Will I get accepted into the RPN to B.S.c.N. Program?

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I applied to Mohawk and Conestoga college for the RPN to BSCN bridging program. I finished the RPN program last September with high 70's and mid 80's and finished with a GPA of 3.5 overall. I haven't heard from them yet or received anything through the mail. I called them last week and they said that will be sending out acceptance letters in a couple of weeks. I also mention if there was anything I can do to improve my chances getting in and they said other than do I meet the admission requirements then no there is nothing I can do. Do you think I will get in? I really want to become a registered nurse and follow in my mom's footsteps as a RN working in emerg. Am I doing everything that I can possibly do at this point? Thanks in advance

I would suggest learning to practice what you preach. Not trying to be offensive, but...

I detect a sense of humour failure!

Oh, it's a forum newbie, we'd better be nice, lori!

Specializes in AC, LTC, Community, Northern Nursing.

I am enrolled in Nipissing University RPN to BScN program. I take electives through Athabasca. You can move faster than the 5 year plan if you show them you can handle it. I am taking 3 courses next semester.

I like it. My teachers have all beem great. You do not attend classes in person. Everything is done online. I am a single mom and I have to work so it works for me.

HI I am wanting to take the RPN course but I see a lot of RPN's changing there minds and wanting to become RN's. Is the job not what you expected it to be?

HI I am wanting to take the RPN course but I see a lot of RPN's changing there minds and wanting to become RN's. Is the job not what you expected it to be?

I'm glad you asked that question! Out here in AB, an LPN has to work over 1700 hours to apply for admission into the degree programme.

It seems in Ontario this might be a route into a degree programme that might be "easier" than the competitive route. Either that or there is now work for them.

Specializes in Public Health.

There are many reasons people choose to take this route.

Money. I didn't have $7500/year to spend to enter a BScN program that I wasn't even sure was the right path for me. Beginning with a two-year (much cheaper) diploma program was far less intimidating to me, both emotionally and financially.

Debt. Like I mentioned above, I could not have paid my way through school if I went straight through the BScN program. The RPN-BScN route will allow me to graduate debt free. I still have to live very frugally, but I can make it happen. I personally would not have been able to if I had gone about nursing school any other way.

Commitment. I hated the idea of committing so much time to something that wouldn't get me anywhere for at least four years. Taking a PN program has allowed me the ability to work as a nurse, making substantially more money than my retail job, while I finish the remainder of my education. This means I was able to move out of my parents house and start a life for myself while still being in school. This would not have been an option for me had I gone through the four-year degree program.

Also, there are many students who have no intention of becoming RNs however after the reality of the wage and opportunity difference hits, the idea of bridging becomes far more attractive.

Might I add, it is still highly competitive to gain an acceptance into the full-time bridging programs in Ontario. I'm not sure how it works in other provinces but if you graduated your PN program with anything less than an 85% your chances are very slim.

Hope this helps!

Specializes in NICU.

Agreed with xokw. I have always wanted to be an RN and it has always been my goal. I was not accepted to a BscN program after applying for 4 years. I entered the RPN program because I loved nursing and wanted to begin practicing sooner than later, knowing that I could work as a nurse while I completed the degree. Now I am an RPN working on a busy surgical floor which I LOVE and going back to bridge in September. The reason I want to bridge is not because of jobs...I got this job right away after school...and my scope is very broad (aka, I do the same thing as the RNs) on my floor..but I love nursing and I wanted increased depth of knowledge on topics such as patho and research (i love school and i love learning)...and I wanted more oppourtunities in nursing like critical care, and eventually teaching one day. I'm happy with my decisions!

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