Douglas College (in BC) Fall '15 or Winter '16

Pumpkinn · Aug 2, 2015

Hi there,

I completed my academic foundations in nursing certificate at Douglas College in January. I obtained word of my acceptance for the January 2016 intake in February.

Tell your daughter to google "Douglas college application status" and enter her student ID and password. She can click her applications to see if any offer was made. She could also call the registrar and ask.

If an offer was made she should have already heard by now, as I've received several letters in the mail with instructions on the next steps in the application process.

The wait list for the BSN program is about a year once the academic foundation certificate is completed in full.

juicybath · Aug 31, 2015

Thank you so much for the reply Rayanne203. She did not get an offer for Jan '16- she was waitlisted, but it is now full so she's going to apply for Sept '16 intake. They open for applications tomorrow! It sounds like she might get it this time...it's just the awful waiting to find out!

Congratulations on getting a seat. You must be so excited to get started!

Pumpkinn · Sep 1, 2015

Thank you so much for the reply Rayanne203. She did not get an offer for Jan '16- she was waitlisted, but it is now full so she's going to apply for Sept '16 intake. They open for applications tomorrow! It sounds like she might get it this time...it's just the awful waiting to find out!
Congratulations on getting a seat. You must be so excited to get started!

Thank you, yes I am super excited I feel like I have been waiting ages for my seat ! I can totally understand the frustration your daughter must be feeling by being waitlisted. I applied for two intakes before I finally got my offer.

I think she will get a seat since she has completed her academic foundations. They give priority to the students that either have 1-2 classes left in their foundations and those have completed it. I wish her luck !

db131 · Sep 18, 2015

Thank you, yes I am super excited I feel like I have been waiting ages for my seat ! I can totally understand the frustration your daughter must be feeling by being waitlisted. I applied for two intakes before I finally got my offer.
I think she will get a seat since she has completed her academic foundations. They give priority to the students that either have 1-2 classes left in their foundations and those have completed it. I wish her luck !

Hi Do they look at the GPA of all those courses of just the fact that you have completed to AF year? I have done 6 of the required 10 courses at another school and I plan on doing the 4 bios at Douglas. I did get into the AF year for jan 2016. Also I heard that the sooner you apply the better the chances of getting it?

lesfender · Sep 29, 2015

Hi Rayanne203,

I also completed my academic foundations in nursing certificate at Douglas College this August. I finished the last two requirements for the program and have applied for Fall 2016 on the day the applications opened. I'm anxiously waiting. Do you think I'll have a chance of getting in next year? I hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks :)

Pumpkinn · Sep 29, 2015

Hi Do they look at the GPA of all those courses of just the fact that you have completed to AF year? I have done 6 of the required 10 courses at another school and I plan on doing the 4 bios at Douglas. I did get into the AF year for jan 2016. Also I heard that the sooner you apply the better the chances of getting it?

Hey there,

They don't look too much at gpa as long as you get more than C+. However, if you want to enter grad school one day I recommend no less than 3.5.

It helps to apply soon, but they look at how many credits of AF you have completed at the time of application. For example, if you submit your application while you still require 4 AF classes, a person with only 1-2 AF classes would receive preferential review. Also, it's not uncommon to wait 6months to a year after you complete the AF for entry into the BSN .

Pumpkinn · Sep 29, 2015

Hi Rayanne203,
I also completed my academic foundations in nursing certificate at Douglas College this August. I finished the last two requirements for the program and have applied for Fall 2016 on the day the applications opened. I'm anxiously waiting. Do you think I'll have a chance of getting in next year? I hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks :)

Hey there, I think you have a chance of getting in since you were done your credits when you applied.

They look at how many courses you have remaining for Academic foundations when you apply. So someone who has completed all their courses has a better shot at getting a seat than someone with 2-3 classes in AF remaining.

Now I would make sure you have all of your immunizations up to date with records!! !!

lesfender · Sep 29, 2015

Phew..I sure hope so. I'm tired of waiting hehe. Is there anything else I need to know besides immunization and etc?

lesfender · Sep 29, 2015

Hey there, I think you have a chance of getting in since you were done your credits when you applied.
They look at how many courses you have remaining for Academic foundations when you apply. So someone who has completed all their courses has a better shot at getting a seat than someone with 2-3 classes in AF remaining.
Now I would make sure you have all of your immunizations up to date with records!! !!

I just learned I'm on the wait list.

Pumpkinn · Oct 6, 2015

I was on waiting list too last January and got in for the following January (2016). Unfortunately I had to wait a year, you might too.

It gives you time to spend time with friends and family though!! Trust me embrace this time before studying starts up again ðŸ˜

lesfender · Oct 7, 2015

I was on waiting list too last January and got in for the following January (2016). Unfortunately I had to wait a year, you might too.
It gives you time to spend time with friends and family though!! Trust me embrace this time before studying starts up again ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½

How soon did you find out you were accepted?

Definitely!