Its that time of year again, and I'm already gearing up for compressed nursing applications! I figured I'd get the ball rolling so that we can all shed a little light on admissions/GPA/supplementary information we each find out, and to ask questions, to help each other through this stressful process!
I am a Kin Grad from UW, and will be applying to Western, McMaster, York, Trent and Queens accelerated nursing programs. I've enrolled as a post-grad at UW this year to pick up some pre-req's such as microbiology and philosophy for York, and a 0.5 credit psych course.
Last year I applied late March to Trent (it was the only application still open), and was accepted. However, I decided to wait another year and see if I can go to school closer to home (Waterloo). My cGPA is 76%, and last two years is 88% (this will be more helpful for comparisons once admissions decisions come around!)
So far I have learned:
- avoid taking the York microbiology course offered online - apparently it is confusing and terribly hard
- 6.0 credits and 3.0 credits are equivalent to 1.0 and 0.5 credits, respectively
- make sure you take biology 230 and 235 through Athabasca to really, really, really cover your bases (noted on the 2014 second-entry forum)
Hi everyone! I just got into U of T this morning. I have a 3.7 sessional GPA and my experience includes research at at downtown hospital, working at a children's disability centre and volunteering at a hospital as well as a local school during university. Good luck to everyone out there !!!!!
Got my acceptance to Queen's this morning!! Super excited but a little stressed. I have to accept/decline by May 6th, and I feel like that's super soon. I'm still hoping to hear from UBC and McMaster and I don't want to have to put down multiple deposits so I can make a decision. Any thoughts?
​Hi there! I am hoping someone who has got into UofT can help me! I got into to UofT last week and my offer was posted on OUAC and my JoinID - however the offer package is being sent to my parents home which is my permanent address but I am working in another city right now and they are on holiday until next week so they can't check the mail for me. Would anyone who has gotten their offer letter be able to tell me how to pay the $500 deposit? I have already accepted my offer on OUAC but I know we have to pay the $500 to hold our spot! Any help would be appreciated!
@kjohns87 If it is the same as last year you have to do a money order to U of T, its pretty annoying to do and you have I think two weeks to submit it i think. Maybe someone who has this years can speak to this more clearly.
Hey!! For all who got accepted to Queen's and have decided that will be the school, join the facebook group Queen's University AST BScN Class of 2017! Here's the link facebook.com/groups/366790626850463
I would be interested in hearing anyone's thoughts about the programs at UofT or Western... If you have gone through/are currently going through one of the programs if you want to share your experience or if you want to compare the two programs from things you have either heard or read...
anyone know why it's down ? Hopefully people will use this one now!
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Hi everyone! I just got into U of T this morning. I have a 3.7 sessional GPA and my experience includes research at at downtown hospital, working at a children's disability centre and volunteering at a hospital as well as a local school during university. Good luck to everyone out there !!!!!