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I'm applying to the second entry nursing program in February 2018 for Fall 2018 admission. I'm applying to York, Humber, Trent, Nipissing and potentially Western. I'll be applying with a BA in psych. This is probably super premature, but I wanted some reassurance from fellow applicants. I also wanted to know if anyone, past or previous applicants, know the weighting of Additional Information forms and how they're considered during the application process? I was diagnosed with ADHD during my second year of university, after being misdiagnosed two previous times, and it's certainly had an impact on my grades. My GPA is going to be something like 6.7 on a 9.0 scale. And this really has me worried. Has anyone else had any experiences with Add. Forms?

Good luck to all!

To those of you who received a conditional offer to Mac, the $500 deposit is now due April 20th instead of June 1st!! They sent out an email this morning!

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Ahaha thank you!

My cGPA is not the greatest, around 3.45 and my GPA in the last 10 credits is 3.7. But I think it's important to note that my GPA trend increased dramatically every year from first to fourth year (I think someone mentioned they look at the trend)

Extracurriculars: Lead a couple of clubs around campus, one of which is with the One Match Stem cell and Bone marrow registry, and the other was a networking association. I was a contributor on an issue of a Health magazine. Peer-reviewed research presentation which I'm presenting at the CSEB national student conference in June. I also did some volunteer stuff with a non-profit organization!

Hope this helps.

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To those of you who received a conditional offer to Mac, the $500 deposit is now due April 20th instead of June 1st!! They sent out an email this morning!

Ahh!! Omg what?! I didn't receive an e-mail and my MOSAIC says June 1st still. Could you let me know what the email said?

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Nipissing SPP vs U of T??? DECISIONS!!

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Nipissing SPP vs U of T??? DECISIONS!!

Exact same confusions. I contacted individuals in each program:

Nippising: self-directive, alot of clinical hours but no stimulation labs, small classes, unique approach to learning, you get to choose placements a little bit more, no classes really, cheaper

UofT: theory based, probably just as much clinical hours, lots of writing, stimulation labs and classes , alot of good placements but you dont get to choose that much, more expensive but can get scholarshios.

To be honest both programs are hard, both are in toronto and it is confusing.

uoft will be hard that is a given but they have masters programs.

Lol this is the pros and cons i have come up with so far, but its pretty equal :(

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Exact same confusions. I contacted individuals in each program:

Nippising: self-directive, alot of clinical hours but no stimulation labs, small classes, unique approach to learning, you get to choose placements a little bit more, no classes really, cheaper

UofT: theory based, probably just as much clinical hours, lots of writing, stimulation labs and classes , alot of good placements but you dont get to choose that much, more expensive but can get scholarshios.

To be honest both programs are hard, both are in toronto and it is confusing.

uoft will be hard that is a given but they have masters programs.

Lol this is the pros and cons i have come up with so far, but its pretty equal :(

Exactly ... these are my struggles. Thanks for your comment! It's hard because SPP being self-taught is intimidating, but knowing how much theory and work is with U of T's courses is also intimidating in a different way. I am worried about knowing all I should with Nipissing's approach, but also worried about doing well and how hard it will be with U of T's. I wish we could know our placement already for Nipissing, maybe that would help my decision. I didn't know U of T was about as many clinical hours as Nip, that is useful! It is hard because U of T is the 3rd best nursing program globally so it's hard to dispute that, but also has a reputation for being U of Tears. This is a painful decision-making process lol.

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Exactly ... these are my struggles. Thanks for your comment! It's hard because SPP being self-taught is intimidating, but knowing how much theory and work is with U of T's courses is also intimidating in a different way. I am worried about knowing all I should with Nipissing's approach, but also worried about doing well and how hard it will be with U of T's. I wish we could know our placement already for Nipissing, maybe that would help my decision. I didn't know U of T was about as many clinical hours as Nip, that is useful! It is hard because U of T is the 3rd best nursing program globally so it's hard to dispute that, but also has a reputation for being U of Tears. This is a painful decision-making process lol.

Ya exactly, have you accepted your offer at Nippising yet? I know for UofT you only have two weeks after it is given to accept.

TBH, i went to UTM and survived which is a good sign for UofT, also any accelarated program will be a lot of work because it is so condensed. One good thing about UofT is that because its also very theory based, you learn about the background of everything. :) Let me know if you get new insight lol, it will help.

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Congrats on U of T! would you mind sharing your gpa in the last 5 credits and extracurriculars ? :)

Thank you! :)

cGPA: roughly 3.16, last 5 credits 3.88/4.00 (had a few bad semesters early on).

Extracurriculars: hospital volunteering with direct patient contact, roughly 200 hours, research experiences in 3 labs at UofT, co-authorship of 2 publications and a poster presentation, various activities around campus e.g. co-ed sports, dancing. A bit of club participation early on. Not much leadership or club participation tbh.

Where did you go?

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Hey! So I'm in the U of T program as a first year! There's a facebook page for the 2020 class! The page seems a little dead right now, because it was recently made. But definitely join to ask questions there! Log into Facebook | Facebook

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There actually are simulations in SPP! They may be different than UofT's but they have them. A past student told me they bring in actors and actresses to act as patients and this is one of the assessments for grades. I had not heard about this portion of the program until I spoke to someone who did it. Thought I'd let you know :) to be honest I also highly doubt UofT has about the same amount of clinical hours as SPP which is a total of over 1000 hours!

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Thank you! :)

cGPA: roughly 3.16, last 5 credits 3.88/4.00 (had a few bad semesters early on).

Extracurriculars: hospital volunteering with direct patient contact, roughly 200 hours, research experiences in 3 labs at UofT, co-authorship of 2 publications and a poster presentation, various activities around campus e.g. co-ed sports, dancing. A bit of club participation early on. Not much leadership or club participation tbh.

Where did you go?

Wow that's awesome! I got accepted to Queen's but I am really hoping for U of T so I don't have to move lol. I did my undergrad at UTM (graduating in June) so *fingers crossed* :)

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I just got accepted to U of T as well.

My GPA for the last 2 years is about 3.8.

I've worked in a pharmacy for almost 3 years, did overseas medical/vet volunteering for a month every summer, and was VP Finance for 2 years in my student association.

No significant research experience.

I also didn't get an email about McMaster changing their deadline for the $500 deposit and it doesn't show that on Mosaic either.

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