Ontario Second Entry Nursing Fall 2018

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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!

Thank you so much! It converts to a 79-80%. I'm sure you'll hear back soon :) I honestly did not think I did well on Casper but I guess I must have aha. I found out through my portal before I got the email.

Oh my gosh thats my GPA too! This gives me some hope... I look at the portal all the time but it still says they are evaluating my application.. I don't think I did very good on casper but its hard to say. What did you do your undergrad in if you don't mind me asking?

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Oh my gosh thats my GPA too! This gives me some hope... I look at the portal all the time but it still says they are evaluating my application.. I don't think I did very good on casper but its hard to say. What did you do your undergrad in if you don't mind me asking?

Girl I'm sure you are next! lol yeah Casper is hard to judge especially when you have no idea if you answered the questions right or if its what they are looking for. Aha I don't mind at all. I did my undergrad at UOIT with a BHSc specializing in Public Health. And this year I did my post grad in Gerontology

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Girl I'm sure you are next! lol yeah Casper is hard to judge especially when you have no idea if you answered the questions right or if its what they are looking for. Aha I don't mind at all. I did my undergrad at UOIT with a BHSc specializing in Public Health. And this year I did my post grad in Gerontology

I sure hope so... Exactly! And I still cringe about some of my answers to the questions...Nice! I'm so excited for you :)

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Guys I'm having a hard time deciding York vs. Humber. Which one is better in term of curriculum, community, and placement opportunities? Distance and commuting are no problems since I live in in between two locations. I'll appreciate any comments.

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Just received an alternate offer for Trent to Honours Science, I do not see the purpose of that when I am about to receive my BSc lol

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Just received an alternate offer for Trent to Honours Science, I do not see the purpose of that when I am about to receive my BSc lol

Whats your averagr in your last 2 years??? Most schools will send out alternates automatically. They just want people to come to their school!

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Hey everyone, I was accepted to UofT on Monday morning this week. They sent me an email and I was super shocked and emotional about the news!

I just finished up my 4th and final year of my BA in Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University. They admitted me without having completed my Stats prerequisite and without having received my final transcripts. My GPA for the last year was 3.21 on the 4.3 scale and cGPA was 2.94. I will graduate with a 3.00 cGPA and after my final transcripts are released my GPA for final year will be 3.57.

I was surprised that they had admitted me so early (April 23 seems pretty early to me) with a fairly lower GPA and without having completed stats. But I was seriously confident I would be accepted because I had a solid supplementary application.

I have worked at Toronto Western Hospital as a Ward Clerk for the past 4 summers in various departments, with my primary unit being Surgical Preadmission.

I've volunteered at Canadian Blood Association and my school's Dalhousie Blood Society for a couple years assisting with blood donor clinics. I've done lots of other community and volunteer work for YMCA, Canadian Cancer Society and Indigenous communities. I've worked as a lifeguard and have received all first aid training. I was able to get excellent references from my Patient Care Coordinator (RN/ Assistant Manager) at Toronto Western and another from my Indigenous Studies professor.

I am so excited about getting into nursing school and cannot wait to meet everyone! Congrats to everyone whose been accepted already & good luck to everyone still waiting :)

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Does anyone know UofT's admissions stats? Like how many applicants there are each year? Curious :)

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Does anyone know UofT's admissions stats? Like how many applicants there are each year? Curious :)

They get either over 1200 or over 2000 applicants a year (they told me this but I just cant remember, I know it was one of the two), and they accept around 200 and end up with about 170 enrolled in the program :)

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They get either over 1200 or over 2000 applicants a year (they told me this but I just cant remember, I know it was one of the two), and they accept around 200 and end up with about 170 enrolled in the program :)

I had heard over 1000 so I think 1200 is probably the right one! :)

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Did anyone at Queen's need to send in their high school transcript?

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Guys I'm having a hard time deciding York vs. Humber. Which one is better in term of curriculum, community, and placement opportunities? Distance and commuting are no problems since I live in in between two locations. I'll appreciate any comments.

I have the same problem, but I'm choosing York due to the shorter duration. Humber's program requires that you complete a preparatory program before you get in to the "real" nursing program. The Humber program is an attractive choice for those who haven't yet completed the fundamental, science-based courses. As for me, I have already taken all of the preparatory courses except for pathophys and I think it would be a waste of time to spend 4 months for 1 course.

As for the quality, I feel like you can't really go wrong with either. If you check the first take passing rates for York and Humber (and most 2nd entry programs), they're in the 90s.

I'm in personal contact with a Humber nursing student right now and when I asked about her experience with the program, this is what she had to say:

" So far I am really satisfied with the program. All the placements were great and I was lucky to have really good clinical instructors. Some instructors are more strict than others but generally they are all just trying to help you. From what I heard, Humber offers more clinical experience than other second entry schools. I heard U of T and York are more theory-based and the students don't get to practice certain things as much as Humber students (ie. medication administration). This may be biased, but my clinical instructor also said that Humber students always get job offers before or right after graduation.

In terms of difficulty, nursing courses are definitely different than the science courses I took in my undergrad. I would say the workload is a lot heavier but the content is not difficult. Honestly, it is almost impossible to keep up with all of the required readings, but people end up with good grades anyway (B and above). Some teachers are very nice and helpful but some teachers are new to teaching and they just read from the slides so it is really up to you to self-learn the material.."

When I asked her about whether nursing students get placements in hospitals downtown like Saint Michael's and CAMH she said:

" Yes, we have placements in downtown hospitals. So far I've seen UHN (Toronto General, Toronto Rehab) and CAMH. But since they choose your placement through lottery out of your top 6 choices, it is not guaranteed "

I hope this helps.

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