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Yup! I'm currently in term 5 and I'm doing PHIL 1105 even though it's for term 6. You can do it before getting in / starting the program, during the program, or when term 6 comes around.

Hey! I applied with a 4.07 (no degree + first try, pretty much high school to pre reqs to nursing)! I transferred from VCC so I think I had it a bit easier, but I have a bunch of classmates who came from Langara / previous degree holders.

There is one course called PHIL1105 at Langara that is a required course for Term 6 that you can take during pre-reqs! That's one I'd recommend to take as it makes it one less class to take ?

Working 20-25 hours part time is doable! I have a lot of classmates who did this and it worked out great. Just keep in mind the work load increases as the terms progresses. Each semester usually has only one paper! Some of them require some prep that involves your clinicals but they're not terribly hard. I recommend asking the prof lots of questions during office hours for guidance and clarification. Langara doesn't have Summer breaks so the only ones we get are between the end of exams and the beginning of the next semesters. They're usually 2-4 weeks long and our finals are usually in the first week of finals season so it's a good amount of break.

Hi! I'm not krliu but I'm a term 5 student in the program right now. Term 5 is less chaotic than the first four terms and it's more manageable! Honestly term 1 was hard because everything was new, term 2 was harder because you do more than term 1, and term 3-4 was INSANE and can really tear you down ? It's doable though! My GPA tanked but hey I'm doing awesome in clinicals and that's really all that matters. As for placements I know term 1 is randomized. I live in East Vancouver and they placed me in West Vancouver, while other people who lived in West Vancouver got placed in East Vancouver. I think in term 1 the placements were mainly in Vancouver / one in West Vancouver so a lot of Surrey peeps had a long commute. It was a struggle to figure out rides but it's only for a few weeks since the first half of your term 1 clinicals is doing presentations and orientation. After term 1 you get to pick your placements and it's not first come first serve (I'm not really sure how they allocate the slots). I think if there are a lot of applicants to one specific placement they consider things like where you live or if you have considerations (there's a spot in your clinical placement selector that you can write some comments / considerations). You get to rank your placement choices 1-4 and so I think they consider that as well (In my experience however I have rarely gotten my first choice- for example I chose UBC Hospital as my fourth choice in term 4 but I got placed there because there were only about 8 applicants (which is how many people are in each placement)). However I do know that you can trade placements with another student if you notify the faculty early on. Hope this helps! Good luck everyone ?

Hi everyone! Congrats on getting into the program ? I'm currently a term 5 student at Langara so feel free to DM any questions you may have about being in the program (the application process was a while ago for me so unfortunately I'm not very helpful in that area ?)

From what I understand, this is my best guess as to what it'll look like for September 2020 and maybe the same for January 2021 (this is just a guess- I don't think much is set in stone yet). My best guess is that 1109 and 1130 will be completely online because they're just lecture classes. 1163 might be different because you don't go into clinical for the first half of the semester and instead you do some presentations on different health promotion programs so I'm not too sure how the first half of the semester will go. We got to go into our clinical placements in Term 2 in older adult long term care (which is the rotation for the second half of term 1 and the entirety of term 2) so there's a chance you guys will be able to go into clinical but I'm just guessing here. My clinical instructor is the new 1160 instructor for September 2020 and she said half of the cohort will come during the first half of the class, do their thing, then leave, and the other half will come during the later half of the class, do their thing, then leave. She told us that there's some prep work you have to do before coming in that isn't just readings (it's likely the time you spend in the Nursing Simulation Lab is to practice the skill you learn in the prep work). Can't wait to meet you all in 2021 ? See you all (virtually) soon !

No I did them all together along with my pre-reqs in two semesters 5 Classes in my first semester (English I, Bio I, Psych I and II, and Sociology I) and then 3 in my second semester (English II, Bio II, Stats). I graduated high school in June 2018, started pre-reqs in September 2018 and finished in April 2019 and then applied to January 2020 which was the earliest you could apply and got in

Hey! Term 2 Student here. I did what you're planning to do right now! I graduated high school, did my pre-reqs in one go and got in right after. In my intake there are a fair amount of us who are pretty much straight out of high school and without degrees so it's definitely possible. I had the same feelings of nervousness before and as I was doing my pre-reqs (we pretty much all did) ! It'll be a stressful two or so semesters. During this time is where your study habits have to adapt and change to work with your learning and where the student resources and office hours come in handy. The two biology classes are the major ones so I recommend dedicating time to that. I did other courses in addition to the five pre-reqs (two psychology courses and a sociology course which were pre-reqs for BCIT and VCC) and they're not vital to have but they helped in some concepts we learned in our nursing classes. Other people took pathophysiology because they are a part of Douglas's pre-reqs so that seems to be helpful as well (again, not essential, but nice to have if you have it ? ). Good luck with your pre-reqs! Hope to see ya at our nursing student orientation someday ?

Hi, I got my acceptance email in mid-July for the January intake. It's a long time and all of us have been through it so I feel you guys!! Good luck!

Hey ! Finished Term 1 so I think I can answer this now :)) The application process was stressful !! I feel like there's a lot of solo research when it comes to intake information (like how most of my intake questions were answered on here). There's not really one single place where intake information is easily accessed so that's another part that added to the stress. One major thing I wish someone told me is that our clinical placements are randomized for Term 1. The location I was at was hard to get to (my placement was in West Vancouver even though we had people who lived in East Vancouver , Richmond, and Port Coquitlam). I do not think they match people to where they live as I had classmates who lived in West Vancouver who weren't placed in my clinical placement. At 6:00am, it is difficult to transit or taxi/uber, so we had to rely on carpools. I'd say one of the most stressful moments in Term 1 is the Golden Recognition Award for Skill Participation (GRASP) and it turned out to be so easy !! GRASP is a simple vital signs examination test you perform and as long as you practice a lot and are confident in yourself then it is an easy 5% added onto your N1160 mark. An extremely useful resource / support network in Term 1 was BCCNP and SNAP. They host events like GRASP practice, Practice Appraisal Form (PAF) workshops, and Nursing School 101 (which is sorta like a guide to Term 1 and the Nursing Program). The student BCCNP meetings are a great opportunity to meet older terms! They discuss case scenarios and BCCNP updates so I highly recommend attending their monthly meetings. The SNAP mentorship program was an awesome way to get to know older terms and to ask them for help when you have questions or are unsure what certain profs are asking for. And that's about all that I can remember !! I know how stressful and nerve-wracking it can be during the application process, but it is absolutely worth it. Good luck and hopefully we'll get to see you all in 2021 :))

Hellooooo We just finished our last final of Term 1 ! Things kept going and the transition from classroom to Zoom hasn't been too rough. With the classes like 1130, 1121, and 1109, the transition has been easy since those three classes are just our profs talking about our lecture slides. With our skills class (1160), the transition has been harder since we don't get to practice the hands-on skills in the Nursing Simulation Lab but we do get to practice on people in our household (since Term 1 is mainly assessments, they're not too invasive so they're possible to do). With 1163 (Our clinical placements), the clinicals have completely stopped but our clinical instructors did fictional case studies. There wasn't any role-playing for 1163 (there was some for 1160 for practicing the skills). Langara has been giving us updates frequently about changes and the Nursing Department has been very responsive with everything that has been going on.

I don't think they round ! The grades are taken straight from the transcripts.

For me, I got in with a 4.07 GPA with no prior degree. It seems to vary here and there, but Langara's website says the competitive GPA average for our intake was 3.6. I believe there are a few people that got in to our intake with 3.5's and lower, so anything around that and higher is enough. I believe degree holders have priority too. I know a few classmates who were wait listed who got into our program, so just do your best! Good luck out there! Hope to see you next year ?

Hey! Term 1 Student here. Just check online at the student information system (I think it's called myLangara) for your application. I don't quite remember what it said when I applied but it either says stuff about required documents or that it's been processed. I don't quite remember if they sent an email but myLangara is a good place to go. Feel free to ask any questions in this thread (a few of us from other terms usually check up on these threads here and there). Checking out the allnurses threads for previous intake years is super helpful for information as well (like the Langara 2020 intakes for January and September). Good luck out there ! The application process was stressful for all of us but it's worth it. Hope to see you guys next year :))