Ontario Second Entry Nursing Fall 2021

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Hey everyone!

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.

2 minutes ago, jjml said:

Yaa I checked this forum every day when I was applying and waiting too! haha

And a little over 170 got accepted our year! 

Oh wow!! So they haven't changed that since 2016 ... LOL I was hoping they might have increased the class size according to demand but I guess not. ? Thank you for dropping in to answer questions as well! ?

17 hours ago, jjml said:

Hi everyone!

Congrats to everyone who's received an acceptance and to those waiting, I'm rooting for you all! I'm in my first year of nursing at uoft and I thought I'd drop in to wish you all luck as the first round of acceptances come out this week! I'm not sure if someone's already mentioned it, but traditionally uoft acceptances continue to be sent out on a weekly basis on Fridays!

Best of luck to all of you and as hard as it is, I hope you're able to distract yourselves in the meantime!! and if you have any questions about the program, I'd be happy to answer them ?

are hospitals in Toronto more inclined to hire nurses who went to UofT?

I heard hospitals like Toronto General and Mt Sinai give preference to UofT students

2 minutes ago, CourseMan998 said:

are hospitals in Toronto more inclined to hire nurses who went to UofT?

I heard hospitals like Toronto General and Mt Sinai give preference to UofT students

Heyy, not really, 

I work at Sinai as clinical assistant, yes, lot of nurses are from UfT but I don't think that's the case, working with lot of nurses who graduated from different colleges and universities.

12 minutes ago, CourseMan998 said:

are hospitals in Toronto more inclined to hire nurses who went to UofT?

I heard hospitals like Toronto General and Mt Sinai give preference to UofT students

I’d have to agree with the person above me!

This was something I also heard when entering the program, but I can’t say for sure if hospitals intentionally hire more nurses from uoft, as I’ve also met many nurses with different backgrounds! 

I can’t speak for other programs, but you really do get a lot of experiences at the downtown Toronto hospitals (like Mt Sinai, Toronto General, St Michaels, Sick Kids) right from the start at uoft!  Even with the pandemic, we were still able to start clinicals in September. So I’m sure being in the program can at least help you get your foot in the door and get a good idea of the culture at these hospitals!

Hey guys! I just received an acceptance email from Trent. Did anybody else apply or get accepted?? Would love to know more about the program if anyone knows anything!! ? 

10 minutes ago, hopefulnursems said:

Hey guys! I just received an acceptance email from Trent. Did anybody else apply or get accepted?? Would love to know more about the program if anyone knows anything!! ? 

congratulations!! that's amazing! I've applied but I haven't heard anything back yet ? do you mind sharing your average?

23 minutes ago, hopefulnursems said:

Hey guys! I just received an acceptance email from Trent. Did anybody else apply or get accepted?? Would love to know more about the program if anyone knows anything!! ? 

Congrats!! I just got accepted too! I think they did a live stream a few months ago about the program its on Youtube 

22 minutes ago, hopefulnursems said:

Hey guys! I just received an acceptance email from Trent. Did anybody else apply or get accepted?? Would love to know more about the program if anyone knows anything!! ? 

Congrats! ?  I also just got accepted! Do you know where to find the conditions for the acceptance (if there are any other than the final transcript)?  

9 minutes ago, jupitersea said:

Congrats! ?  I also just got accepted! Do you know where to find the conditions for the acceptance (if there are any other than the final transcript)?  

congrats! If you go on the trent portal it says that the conditions are at the bottom of the acceptance letter, I'm assuming its the one they send in the mail cause there was nothing on the email 

3 hours ago, underwaterr said:

congratulations!! that's amazing! I've applied but I haven't heard anything back yet ? do you mind sharing your average?

Thank you so much!! I hope you hear back soon! My sub-GPA was about a 3.84, and my cGPA is lower!!

2 hours ago, jupitersea said:

Congrats! ?  I also just got accepted! Do you know where to find the conditions for the acceptance (if there are any other than the final transcript)?  

Yay congrats!! I think it would probably be in a mailed letter, my portal doesn't say anything. Also, can you see your offer on OUAC or on your Trent portal yet? I don't see anything on mine :/ 

2 hours ago, KERS1997 said:

Congrats!! I just got accepted too! I think they did a live stream a few months ago about the program its on Youtube 

Thank you for letting me know and congrats to you too!! I'll check it out

1 hour ago, hopefulnursems said:

Thank you so much!! I hope you hear back soon! My sub-GPA was about a 3.84, and my cGPA is lower!!

Yay congrats!! I think it would probably be in a mailed letter, my portal doesn't say anything. Also, can you see your offer on OUAC or on your Trent portal yet? I don't see anything on mine ?

Thank you for letting me know and congrats to you too!! I'll check it out

Thanks! There's an offer on my Trent portal, under Academics --> Admissions Status. But nothing yet on OUAC, I think that typically takes a couple days to update ?

5 hours ago, jupitersea said:

Congrats! ?  I also just got accepted! Do you know where to find the conditions for the acceptance (if there are any other than the final transcript)?  

I received an acceptance email from Trent a couple of weeks ago! The conditions of my offer were just to complete any prerequisites and maintain a 70 average. I also had 3 weeks to accept the offer!

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