Ontario Second Entry Nursing Fall 2020

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Hey, I used to creep these forums for the past few years and they helped affirm my decision to apply to nursing school for Fall 2020. I didn't see one started for next year so I thought, why not start one?

I graduated a while back so I'm a bit older, but my top three choices are:

1. Queen's

2. McMaster

3. York

4. Humber-UNB

11 hours ago, Nurse_AllDat2b said:

Ooouuu CONGRATS! I'm going to York. Hopefully, I'll see you. I chose York for personal reasons and I just have a connection with the school (LOL). And to be honest, it doesn't matter what school you attend, at the end of the day we all get the same degree and opportunities. The only thing that may differ, is our experience in school/courses. Again, CONGRATS!

is there a group for those going to york?

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@jrnurse CONGRATS! Make sure to join the group on facebook ? can’t wait to meet you!

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8 hours ago, jrnurse said:

I just got accepted to UofT!

Congratulations!

May I ask what your GPA and ECs are?

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On 6/4/2020 at 2:07 PM, helgurk said:

Hey, which email did you request it from? Because I requested my form and they responded to me the next day (today). The email is fhsprof (at) mcmaster (dot) ca. It's actually a pretty inefficient process they have going: you have to email Mac to ask them for a Toronto Police letter for which they will MAIL it to you (they won't scan it and email it to you). Once you receive the letter in the mail, you have to fill it out and then MAIL it to Toronto Police Headquarters (40 College St). After that, TPS will process your request and then MAIL the clearance letter back to you. There's a document Mac released (https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/pcbe/documents/VSCtemporaryprocess.pdf) that outlines the different scenarios and what to do (look at #4). Basically, as long as you've mailed in your request to TPS it seems like Mac will provide some leniency.

Also, another thing I want to add. I noticed on the TPS website it states that they're currently processing Vulnerable Sector requests from June 1st. Today is June 4th. So I'm thinking the processing is actually happening pretty quickly?? IDK. But I remember putting in a request last year that I needed for a Summer job and my request was processed in 3 weeks. 7 weeks I've never of like somebody else mentioned...

Regarding CPR training, I'm currently looking into it but it seems like there are a lot of in-person classes readily available pretty much everyday. Try using this website (https://myrc.redcross.ca/en/). It doesn't seem like there are any fully online courses available (if somebody finds one please post it!!). But they make mention of ensuring health and safety protocols and social distancing guidelines are being followed.

Thank you so much! ? I finally heard back from them. I wonder how long it will take for McMaster to mail us the form.

I checked out the CPR link and there seems to be lots near me! Thank you so much!

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2 hours ago, nursehopeful2020 said:

Thank you so much! ? I finally heard back from them. I wonder how long it will take for McMaster to mail us the form.

I checked out the CPR link and there seems to be lots near me! Thank you so much!

Glad to hear this! I'll let you know as soon as I receive my letter in the mail so you can get an idea how long it took to send LOL. Hopefully not too long.

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3 hours ago, dino.6363 said:

Congratulations!

May I ask what your GPA and ECs are?

Thanks guys!!

My cGPA throughout my undergrad was 3.45 but for my last 10 credits, my GPA was 3.73! As for ECs, it was a little all over the place, but I worked as a Residence Advisor for 2 years, was involved in student government as a director and also held other campus positions (senior associate for a mental health organization and was a representative for my course union). I've also volunteered for various initiatives having to do with homelessness, therapy dogs, and a support line for sexual assault survivors.

I'm honestly still in shock as I wasn't feeling too confident about my application due to the fact that I wasn't coming from a science background along with some poor grades (even this past year), and lacked research experience, but it really shows just how holistically they look at your application, so don't lose hope!!

Good luck to those who are still waiting to hear back ❤️

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Hi everyone! I created a facebook page for those of us going to York! Just search up: York University 2nd Entry Nursing Class of 2022

If you have any trouble finding the group let me know! Looking forward to meeting you all ?

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1 hour ago, Haha2401 said:

Hi everyone! I created a facebook page for those of us going to York! Just search up: York University 2nd Entry Nursing Class of 2022

If you have any trouble finding the group let me know! Looking forward to meeting you all ?

Hey I cant seem to find it on facebook. is there a way you can send a link to it?

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26 minutes ago, prenurse20 said:

Hey I cant seem to find it on facebook. is there a way you can send a link to it?

https://m.facebook.com/groups/265179158161176/?ref=group_browse

Try this link!

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37 minutes ago, Haha2401 said:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/265179158161176/?ref=group_browse

Try this link!

I requested! thanks.

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4 hours ago, Haha2401 said:

Hi everyone! I created a facebook page for those of us going to York! Just search up: York University 2nd Entry Nursing Class of 2022

If you have any trouble finding the group let me know! Looking forward to meeting you all ?

Thank You!!

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4 hours ago, Haha2401 said:

Hi everyone! I created a facebook page for those of us going to York! Just search up: York University 2nd Entry Nursing Class of 2022

If you have any trouble finding the group let me know! Looking forward to meeting you all ?

Hey there! Thank you very much ?

is this the one ?https://www.facebook.com/groups/551583378882991/?ref=share

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