Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2015)

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I know it's early, but let's get a thread going. 2015-hopefuls, share your thoughts, concerns, questions, and experiences here!

Hi :) U of T says that their first round of admissions probably won't go out until the beginning of April, and I heard that Western's first round is released mid-March (not 100% about the Western info tho).

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I also got waitlisted for Humber, I just found out today. I've been so anxious for so long and this does not help.

I have a 3.4 GPA.

Do you know when we will find out if we get bumped up?

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got accepted to York! :)

Congrats on the acceptance to York! Would you mind sharing your GPA? :)

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Hey all!

Ive applied to Mac, York and Western. I was accepted to Western Feb 19th. Average is 89% in last two years, and maybe 78% overall. I think Mac takes their time sending out acceptances ... *fingers crossed*

I see a lot of people interested in Trent... I decided to look into nursing mid march last year, and since Trent was the only program open, I applied at that time (and decided to research different programs later). I got in maybe 2 weeks later.

I decided not to go for several reasons. I had a meeting with a core staff member at Trent who was trying to scare me into not taking 'higher level' pharmaceutical courses, had no clue about their school's NCLEX pass rate, employment rate.. nor cared to help me find that out. This person had an overwhelmingly strong negative perspective on most of the discussion points I brought up. I walked out of the offices feeling belittled, as well as my father who had come with me. Sure, this was *one* person, but this person also handled/advised EVERY student going through that program personally for several years already. I decided to take a year off, and wait to apply to schools with better reputation for how they treated their students, and the types of jobs those students earned after their pinning.

I strongly encourage applicants to VISIT their prospective schools, and sit down privately with a program coordinator, etc, to get a better idea of the reputation of the school, staff, and their outlook and point of view of the importance of their student's clinical placements and academics. If your school doesn't encourage you to pursue your goals, or challenge you to challenge yourself, thats a big red flag to me.

****PLEASE NOTE THIS WAS MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH TRENT, AND IM OFFERING THIS INFORMATION TO TRY TO HELP OUT OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE IN A SIMILAR POSITION. I don't mean to step on any toes.

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There is also a pdf document on the CNO website which indicates that in 2014, the NCLEX pass rate for Trent BScN students was 77% for their 'first write'. Some schools are in the 80s, some in the 90s. I think in the end however, you'd have to study for the NCLEX on your own anyway. I do know one person who graduated from the Trent program and worked in geriatric care for two years, before moving onto a hospital setting.

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There is also a pdf document on the CNO website which indicates that in 2014, the NCLEX pass rate for Trent BScN students was 77% for their 'first write'. Some schools are in the 80s, some in the 90s. I think in the end however, you'd have to study for the NCLEX on your own anyway. I do know one person who graduated from the Trent program and worked in geriatric care for two years, before moving onto a hospital setting.

Not too sure on your stance here, but I know what document your referring to, which just jogged my memory that the pass rate for 2013 was no where to be found for Trent at the time I had applied. What are we to make of that, then, if the rate wasn't included?

Also, the exam is independent from the school institution, I agree, however its not totally irrelevant, nor independent from the materials learned while in school. A 10-20% drop in NCLEX pass rate may demonstrate this. Furthermore, passing NCLEX doesn't lead to automatic employment, which is it's own issue.

I know over 10 students who have graduated from Mac and Western who went straight into hospital settings, which ER/ICU is my goal.

http://www.cno.org/Global/2-HowWeProtectThePublic/Statistical%20Reports/NursingRegistrationExamsReport.pdf

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I don't really have a stance to be honest. After all, the program at Trent is accredited and graduates do end up employed eventually. In my experience, all universities just want your money...you have to decide who to give your money to. There are pros and cons for each school. I graduated from Mac (albeit not from nursing), and in my experience the school was highly overrated because of its perceived reputation. Mac has a larger student population, and therefore a larger student-teacher ratio. They also emphasize a PBL approach, which I never fancied. Trent tends to have a smaller student density, comparatively. It really depends on whether you care about such things. Of course it also boils down to where you get accepted. I only applied to Trent, Humber, and Nipissing since I was missing prerequisites for the other schools, and so far have only heard from Trent. I've already accepted the offer since I won't be hearing back from Nipissing in June, and this offer would have expired by then.

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I also got waitlisted for Humber, I just found out today. I've been so anxious for so long and this does not help.

I have a 3.4 GPA.

Do you know when we will find out if we get bumped up?

I was told to call mid April to get a more accurate estimate of where we stand.

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Just got an offer from Queen's. Leaning towards Queen's over Trent right now. Does anybody know anything about their program? I'm struggling to find information and I have to make a fast decision because I only have 2 weeks to accept Queen's. Do they have a tuition deposit? Thanks in advance :)

Congratulations on the acceptance! Would you mind sharing your cumulative GPA? I also applied to Queen's so I'm trying to get an idea of when I should expect an acceptance.

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I have a 3.6 cGPA, and a 3.9 in my last 2 years. Not sure which one Queen's looked at. I also have completed my degree so I'm not sure if that played a role or not.

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Okay, thanks! My cPA, and GPA are the same so hopefully mine will be coming soon! :)

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has anyone heard from u of t or western yet?

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