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Thank you very much! Yeah it can be an adjustment but it wasn't meant to scare you or anything! It's manageable once you get the hang of it. Good luck with your applications!

The classes for this semester depend on your clinical placement (it's one 12 hour shift on one assigned day from Tuesday-Friday). But generally, the courses are 3.5 hours long. Mondays we only have one class, and then you have another day (either Tuesday or Thursday) in which you have two 3.5 hour courses. The days start at 8 am. Clinicals, depending on where you're placed (Long-Term care is the First Unit), are 12-hour shifts but they may start as early as 7 or 8 am. Nursing is a completely different world in terms of theory, research, and application. I can't speak for other schools and how their programs are set up but there's definitely a huge shift in terms of the volume of readings, the way you critically think research/case studies and conduct your own research for assignments. It can overwhelming at first but I'm learning how to cope with it as time goes on and like I said before, the profs I've met so far have been phenomenal. Second-entry students tend to be more motivated and at least from my experience, there's a good sense of camaraderie and support between me and peers I've met in this program. Just remember to always practice self care whenever you can and know that you're going to be in a rewarding profession with boundless potential. That always helps to keep me going ?

Hey! I think I found out which courses I needed to take via email from Humber a few weeks after I got accepted. And yes it's definitely possible to have all exempted! I have a few new friends that I just met that started in January 2020. Full exemption for the prep courses just means you're directly admitted into the program in the Winter semester.

Hey! For Summer 2020, the courses end the first few weeks of August. For my trajectory, I did the prep semester in Fall 2019 (Sep-Dec) and am now in the first official semester of the accelerated program. It'll run for 6 straight semesters and we're expected to finish December 2021. Hope this helps!

Hey there! The prep semester was honestly very manageable if you put the time/effort in and the professors I've had we're perhaps the best I've ever encountered in my academic career so far. I had to take only 3 courses (Micro, Anatomy, and Pathophysiology) but many people I know that needed to take all 5 were very successful. I finished the prep semester with a 4.3/4.3 GPA so being successful is definitely possible if you put the work in and seek help from your professors. This semester we have two days of class and a 12-hour day of clinical placement. Just an FYI though that nursing theory courses are WAY different from most previous backgrounds in art/sciences so it was definitely a bit of an adjustment to get used to the larger workload. Overall, just put the effort in and seek help from your profs whenever you need it (they're all extremely nice from what I've encountered so far and come from really intensive backgrounds like Nursing PhDs and NPs, plus they actually want to see you succeed). In terms of Nursing clubs/societies, I believe it's currently inactive at the moment/reforming its platform in collaboration with other student departments so maybe next year there may be something up and running in terms of that (hopefully at least)! Hope this helps. ?

Hey everyone! I'm a current 1st-year student in the Humber-UNB Second-Entry program. I'm happy to answer any questions regarding the application process or my experience so far. Best of luck, Future RNs! ?

I only had to take 3: Human Anatomy, Pathophysiology 1, and Microbiology. Transfer credits were automatically assessed when you first apply and you'll get an email telling you which prep courses you're supposed to take after you've been accepted. The first semester wasn't so bad in terms of the timetable; classes spanned from Tuesday-Friday but I only had one-two classes max per day so it was definitely possible to have a part-time job on the side (I even had/still have a work-study job on campus to ease working into my schedule). This semester we have two days of class and a 12-hour day of clinical placement. Just an FYI though that nursing theory courses are WAY different from most previous backgrounds in art/sciences so it was definitely a bit of an adjustment to get used to the larger workload. Overall, just put the effort in and seek help from your profs whenever you need it (they're all extremely nice from what I've encountered so far and come from really intensive backgrounds, plus they actually want to see you succeed). I hope this helps!

Hey @Hoangkay! Just as @EmilyRG1992 mentioned, we're currently in the first semester of the Accelerated program after the successful completion of the Preparation Semester in Fall 2019. The prep semester was honestly very manageable if you put the time/effort in and the professors I've had we're perhaps the best I've ever encountered in my academic career so far. I had to take only 3 courses but many people I know that needed to take all 5 were very successful. In terms of the semester now (and the program going forward), a lot of our courses are a blend of introductory courses along with some content from second/third year of the generic 4-year program. We're currently taking 3 courses and are in a clinical placement until the end of April. We know what it's like to be in your shoes so please let us know if you have any other questions! :)

Hey there! For me, my final year average was a 3.94 and my overall CGPA was 3.15 (I did a Life Science degree at UofT). I also volunteer at a hospital's Emergency Department and as a Crisis Counselor for Kids Help Phone.

Congratulations on making it to shore! Hoping I can get there too!

That sounds like that’s hopeful news for you! I wish you the best of luck! If you dont mind me asking, when did you receive this email this week?

Yeah, I'm finishing up all of those too. It's just strange because they want us to complete all of those before August 15th yet they haven't released any info regarding our status. The timeline's really keeping everyone on their toes haha ?

Hey everyone, apologies for repeating but has anyone heard anything from Bloomberg regarding further waitlist steps? Just getting a little bit anxious because from last year's forum people we're hearing back about their waitlist rank by now lol. Best of luck to all of you!

Ahhh gotcha! Thanks for looking out for that!

Just a question for the folks undergoing the Student Preparedness Permit for the UofT Waitlist - has anyone received any info regarding the Verified/Synergy Gateway login instructions?