I haven't seen a post for Fall 2021 yet so here it is!
My choices are:
1. UofT
2. McMaster
3. Nipissing SPP
I started my OUAC application in November and now trying to work on the supplemental packages. My CASPer Test is on January 12, 2021.
I need to take Anatomy and Physio course(s) however, I'm having a hard time figuring out what would satisfy the requirements from all three universities. My options so far are:
1. Take CBLG 101 in Winter and CBLG 111 in Spring at Ryerson. However final grade will be in June; hoping that's fine. This satisfies all 3 unis
2. Take SCS 2159 in Winter from UofT which is enough for UofT and McMaster but not for Nipissing. I have to take an Anatomy course just for Nip.
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from back home, been working as an RECE in Toronto the last 8 years, have a Diploma in Nonprofit Management at Ryerson. My cGPA is 3.55 which I'm worried about. Lots of extra curricular activities from university and volunteering here in Toronto. I still have to compute the GPA for the last two years.
I requested WES to send my transcripts to Nip and McMaster and asked my old uni to send to UofT.
It's been an expensive application so far; really hoping I get in! Looking forward to chatting with you all and sharing our experiences.
I am curious too with U of T!! Anyone got accepted from the past 2 or 3 weeks or so?
Just checked U of T. Status still says Application Received
While I'm at it, does anyone know if there is anything that makes U of T significantly better than Nippissing aside from the name? At the end of the day, it is still a BScN.
Just checked U of T. Status still says Application Received
While I'm at it, does anyone know if there is anything that makes U of T significantly better than Nippissing aside from the name? At the end of the day, it is still a BScN.
Wider range of placements if I'm not mistaken but not 100% sure.
I'm guessing UofT might be taking some time to sort out the additional funding if they're getting any. Just basing my thought on the lack of acceptances I saw on this forum in the past 2 or 3 weeks. I may be wrong tho!
Just checked U of T. Status still says Application Received
While I'm at it, does anyone know if there is anything that makes U of T significantly better than Nippissing aside from the name? At the end of the day, it is still a BScN.
Hey, this depends on your future goals & also finances.
UofT for example provides entrance scholarships for their students (if you competed the scholarship portion of the application), which means a lot of your tuition could be paid by that. A friend of mine who finished the UofT program said for all 2 years, she paid a total of around $7k only, because of scholarships.
The second thing is that UofT is known for research drive and excellence, they garner a lot of funding for research and they also have research coming out left and right all the time. So if someone is interested in pursuing a PhD, or interested in getting started with nursing research to perhaps get into the research and academia side, then UofT definitely has that advantage.
The third thing is extra-curricular involvement (I guess the less important thing to consider based on what I'm going to say). I'm a UofT graduate so I can say from experience, UofT is very integrated across campuses, departments, etc., so students are never cut-off from any other departments, or campuses, you're always in the loop about what's going on if you pay attention to announcements made or emails sent. So in that case, the extra-curricular clubs at UofT have more of a connection to other departments, may have more events or programs to learn how to get into certain masters of PhD programs, get to know profs or poeple or opportunities outside of the program, etc. I know Nipissing does this as well, and invites guest speakers to talk about future careers, and it also has a student council, etc., but the Nipissing SPP in specific is a remote program so it's not as connected to the rest of the Nipissing campus as UofT's nursing program is because obviously UofT main campus is downtown.
Other than those huge differences, the other main differences include that Nipissing is more "do it yourself" style learning whereas UofT is very course based with a rigid exams, quizzes, and assignments structure. Depending on your learning style, you may like UofT better, or you may like Nipissing's program structure better. Both Nipissing and UofT have excellent clinical placement opportunities, with Nipissing having the advantage of 1:1 preceptorship. Both UofT and Nipissing have very high NCLEX passing rates. Both UofT and Nipissing students are fine finding jobs after graduation.
Hey Everyone that’s still pending at Mac I’m not sure if this is an automatic reply but this is the response I got in regards to my application status...
“Hello,
We are in the process of finalizing the admissions processes and all applicants will receive information soon.”
Grapejuice
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Just checked U of T. Status still says Application Received
While I'm at it, does anyone know if there is anything that makes U of T significantly better than Nippissing aside from the name? At the end of the day, it is still a BScN.