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Hey everyone :)

So fall just flew in so I thought what a great time it would be to start my nursing applications lol. It is very early, but I enjoy having this on my mind. I am in my final year at University and am hoping to be a nursing student come next September. I wanted to make a space where we could come together with a common goal: getting accepted. The schools I plan to apply are:

Trent, Toronto, Humber, Western and Queens

Possibly considering RPN programs as well.

I just got accepted to Mac!! I'm over the moon as this is my first choice! :)

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congrats!!! hope you dont mind sharing your cGPA

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Bjames18, Where abouts do you live at the moment? Personally, I really regret not applying to Mac as well. U of T is a large commuter school spread out across the city. I think it would be harder to make friends if you're not already from Toronto whereas Hamilton is smaller and a lot more students move to campus to study. Also, Toronto is insanely expensive if you're not used to it. My boyfriend and I pay $850 per month to sublet a room in a house in Bloor West Village for the spring/summer. We consider this a very good deal! A one bedroom close to U of T will run you AT LEAST $1300 to upwards of $1800 per month for something just decent...not even particularly nice. A Metropass will run about $140 per month (less

For post-secondary students) and forget about having a car in the city. In terms of programs, I would estimate that they are equal. Both U of T and Mac are known for excellent medical schools and facilities.

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LemonDrop1234, thank you for the insight, I appreciate it! I have heard that Toronto living can be extremely pricey. I currently live about 45 minutes east of Toronto (without traffic) so I was considering commuting and using the go train if I were to be accepted. Do you have any info about the clinical experience with UofT? I've heard McMaster is more of a lottery based system at least for year one of the accelerated program.

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Hey @futurenurse612! I also received the same offer. I'm currently still completing my anat/physiol pre-requisite - in my situation I believe it means that I'm accepted pending timely completion of the course (by Jun 30). Do you have any outstanding requirements?

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I've received an offer to Nipissing's SPP as well! Congrats to those who also received offers! I don't see it up yet on OUAC so I'm unsure on how to accept. If anyone has any insight on this, please do share!

@2017hopeful: CONGRATS!!! :)

@futurenurse612: Most likely, the conditional part is referring to unsubmitted course marks? For example, anatomy and physiology is compulsory. But if you want to be completely sure, I would call and ask the Admissions Department directly!

@Pianoplaya94: Nipissing uses your best 10 half courses to calculate the GPA cut-off. I am unsure if this will change in the future though!

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@tbn_jg I have completed a physiology course, but my mark was really low in it so I took another physiology course and did a lot better in it! So they may be waiting for my mark in that course, or my final transcript in general, or they are waiting for my degree to be conferred because I won't be graduating until June.

@qusp, BSN I called admissions and the woman who answered said that usually it means that they are either waiting for my final transcript, or because it's a second degree program, they might be waiting for my BA degree to be conferred. (And this is applicable to anyone else who got a conditional offer.

Congrats to those who got offers from the Nipissing SPP, looking forward to meeting all of you next year!

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@mikey196 thank you!!! My cGPA isn't actually all that great, I didnt do so hot in first year which set me back, but overall it's 74.5%. My marks in 3rd and 4th year were all above 80% and my pre-reqs were good as well! And my degree was in Biochemistry so that might have been a factor. But I am honestly guessing I did really well on CASPer because every school I've applied to with that requirement I have received an acceptance for.

@qusp thank you, congrats to you too :)

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Bjames18, sorry if this double posts. I think my iPhone deleted my response. I'm not sure of the differences between the clinical components. Definitely visit both campuses to ask in person, meet students, and get a feel for the place. Also do a dry run of driving (and parking!!) on campus. I don't know if u of t has a student parking pass and I doubt clinjcal placements in the city will provide parking. If you GO train you'll still need a metro pass to get from Union to St. Andrew station and/or clinicals. I think the GO is about $8-$11?? I've only taken it a few times to Hamilton so definitely check that out. Not trying to discourage you but definitely remember that traffic and parking in Torontk is going to add a lot of extra stress to your lifestyle. Parking downtown will be about $20 a day or $3.50-4.00 per hour from the machine.

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Hi everyone! So quick question. I received an offer from McMaster for their Nursing (Basic-Accelerated Stream) (Above Level I) via email and on MOSAIC. HOWEVER, when I logged in to accept the offer on OUAC, it says I have been given an alternate offer: McMaster University, Second Degree (Above Level I) 2017 Fall (September)Co-op: No. Can anyone give me some insight on this? Thank you!

Hey! Congrats on the offer! The same thing happened to me -- instead of the MNA code, they offered me an MSD. By any chance, did you finish your degree too?

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@bjames if you get into UofT I would go to UofT. I'm not sure if rent is a problem for you but all my placements have been really good and my clinical instructors have all been excellent.

1. everyone in the program has at least finished their bachelor's and everyone's entering at the same time. I'm not sure about Mac but I know at Queens everyone just joins in in 3rd year so most of the class would be younger and have known each other for 2 years. Whereas at UofT everyone's starting at the same time so it's easy to make friends

2. good research opportunities. there were a lot of summer research projects available

3. good placements. Most of our class got their first two choices for consolidation. Which is really great if you want to work at Sickkids, emergency, ICU, public health or L&D during consolidation. I would say most people who wanted those fields got those fields

4. supportive faculty that want you to succeed. I have never seen faculty be so accommodating, although that said I did my undergrad at UofT which is notoriously uncaring.

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@bjames if you get into UofT I would go to UofT. I'm not sure if rent is a problem for you but all my placements have been really good and my clinical instructors have all been excellent.

1. everyone in the program has at least finished their bachelor's and everyone's entering at the same time. I'm not sure about Mac but I know at Queens everyone just joins in in 3rd year so most of the class would be younger and have known each other for 2 years. Whereas at UofT everyone's starting at the same time so it's easy to make friends

2. good research opportunities. there were a lot of summer research projects available

3. good placements. Most of our class got their first two choices for consolidation. Which is really great if you want to work at Sickkids, emergency, ICU, public health or L&D during consolidation. I would say most people who wanted those fields got those fields

4. supportive faculty that want you to succeed. I have never seen faculty be so accommodating, although that said I did my undergrad at UofT which is notoriously uncaring.

Hi Peppermintytea,

UofT is my first choice school. I did my undergrad there and will officially graduate in June. I will be applying for the nursing program next year (to start in September 2018). The points that you mention make me want to go to UofT for nursing even more!! Especially since you mention that a lot of students get to work at SickKids. I have worked at SickKids for 3 years where I volunteered in 4 different departments / units and worked on 3 different research projects. I would LOVE to do clinicals there! I feel like I have lots of experience (years at SIckKids, 2 research projects at Health Canada, worked on the executive team of student health organizations at school) but my final year average is about an 83% and a 3.6 -3.65 GPA (still waiting on 1 mark so this is an estimate) which I feel is quite low (especially the GPA). Going to UofT for nursing would be incredible. I am wondering, if you don't mind sharing, what were your stats?

THanks! And you're so lucky you go to UofT for nursing!

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