her?

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If she is planning on applying to a BSN program she will have to complete the prerequisites first. I believe that these are the marks they will be concerned with. Doing poorly in a cosmetology college program will have no bearing on getting into a nursing school. They will also likely want to see her high school transcript.

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Thanks for the reply, but the thing is, here in Canada the prerequisite for the BScn program are your high school marks: your bio, chem, math, english, and two other advanced level courses. She took that before the cosmetology program and she's not even sure whether to send in her transcript for that since it seems irrelevant to the progam. She'll probably just call the schools to find. I only took the RPN program, so I don't know.

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Lori is in Ontario and currently has kids in school, so I think she might be on the right track.

So, if you friend is still thinking about nursing she needs to send in her high school transcripts and any other transcripts if she took upgrading classes post-Grade 12.

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Thanks for the reply, but the thing is, here in Canada the prerequisite for the BScn program are your high school marks: your bio, chem, math, english, and two other advanced level courses. She took that before the cosmetology program and she's not even sure whether to send in her transcript for that since it seems irrelevant to the progam. She'll probably just call the schools to find. I only took the RPN program, so I don't know.

Yes, she will need to send in her high school transcipts. That has nothing to do with the fact that she went through a cosmetology program. They won't interested in those marks and she will also have to complete her prerequisites so they will have those marks as well. My RPN course was the same, my high school marks and my prerequisites.

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Thanks for the reply, but the thing is, here in Canada the prerequisite for the BScn program are your high school marks: your bio, chem, math, english, and two other advanced level courses. She took that before the cosmetology program and she's not even sure whether to send in her transcript for that since it seems irrelevant to the progam. She'll probably just call the schools to find. I only took the RPN program, so I don't know.

Not true. High school transcripts will only be requested if you are a new high school grad otherwise all they care about is that you have the prereq credits needed to apply for the program. The cosmetology program is a write-off, they don't care what non-related classes you've done in your lifetime.

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From the sounds of it, the OP is pretty young and hasn't done much other than high school and the cosmetology programme.

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Not true. High school transcripts will only be requested if you are a new high school grad otherwise all they care about is that you have the prereq credits needed to apply for the program. The cosmetology program is a write-off, they don't care what non-related classes you've done in your lifetime.

Actually, you are probably right. A BSN program is going to want your prerequisites subject marks. High school marks will not really be an issue.

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Look carefully at the admission requirements for universities. Western for example is looking only at the GPA for the latest degree you got. Not so for Ryerson or York as far as I know.

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Look carefully at the admission requirements for universities. Western for example is looking only at the GPA for the latest degree you got. Not so for Ryerson or York as far as I know.

Does that mean western doesn't care about diplomas from colleges??? only degrees? And do you mean ryerson and york don't care about your previous secondary as long as they are not related to nursing?

*by the way, she actually took Esthetician, not cosmetology... not sure if that makes a difference.

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I did a certificate in Art & Design before I transferred into Nursing, and I wasn't a stellar art student.

When I was applying into the BSN program, they told me they would try to accept me however they could.

YES - accepting me as a transfer student using my existing GPA was an option, but my GPA was too low (but higher than their "way too low" GPA of

They have a variety of rabbits in their hats. Get her in touch with an academic advisor.

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I did a certificate in Art & Design before I transferred into Nursing, and I wasn't a stellar art student.

When I was applying into the BSN program, they told me they would try to accept me however they could.

YES - accepting me as a transfer student using my existing GPA was an option, but my GPA was too low (but higher than their "way too low" GPA of

They have a variety of rabbits in their hats. Get her in touch with an academic advisor.

I just saw this reply and I hope you don't mind me asking --- did you get accepted to a school in Ontario?

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