Ontario Second Entry Nursing Fall 2020

nursehopeful2020 · May 5, 2020

3 hours ago, absn2020 said:
@worriedsick
Congratulations to both of you! This is so exciting. Hamilton is not perfect, but it's charming in many ways, and I hope you'll have many great memories!
I graduated from McMaster last year. Lived in two houses close to the campus. We had to move from our first house because our landlord & his contractor were very unresponsive, so we had a lot of issues (some very bad).
So, in general, if you can, speak to previous tenants and ask them how responsive the landlords/property managers are, especially if you're thinking of living close to campus. We had a much better experience with our second house. Whenever we had an issue, it was solved quickly.
Neighbourhoods close to campus are relatively the same in terms of safety, costs, and sizes. Most of these house undergrads (usually 5+ people/home) but these may be cheaper than houses with grads or mature students.
If you're thinking of living a little bit further away from campus (and do not have a car), it's usually not an issue of they are close to streets that the 51, 5, and 1 busses run through. You'd probably find cheaper and nicer homes with less housemates. And you'd be more compelled to go out and explore (once it's safe, you know, because of the pandemic)!
Wish I could give you more help, but I'm sure you'll find more info online & on the McMaster Housing facebook group!

Do you know if theres any specific neighbourhoods that are not near campus that should be avoided, like safety wise and such? I am hoping to get a decently priced bachelor apartment and drive to campus! But because I will be living alone I want to make sure I choose a safe area

jjml · May 5, 2020

7 minutes ago, nursehopeful2020 said:
Do you know if theres any specific neighbourhoods that are not near campus that should be avoided, like safety wise and such? I am hoping to get a decently priced bachelor apartment and drive to campus! But because I will be living alone I want to make sure I choose a safe area

Hi! I thought I'd offer my personal experiences living off campus in Hamilton. I would completely avoid Beverly Hills Apartments and the Glen Terrace Apartments, and not because the neighbourhood is unsafe. I've lived in both apartments and despite reading reviews about there being cockroaches in the past, I had friends who vouched for these places. However, both apartments (Bev more so than Glen) were infested with cockroaches. Management does offer treatments to get rid of them, but they're a hassle to have done and weren't of any use in the long term.

I hope you're able to find a safe place that makes you comfortable! Good luck!!

absn2020 · May 5, 2020

10 minutes ago, nursehopeful2020 said:
Do you know if theres any specific neighbourhoods that are not near campus that should be avoided, like safety wise and such? I am hoping to get a decently priced bachelor apartment and drive to campus! But because I will be living alone I want to make sure I choose a safe area

A few colleagues from a lab I used to work at lived near Barton Street, and described it as a little "sketchy." I can't speak much about what it's like to live there, but I did volunteer near that area and never felt unsafe (granted, I always had people with me). It does have a bit of a reputation, although some alumni I've talked to said it's gotten a lot better.

There are nicer apartments near the Go Station downtown (Queen & Bold, Queen & Jackson), but since they're close to hospitals/labs, popular bars, and restaurants, they might be a bit pricier.

nursehopeful2020 · May 5, 2020

2 minutes ago, jjml said:
Hi! I thought I'd offer my personal experiences living off campus in Hamilton. I would completely avoid Beverly Hills Apartments and the Glen Terrace Apartments, and not because the neighbourhood is unsafe. I've lived in both apartments and despite reading reviews about there being cockroaches in the past, I had friends who vouched for these places. However, both apartments (Bev more so than Glen) were infested with cockroaches. Management does offer treatments to get rid of them, but they're a hassle to have done and weren't of any use in the long term.
I hope you're able to find a safe place that makes you comfortable! Good luck!!

Thank you so much! I've been reading on reddit and such and it seems like cockroaches and bedbugs are a big problem in Hamiliton - gross! I am sorry you that happened to you ? that would be a nightmare!

nursehopeful2020 · May 5, 2020

3 minutes ago, absn2020 said:
A few colleagues from a lab I used to work at lived near Barton Street, and described it as a little "sketchy." I can't speak much about what it's like to live there, but I did volunteer near that area and never felt unsafe (granted, I always had people with me). It does have a bit of a reputation, although some alumni I've talked to said it's gotten a lot better.
There are nicer apartments near the Go Station downtown (Queen & Bold, Queen & Jackson), but since they're close to hospitals/labs, popular bars, and restaurants, they might be a bit pricier.

Thank you so much!!

minibun · May 5, 2020

do you guys think UofT will still send out offers in May? from last year's forum, I didn't see people being accepted in May...I wonder if the spot already have filled up

lele1456 · May 5, 2020

18 minutes ago, minibun said:
do you guys think UofT will still send out offers in May? from last year's forum, I didn't see people being accepted in May...I wonder if the spot already have filled up

Hey! I'm not sure about what the other forums say but I have a friend that got accepted to UofT last year in June! There's still plenty of time. Best of luck ?

JT123456 · May 5, 2020

40 minutes ago, lele1456 said:
Hey! I'm not sure about what the other forums say but I have a friend that got accepted to UofT last year in June! There's still plenty of time. Best of luck ?

Hey there, do you by chance know what your friends ecs and GPA was?

LD0516 · May 6, 2020

Hey all!

Does anyone know if there is a facebook page for this entry of McMaster Accelerated Nursing yet??

Niki03 · May 6, 2020

18 minutes ago, LD0516 said:
Hey all!
Does anyone know if there is a facebook page for this entry of McMaster Accelerated Nursing yet??

I'm wondering the same thing. I couldn't find on fb when I searched for it.

hopefulnurse2021 · May 6, 2020

Hey guys! I'm not applying for 2020, but I am for 2021. I was really hoping someone could help me out. I understand that York and U of T look at your last year more and I will be fairly competitive. I am hoping that my GPA will be high for my last 5 FCE. However, this would only be for my Winter 2020 courses and fall 2020 courses. I have to finish up some really hard courses in Winter 2021 (such as a physics course and some others). I'm terrified because I don't know I will do in them and if these universities will use them to calculate my GPA. I wanted to ask how do conditional offers work? I have noticed that many of you have gotten conditional offers. Do you only have to maintain a certain minimum grade if you are still completing up the Winter courses? (such as a 70?) If any of you know, for any of these schools (such as York, U of T, Nipissing), please let me know and help your girl out!! ?

HappyGuarantee123 · May 6, 2020

7 minutes ago, hopefulnurse2021 said:
Hey guys! I'm not applying for 2020, but I am for 2021. I was really hoping someone could help me out. I understand that York and U of T look at your last year more and I will be fairly competitive. I am hoping that my GPA will be a minimum 3.9/4.00 for my last 5 FCE. However, this would only be for my Winter 2020 courses and fall 2020 courses. I have to finish up some really hard courses in Winter 2021 (such as a physics course and some others). I'm terrified because I don't know I will do in them and if these universities will use them to calculate my GPA. I wanted to ask how do conditional offers work? I have noticed that many of you have gotten conditional offers. Do you only have to maintain a certain minimum grade if you are still completing up the Winter courses? (such as a 70?) If any of you know, for any of these schools (such as York, U of T, Nipissing), please let me know and help your girl out!! ?

Hey! So as far as I know they look at the most recently completed 5.0 FCE at the time you apply (so for you, I assume this would be Winter 2020, Fall 2020). I did my undergrad at UofT and will be going there for nursing as well, at the time I applied I had already graduated and finished the UofT pre-reqs, so I'm not sure what the conditional offers are like. One of my friends who got accepted to UofT was just told to complete the pre-req she was doing by July 15th.

I did apply to Nipissing & Queens as well, and for those I enrolled in an anatomy course that was a pre-req. I got accepted to both with conditional offers saying I had to complete my pre-req by a certain date (June). I think generically, most of the conditional offers just state that you have to finish your current degree with a certain GPA, for Queen's it was a 2.7 The average to get accepted is much higher than the grades you have to maintain in order to keep your acceptance.

For now I would focus on maintaining the great grades you have into the Fall, as those are what they will see when they make the initial admission decisions. If a decision isn't made prior to your Winter 2021 grades becoming available, they may factor those in, so you would want to try your best even with the hard courses you're planning on taking.

Try not to stress too much ?