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.
Hey! I was thinking of trying to do this too as I currently pay my tuition through the RBC app. I may email them a bit closer to the tuition fee submission date because I would rather save that and put it towards essentials for clinical and for school. I go to Ryerson now and I remember when I paid my tuition deposit 4 years ago we were able to add the school as a payee and do it through online banking, I cant see why UofT wouldn't offer this
I searched the UofT payment website and also my ACORN account (I'm an internal applicant), and the only option to pay deposits is via credit card. Tuition and other fees you can pay by online banking though!
If you do end up emailing, please let me know what admissions told you! I too am trying to save as much money as I can ?
For those of you that got an acceptance from UofT, do you mind sharing what your final year average was like? And your EC’s? I’m still waiting to hear from them and would like to compare if I even have a chance of acceptance. Please let me know if its okay with you!!
So my final year average including last winters and this falls grades is around a 4.15 on a 4.33 scale, and I think when you convert it to a 4.0 UofT scale its around a 3.94. My cGPA is lower though sitting at around a 3.5. My ECs include volunteering at a daycare for a few years, as well as currently volunteering in a hospital. Overall I think everyones personal statements and references will really make them stand out as an applicant as I have heard of people getting in with lower GPAs as well. UofT does seem very holistic and does seem to give people chances as well. Just hang in there, its only really been 2 weeks of UofT sending out acceptances and theres still 10ish weeks to go!
11 minutes ago, nursinghopeful3928457 said:
I searched the UofT payment website and also my ACORN account (I'm an internal applicant), and the only option to pay deposits is via credit card. Tuition and other fees you can pay by online banking though!
If you do end up emailing, please let me know what admissions told you! I too am trying to save as much money as I can ?
Okay I'll email them soon and if I get a response I will let everyone know!
For those of you that got an acceptance from UofT, do you mind sharing what your final year average was like? And your EC’s? I’m still waiting to hear from them and would like to compare if I even have a chance of acceptance. Please let me know if its okay with you!!
I know it's really easy to compare yourself to other applicants on here and get discouraged, but I believe U of T really does look at each application holistically. The quantity and "quality" of your ECs aren't as important as what you were able to take from those experiences. I don't have research or clinical experience (ie. "quality" ECs), but I emphasized the skills I learned in my part-time jobs and how they would help me specifically as a nurse.
As for grades, from lurking past threads, I've seen people with near 4.0 get rejected and people with near 3.0 get accepted (although I've heard most people have a 3.7+). Don't feel like you have no chance just because you don't have a 4.0 and years of healthcare experience.
I know it's really easy to compare yourself to other applicants on here and get discouraged, but I believe U of T really does look at each application holistically. The quantity and "quality" of your ECs isn't as important as what you were able to take from those experiences. I don't have research or clinical experience (ie. "quality" ECs), but I emphasized the skills I learned in my part-time jobs and how they would help me specifically as a nurse.
As for grades, from lurking past threads, I've seen people with near 4.0 get rejected and people with near 3.0 get accepted (although I've heard most people have a 3.7+). Don't feel like you have no chance just because you don't have a 4.0 and years of healthcare experience.
I have to agree with this! I think it truly is a very holistic approach. Like although I am doing well I didn’t initially meet my pre req requirements. I am pretty sure most other schools would have looked past my application and continued in their search, whereas UofT admissions team reached out to me regarding this! I honestly believe as long as you were true to yourself and why you want to be a nurse that’s what really makes your application stand out. At the end of the day the grades aren’t going to make you a nurse it’s the personal experiences and how you turn those experiences into shaping you to becoming a kick *** nurse haha. I have defiantly heard of people getting declined with higher averages which truly shows that grades aren’t everything, maybe some people do have higher averages but at the end of the day no one knows what you wrote in your personal statement or what your references wrote about you. Those are what will really really make your application stand out to the admissions team.
So my final year average including last winters and this falls grades is around a 4.15 on a 4.33 scale, and I think when you convert it to a 4.0 UofT scale its around a 3.94. My cGPA is lower though sitting at around a 3.5. My ECs include volunteering at a daycare for a few years, as well as currently volunteering in a hospital. Overall I think everyones personal statements and references will really make them stand out as an applicant as I have heard of people getting in with lower GPAs as well. UofT does seem very holistic and does seem to give people chances as well. Just hang in there, its only really been 2 weeks of UofT sending out acceptances and theres still 10ish weeks to go!
Okay I'll email them soon and if I get a response I will let everyone know!
Thank you so much for letting me know! This really does give me some hope. I hope I hear from UofT soon.
Congratulations on the acceptance, and I hope to see you in September!
I have to agree with this! I think it truly is a very holistic approach. Like although I am doing well I didn’t initially meet my pre req requirements. I am pretty sure most other schools would have looked past my application and continued in their search, whereas UofT admissions team reached out to me regarding this! I honestly believe as long as you were true to yourself and why you want to be a nurse that’s what really makes your application stand out. At the end of the day the grades aren’t going to make you a nurse it’s the personal experiences and how you turn those experiences into shaping you to becoming a kick *** nurse haha. I have defiantly heard of people getting declined with higher averages which truly shows that grades aren’t everything, maybe some people do have higher averages but at the end of the day no one knows what you wrote in your personal statement or what your references wrote about you. Those are what will really really make your application stand out to the admissions team.
Wow, both of you are so amazing! Some words of wisdom to live by, haha. I’m glad both of you got an acceptance, congratulations! I wish you all the best, and I hope I hear from UofT soon so I can see both of you in September 2021!
for UofT deposit - if you end up doing the 500 bucks via online banking, it is registered as "tuition", not necessarily DEPOSIT for the acceptance... and its the same for internal applicants LOL Just FYI ? if you accidentally do so, please make sure to email nursing registrar and they should be able to manually adjust that. I know, its a .... its a weird way LOL
for UofT deposit - if you end up doing the 500 bucks via online banking, it is registered as "tuition", not necessarily DEPOSIT for the acceptance... and its the same for internal applicants LOL Just FYI ? if you accidentally do so, please make sure to email nursing registrar and they should be able to manually adjust that. I know, its a .... its a weird way LOL
Ah, I see! Well then, it seems I'm most likely going to do the credit card way just to make it easier for myself and admissions LOL
I am hoping to get some insight into two nursing programs that I received an offer to so far. I got an offer to Humber and Trent's accelerated nursing program. I am just wondering if anyone can tell me about either program, their clinical placements, and how well they prepare you.
For those that got into Humber second entry. Did you guys receive an email today about the courses you have to take in the prep course? Apparently I have to take human anatomy again but I received a grade of A- in Kinesiol 1AA3 from McMaster. I was only expecting to take microbio and pathophys, not anatomy. Is anyone else in a similar situation? Did anyone NOT have to take anatomy for prep semester and what was your course code equivalency from your school?
I also got that email from Humber. I have to do Microbiology and Pathophysiology but not anatomy. I did Anatomy and Physiology at Ryeson’s Chang School. I believe the code was CBLG 10A/B
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I searched the UofT payment website and also my ACORN account (I'm an internal applicant), and the only option to pay deposits is via credit card. Tuition and other fees you can pay by online banking though!
If you do end up emailing, please let me know what admissions told you! I too am trying to save as much money as I can ?