Getting in to School

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Hi,

I am 37 years old and my BScn general degree is 12 years old. I had intended to work in research science but with my husband's career moving around that never happened.

I have always intended to go back to school for Midwifery or Nursing. My issue right now is that my degree is old, my GPA is not all that competitive and I am looking for opinions on my options.

I have applied to pre-health at Georgian but I was also thinking about taking university level courses via Athabasca or Thompson River's university. I am currently in BC but may be relocating to Ontario.

What is my best bet at getting into school? Pre-health or upping my university GPA by taking relevant courses like physiology, immunology , psychology etc?

*Edit to add I am looking at both LPN and RN. If I go LPN I intend to do the RN bridging program later.

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Why aren't you looking for a refresher course if you have a BScN?

do you have no work experience as a nurse?

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Why aren't you looking for a refresher course if you have a BScN?

do you have no work experience as a nurse?

oops that should read that I have a BSc in General Science. My focus was molecular biology.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

You will need to do more than just boost your GPA. You will need to complete the prerequisites for the nursing program you choose.

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Too true, psych, sociology, english

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Depends where you're applying, but usually nursing programs expect to see A level grades in chemistry, biology, math, English.

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Hi funkyskirt!

Like others have suggested, it might be a good idea to look at what prerequisites the programs you're thinking of going into require and take those classes. It's after you've taken those that I'd suggest considering if you need to boost your GPA or not.

Also, if you already have a BSc, have you considered going into an after degree program? I'm sure you've looked it up but BC appears to have a post-diploma BScN prgram and I know there are a few in Alberta. And if you're relocating to Ontario, I think there are a few schools on this list with accelerated programs in that province that you could look into. (Of course, I don't know your situation and moving somewhere in or out of province for school might not be something you're able to do. However, if it is, this could be something to consider.)

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Do prehealth at Georgian and do your best to come out with a competitive GPA.

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