Need Help to go to Bridge to University

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Hey guys what going on, Im currently attending Centennial College for the RPN flex program currently and am interested in attending the RPN to RN bridging after im done my studies. The thing is though that I kind of messed up this semester :/ and after getting a 62.71 in Theory 1 and a C in English I am worried that I wont be able to get into a Bridging program after im finished since I saw that some universities like lampton say that they dont accept student who have recieved a grade which is lower than a 63. Im hoping that I could be able to do something. After this term my GPA is current a 3.0 on the spot and I will be attending the second semester soon. I also heard that Atabaska university in Alberta is a online university, who accept applicants who have a gpa which is relatively more lower due to the different standards( which I dont know of). Im just looking into all my options here, im just really scared and really want to look into all my options into becoming a RN. Do you think I should take nightschool (as in highschool) to upgrade my courses to apply for a 4 year RN program or should I just continue and look into something that is available for guys like me to bridge. One more thing before I leave. I also heard that people say that if you have over 2000 hours placed in a hospital that they will just look for that as the requirement to enter the university to bridge, is this true, would they not consider your gpa, even with 2000 hours of RPN work? I know that places like Nissipsiping university and Atabaska offer this for students who have this requirement met, however the question is what average for these 2 program is a realistic cutoff and also how our my options looking for living in toronto? Thanks guys first time posting.

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Instead of distracting yourself with plans for future education, I suggest you focus on the present and put your effort into understanding the foundation knowledge in the PN program as it is the information you will use throughout your nursing career. Once your are a RPN you can spend time reviewing the prerequisites and applying to bridging programs.

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Thanks for much for the reply. Its just that this question has always been on the back burner for a while and im just trying to figure it for now so that it not too late in the future. Thanks for the tips though you can never too focused when it comes to the task at hand.

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Hey guys what going on, Im currently attending Centennial College for the RPN flex program currently and am interested in attending the RPN to RN bridging after im done my studies. The thing is though that I kind of messed up this semester :/ and after getting a 62.71 in Theory 1 and a C in English I am worried that I wont be able to get into a Bridging program after im finished since I saw that some universities like lampton say that they dont accept student who have recieved a grade which is lower than a 63. Im hoping that I could be able to do something. After this term my GPA is current a 3.0 on the spot and I will be attending the second semester soon. I also heard that Atabaska university in Alberta is a online university, who accept applicants who have a gpa which is relatively more lower due to the different standards( which I dont know of). Im just looking into all my options here, im just really scared and really want to look into all my options into becoming a RN. Do you think I should take nightschool (as in highschool) to upgrade my courses to apply for a 4 year RN program or should I just continue and look into something that is available for guys like me to bridge. One more thing before I leave. I also heard that people say that if you have over 2000 hours placed in a hospital that they will just look for that as the requirement to enter the university to bridge, is this true, would they not consider your gpa, even with 2000 hours of RPN work? I know that places like Nissipsiping university and Atabaska offer this for students who have this requirement met, however the question is what average for these 2 program is a realistic cutoff and also how our my options looking for living in toronto? Thanks guys first time posting.

A 3.0 probably won't get you into a lot of the full-time bridging programs around here (regardless of hours worked your GPA is still heavily weighted in admissions process).

Your best bet would be a part time one that doesn't look at grades as much (Nipissing, athabasca, as you've mentioned).

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

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Hey thanks man, I've actually read your post, you've actually been though bridging yourself, most people tell me that it's just about a 3.5 realistically for gpa's now. The thing is man all my friends are telling me that it wont be happening, but I really just want to be a RN at the end of the day. I was thinking about doing RPN while also going back to highschool maybe and just taking nightschool courses, prehaps I could be admitted into a 4 year program after at a college/university after. Btw im already done semister 1 of flex.

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What are the reasons you are thinking of going back to high school? How will it improve your chances of being accepted into a RPN-BSCN program?

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What are the reasons you are thinking of going back to high school? How will it improve your chances of being accepted into a RPN-BSCN program?

To get into a 4 year program instead.

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I am to just go back to highschool over again and just take the courses needed four the four year program, which I would then stop doing rpn and just focus on that. What do you think?

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Suggest you speak to an academic advisor about your plans and find out if it is worth taking a chance. I think, before you drop out of a sure thing (your PN program), you need some proof that improving your high school marks will guarantee acceptance into a BScN program.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Many BSN programs have post secondary prerequisites as well so would have to do even more school.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

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