marsbar1306

Hi there! I just graduated from George Brown Practical Nursing a few weeks ago and am studying for the licensing exam. I'm not sure if you will have any in-person learning for labs and stuff since COVID cases are high right now... But one thing I will say is try to make a group of friends to study with. Make sure they are actually hard workers that way you guys can work together through the material and ask each other questions and teach each other things. That is the best way to learn in this program in my opinion because half of the professors in this program don't care about you. I don't mean to scare you but just know that a lot of the learning will be self-taught. Most of the professors will just read off the powerpoints. Do your readings but don't stress if you are behind, they are helpful but most of the information you need you can find on Youtube which is way more efficient to learn that way in my opinion. Spend a lot of time studying your anatomy and really getting to know the body as this is the foundation for the later courses in pathology and pharmacology and nursing theory. Pharmacology in second and third semester is boring but hard. Do not put it off because you don't like it. I think the best advice I can give you is to find a good support system of peers within the program. I can't tell you how much better this program has been because I had friends experiencing the same things as me and we were able to lean on each other. So many nights of endless studying, crying together, practicing skills. But it gets easier with time. Believe in yourself and you will do great!! Take ownership for your learning and remember that even the most minute things that you don't think are important you will definitely use in practice when you start clinical and become nurse in the future. You can do it!

Hi there, I am currently studying to take the CPNRE exam in June 2021. I received two offers of employment for part time positions. the first one I received in early April upon condition of getting a temporary license. the second one came up a week ago and I want to take it as it is on a surgery unit. Both are part time and at hospitals in the GTA so I would like to do both and have accepted the offers of each. I didn't realize the temporary license the College of Nurses of Ontario offers is for one facility only. Is it possible to get a second temporary license so I can work at both before I get my exam results back? I tried to add a second temporary license application to me CNO account and it told me to contact customer service via email which I did, but they take forever to get back and I am sort of on a time crunch with this. If anyone has any advice on this please let me know! It's much appreciated!!

I think I applied around February 20th... the end of February anyway, so just over a month!

Hi there! Did you apply to Centennial? If so, did you get a centennial login username and password? I haven't yet but it said my transcripts were sent over

Hello again! ? Ahh I see. I am finishing up my last semester at George Brown College right now and will write my CPNRE in June so they said they can't give me an answer until I pass the licensing exam which I totally understand. My impression was if you are registered to write the exam you could potentially get an offer. My GPA as of right now is a 3.86 so I'm hoping the applicant pool won't be as competitive for the programs I applied too. I applied to the hybrid programs starting in January and May 2022 and the flex program in January 2022 all at Centennial. I know the hybrid program (the part time one, over 6 continuous semesters) has three start dates, September, January and May, and the January and May 2022 intake is still open and not on waitlist as of right now!

Just received an email from an admission officer at Centennial for those who applied there... turns out you have to wait until you get your CPNRE results for an offer of admission ? I thought they would at least give out a conditional offer if you were registered to write it! So I'm not holding my breath any longer until I write my exam LOL The admission officer said there will still be spots in the January and May program by the time we get our results in June/July if we are writing in June.

hi mom torn!! No no reply yet LOL but I'm also still waiting for my school to send the CNO my info so I can register for the exam ? If you are worried about getting in for September you should change your start date to January or may 2022, if the school you want offers that! Less people apply in the January and may semesters so the applicant pool is smaller ?

Hi there! I was wondering when to start applying for jobs? I am currently in my last semester of practical nursing at George Brown College in Toronto. I am doing my pre-grad placement right now and I recently started an externship at Unity Health in Toronto. The semester finishes in April and I will write my exam in June. So basically how early is too early? thanks so much!

Thank you! Yes that is another reason why I didn't want to wait. I definitely want to start working full time as soon as possible so I figured the hybrid program was the best option for me so I could still work and complete my BScN. About how long did it take for your school to send your info to the college? The deadline my school gave us was February 26th. So I'm hoping within the next few weeks the college will get my info and I can show centennial proof that I am eligible to write the exam. Was that enough information for them to send you an acceptance? Or did you have to wait until you passed your CPNRE? Sorry for all the questions LOL I just want to make sure I am on the right track for my application.

I believe a 3.0 is a 75. my GPA currently is a 3.86 and from what I calculated that's somewhere between an 85-87.

Thank you both so much! Yes, no failed or repeated courses! I applied to Centennial so just waiting for my school to send my information to the CNO so I can register. Then hopefully will get an answer soon! Also if you guys don't mind me asking, did you apply for the same year you graduated from PN or did you work for a while as an RPN then applied?

hi there!! I'm currently in the GBC PN program, in my last semester. I feel like I was in a similar situation to you. However, I had completed my university degree in Kinesiology, realized it wasn't for me, and wanted to pursue nursing (RN). I applied to accelerated programs and didn't get in. I thought about doing RPN programs but I knew they would look at high schools grades and mine were low in high school. Like a few 80s here and there but a 75 and a 50 in Chemistry (these were all 12U courses). So I actually did pre-health science at George Brown and got A+ in every course and applied to GBC's practical nursing program. I got accepted, and I contacted the admission officer because I realized my offer wasn't conditional to me finishing my pre-health certificate. What the admission officer told me is that they didn't even look at my pre-health grades and admitted me off my high School marks! 8 months wasted for nothing LOL But your grades are good and they are university level courses, so colleges take that into account. I think you will be fine. The real thing to worry about is the video interview for the nursing program. That is the deciding factor on whether you will be accepted or not.

Actually now that I think of it I spoke to someone at centennial a few months ago from admissions and he said that "centennial does not send out conditional offers for this program" when I asked how it would work with the CNO registration and CPNRE writing... he said there is no cut off date to submit the CNO proof and that they wouldn't send one until then... unfortunate.. but I applied for the January 2022 intake so I guess I have time lmao

thank you for your quick reply! ? I submitted my application haha guess we just need to wait and see now! I'm just wondering how competitive the GPAs need to be... my cumulative GPA as of right now is a 3.86 which I know is a good one but have any of you heard of people getting accepted and if their GPAs were around this range? I'm scared we'll all need 4.0s LOL Also I'm at GBC at the moment, is this where you go to?

Hi there! I'm in my last semester at George Brown's practical nursing program, and I just found out I got a clinical extern position at a hospital in downtown Toronto on their orthopaedic surgery floor! I am so excited to be on a surgical floor and see a different side of nursing as I have only been in long term care placements as of yet! What are some things I can expect on the first day? Is there anything I should study up on prior to starting on an orthopaedic unit? I will definitely be reviewing my notes for hip and knee replacements, anything else?! Thanks so much ?