University of Calgary Nursing Transfer January 2017

[rjfried]

I applied to the U of C Winter 2017 program! I took the Athabasca University A/P course and haven't done well in it due to some family health issues that have taken most of my time. It is strange for me as that course comes in way below what i am used to getting. I have a 89.46 major average at the University of Waterloo. Unfortunately due to the uniqueness of my program there, most of those high average courses wont transfer and they will probably end up taking my lowest marks. I am really confused about how they calculate averages though. I know that an 80-84 is a 3.7 but then it drops to 77-79.9 is a 3.3. So how do we know what is in between that? Also i have courses transferring from an exchange in Australia but they wont tell me what they translate to in my GPA. I think that i am actually about to go crazy from the anxiety that i feel not knowing these things! It is 1 am and i am frantically searching for answers when i work at 4 am. Can anyone help me out? Also when i called they told me that the cutoff is 3.07 BUT that the faculty will release a higher one later on. Good luck everyone! :)

[rkpater]

I have created a Facebook group for the 2017 class:

"University of Calgary - January 2017"

Looking forward to meeting everyone in January!

[RedCoat52]

Getting super anxious and nervous now!!

[Amigone]

I forget, are you in or waiting for them to give you the green check?

I'm in, but nervous. And excited. And terrified. I was last in a classroom in 2004.

[RedCoat52]

waiting for the green check!

[Jlindsay]

What's your gpa again!? I'm still waiting as well

[RedCoat52]

3.59, hope we all hear good news soon!

[Amigone]

I'm SURE that checkmark is on its way for you both!!

[monde]

@jlindsay @redcoat52 just hang in there. I am very positive for you. Most times, the GPA gets lowered. It is crazy waiting and waiting. It affects a lot of plans too but don't be weary. About 49 seats are left as at this morning. I wish you the very best and hope to hear the good news from you soon.

[ashes12]

Hi kneuroknut,

Congrats on raising your gpa! Do you mind if I ask what courses you took and where you took them to bring your gpa up? I have applied for the u of c degree holder route for this January and currently sit on the wait list as I have a 3.44. The odds of me getting in this year are not looking good so I am planning to take some courses this next year in hopes that it helps me for next year. So I'm just wondering if you have any suggestions for courses to take.

I really appreciate any advice. Thanks!

[ashes12]

Hi kswain8,

congrats on raising your gpa! I was wondering if you have any course suggestions to take in order to raise gpa as I will most likely be trying to do that in hopes that I can get in for 2018. Any suggestions would be extremely helpful. Thanks!

[olajumoke]

@jlindsay, did you do any Athabasca course? Did you send in your transcript for evaluation that gave u an idea of you GPA? Please tell me how you arrived at your GPA calculation?

[kswain8]

Hi ashes12,

I have a BA in psychology so I took a bunch of psychology classes that I thought I could do well in. When I talked to the nursing department last year they said that you could take any classes, so you could take classes that you have previously done well in. I took some that I had previously done in my undergrad as well as some newer ones that I didn't have a chance to do in my undergrad but that I felt confident going into.

If if you have any other questions let me know!

Best of luck!