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Hi Everyone!

This is super early to talk about applying to nursing school for 2016, but it's always better to be well-prepared! Let's share some thoughts and help each other out!

I am re-applying to nursing schools as I did not get in last year, and planning to enroll to more courses for pre-reqs and to increase my GPA (I graduated with a B.A.)hopefully this year will be much better and with luck!!!!

I have a few universities in mind to apply -

  1. University of Toronto
  2. York
  3. Nipissing
  4. Western
  5. Queen's
  6. McMaster

Should I apply to more? Which one should I apply? I am super eager to enter the program and I failed once, failing twice is not allowed!

Feel Free to give me suggestions or ask questions! Here is a link I found online listing most of the second entry nursing programs.

Best wishes to everyone! Good Luck!

-Bon :)

So uoft sent out an email to those on the wait list to ask for the immunization forms in case space becomes available. I asked how many people have been accepted off of the wait list for far and they said only 2!! It's not looking good :(

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I guess I spoke too soon. I was admitted off of the wait list for uoft today! I figured by now I would for sure end up going to nipissing so this is really a curveball.

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Hi Everyone! I am a new graduate from UofT nursing. Just passed my NCLEX on Wednesday! Yay! If anyone has been accepted to UofT has any questions feel free to message me. I absolutely loved the program. The professors are so incredibly helpful and as a community organizer and researcher, I found the program spoke to both of my interests. You have the opportunity to engage in research as well as, community activism. There is also an amazing community. The program really fosters community spirit. However, the best part of the program is definitely the placements. I had the most amazing and diverse placements and perhaps unfairly, UofT students are often privileged by hospitals and staff. As I move into the job market, I have also found that the UofT degree helps. I have spoken to some new graduates that are having trouble finding work and I have had 6 job offers ( of course this could be a combination of factors, but I think the UofT name does help). Anyway, let me know if you have questions!

Hi! I saw in another thread that you were accepted to both the nipissing spp and uoft for nursing. What made you choose uoft in the end?

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yes :( 0.5 grade point under conditional I was off by 2 % hby?

Hey, have you contacted York? I'm sooo worried, still waiting for my grades

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I sent this via private message but I thought I would share in case anyone else was in the same situation.

First of all, congratulations on your acceptances! It is a great feat to just be accepted! Both programs are really great so, whatever decision you have made you will be in a good place2MzmrmldDUluFszY4BeNRUhFw8YnK8nLzkBNSYABAA== I can offer you insight into how I made my decision but take it with a grain of salt because only you can know what will work best for you. I used some of the criteria below to make my decision:

1. Learning style: from what remember Nipissing had a lot of independent learning. I generally enjoy this type of learning but I had come from an arts background and felt like I needed more didactic teaching to grasp the science material. Generally, I found the UofT professors to be very helpful and I walked away from the program with a strong foundation of nursing knowledge. The classes were really engaging and there was a good mix of didactic learning and seminars. Additionally, Uoft has a 98% pass rate on the NCLEX and I think the curriculum did a good job of preparing us. I am not familiar with Nipissings pass rate but this would be something to follow up on. You can ask them if they adjusted their curriculum for the new exam and if their students have felt prepared for the NCLEX.

2. Placements: I recall that at Nipissing you specialize in one area of nursing immediately. I thought this would be wonderful if you really knew where you wanted to end up. However, I wanted the chance to experience many different types of nursing. Uoft has fantastic placements including mental health, maternity, peds, geriatrics, acute care , critical care, trauma/neuro, community. It was wonderful to experience the diversity of nursing. When I went into nursing I thought for sure that I wanted to do community but after all my placements I now work in emergency. I think if you are undecided about where you want to end up in nursing that UofT is great because you get to experience lots of types of nursing.

3. Scholarships; uoft has great funding including, UTAPs and other scholarships. I found that this was an important factor for me and really helped alleviate the financial burden of going back to school.

4. Facilities. I really liked uoft campus. The library is so wonderful, the gyms are great, there are always events. It was great to run into your classmates on campus or have study sessions in the nursing building. Basically, I just liked the community vibe and felt nice to belong to a campus. I don't remember what Nipissing facilities were like by comparison.

5. Job market: When I was applying I don't think this was really on my mind but now that I have finished it definitely is. Because you have so many placements at UofT you have the opportunity to make connections at many hospitals and on many floors. This can be a real asset when applying for a job.

I think those were the main factors! But if you have any more specific questions feel free to message! Good luck!

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Did anyone else get a conditional offer from York? I'm 1 percent below for one prereq course :(

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Thank you so much for your detailed response! Sorry for double messaging you but I wasn't sure if you saw my PM :p It was a difficult decision for me because both programs are similar. They are both 2 years, and they are both downtown so they have many of the same teaching hospitals. However, for a lot of the same reasons you listed, I decided on uoft. While I'm nervous, I really feel like I made the right choice. Thank you again! You're alumni so perhaps I'll see you around haha

I sent this via private message but I thought I would share in case anyone else was in the same situation.

First of all, congratulations on your acceptances! It is a great feat to just be accepted! Both programs are really great so, whatever decision you have made you will be in a good place2MzmrmldDUluFszY4BeNRUhFw8YnK8nLzkBNSYABAA== I can offer you insight into how I made my decision but take it with a grain of salt because only you can know what will work best for you. I used some of the criteria below to make my decision:

1. Learning style: from what remember Nipissing had a lot of independent learning. I generally enjoy this type of learning but I had come from an arts background and felt like I needed more didactic teaching to grasp the science material. Generally, I found the UofT professors to be very helpful and I walked away from the program with a strong foundation of nursing knowledge. The classes were really engaging and there was a good mix of didactic learning and seminars. Additionally, Uoft has a 98% pass rate on the NCLEX and I think the curriculum did a good job of preparing us. I am not familiar with Nipissings pass rate but this would be something to follow up on. You can ask them if they adjusted their curriculum for the new exam and if their students have felt prepared for the NCLEX.

2. Placements: I recall that at Nipissing you specialize in one area of nursing immediately. I thought this would be wonderful if you really knew where you wanted to end up. However, I wanted the chance to experience many different types of nursing. Uoft has fantastic placements including mental health, maternity, peds, geriatrics, acute care , critical care, trauma/neuro, community. It was wonderful to experience the diversity of nursing. When I went into nursing I thought for sure that I wanted to do community but after all my placements I now work in emergency. I think if you are undecided about where you want to end up in nursing that UofT is great because you get to experience lots of types of nursing.

3. Scholarships; uoft has great funding including, UTAPs and other scholarships. I found that this was an important factor for me and really helped alleviate the financial burden of going back to school.

4. Facilities. I really liked uoft campus. The library is so wonderful, the gyms are great, there are always events. It was great to run into your classmates on campus or have study sessions in the nursing building. Basically, I just liked the community vibe and felt nice to belong to a campus. I don't remember what Nipissing facilities were like by comparison.

5. Job market: When I was applying I don't think this was really on my mind but now that I have finished it definitely is. Because you have so many placements at UofT you have the opportunity to make connections at many hospitals and on many floors. This can be a real asset when applying for a job.

I think those were the main factors! But if you have any more specific questions feel free to message! Good luck!

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hey guys!

I'm in my second year of studies at UofT and plan to apply for second entry nursing EVERYWHERE in two years. My only issue is that I've done some pretty heavy damage to my GPA, and even though I plan on having really good grades in my final two years, my cGPA is going to be really bad (like 2.5 ish bad). I'm welcome to complete honesty, but can anyone tell me if there are any chances of me being accepted if I have a really terrible cGPA but a decent GPA in my final year?

THANKS GUYSSSS!

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Most schools just look at your GPA from your last 2 years. From my experience, most schools won't even consider you if that GPA grade is less than 3.3/4. Also, do your research on each school because each have their own prerequisites, and if you plan on applying to all of them, you want to make sure you have all your bases covered.

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Hey, i know this is SUPER RANDOM lol but do you mind contacting me at [email protected]. Just have a couple of questions. It would be greatly appreciated!

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Orachel - Did you mean me? Also, is outlook supposed to have an extra o in the email?

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