McMaster vs Sheridan

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Hi all,

I have decided after three years in the HR industry to switch careers and pursue my passion to become a nurse! I applied to both Mohawk and Sheridan Davis Campus for the January 2015 intake. I am currently doing a chemistry course online through ILC (only took Bio in high school years ago) and am due to write the HOAE in July.

Can anyone provide insight on the differences between the two programs or their experiences in each? This is obviously thinking ahead and hoping I do in fact get in!

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

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I haven't attended either school so take this with a grain of salt, but Mohawk has a much better reputation than Sheridan in employers eyes. I've heard two practicing nurses say Sheridan does not have the best reputation and that Mohawk is one of the top in the GTA. Sheridan also doesn't have an articulation agreement with any university, where as Mohawk has a bridging program with McMaster which is one of the best universities in Ontario for nursing from what I've heard.

However, Mohawk has an approach where students are pretty much entirely responsible to teach themselves the content. Classes are held mainly for questions and clarification. Students are sent home with packages which they study and teach themselves. This may be preferable to suit your learning style or it could be very challenging. I read this information on different threads so if I'm wrong, someone please correct me.

Good luck on your HOAE and all the best in the future!

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Specializes in Public Health.

Sheridan is a college and McMaster is a university. Are you debating between the practical nursing (at Sheridan) or the BScN program (at McMaster)?

Please elaborate

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As I know, Sheridan is working its way to becoming a university so that is why no partnership with any universities. They have proposed this to the city and outbound cities

and it is a go. I guess at this time, it is all about setting things in place. I assume it will become a university in a few more years.

The same thing happed to Ryerson. It used to a college and then changed to a university. I assume that was about 15yrs or so ago.

Sheridan has already started to increase their degree programs. I also noticed that they changed the inrollment for rpn. I think even as little as last year people needed only grade 11 math to apply

now grade 12 is needed for entry. Very intestering but shows the direction in which the school is headed. I am sure as a result, the reputation they have

for the nursing program will be adjusted. I only hope that if I go there, the program changes so I can enter the BScN program. It would be great as I live pretty close and would

be a benefit for my travel and study times.

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As another update for those considering Sheridan, they are now only referring to themselves as Sheridan. College is no longer in the title (although the website has college in the url but I can see

that changing possibly over the summer months). I was driving to school last Friday and they were advertising some degree programs at the school and it was interesting the announcer

said come check out Sheridan (not sheridan college). I also heard the nursing course is really good at that school. All I know is that the expectations have increased dramatically since

last year for entry into the RPN program but I can see BScN in the furture also.

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