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Hi LMcV, I was accepted into Cornwall & Brockville! :) Will you be attending any of the march break open house days?

Hi learningmom, Best of luck on hearing soon. Have you checked the Ontario Colleges website to see if an online offer has been posted? I loved the Algonquin PN program. ****** is an amazing anatomy/pathology prof. So many amazing clinical instructors too! :)

Hello "allnurses" subscribers! Starting a thread for any Nursing students heading to class for the Fall 2013 season! Hopefully this can be a place where we can introduce ourselves as well as the school & program we'll be attending this year. Today I received a welcome package for the St. Lawrence College / Laurentian University collaborative BScN starting September 2013! (Previously I attended the Practical Nursing program at Algonquin College graduating in 2011 so I am very excited to continue my nursing education!) Best wishes for those waiting to hear & congratulations to all the prospective nurses out there. I'd love to hear your offers and plans for 2013!!!

oy, i wrote out a post and lost it alas, hello! i cannot speak for your school however at algonquin college exams just finished writing on thursday. i just finished writing my finals for a pre-health program i was taking in order to meet the prereq's needed for the january 2010 intake of pn. on friday our marks were being submitted to the registrars office and then on monday they will begin sending out complete acceptance letters so i wouldn't worry yet, but perhaps monday check your ocas or call the school to get your status. i too am currently only conditionally accepted but once all marks are in from fall semester i'm sure you'll see something happen before christmas, algonquin is working right up till noon on christmas eve :) monday will be the day i'll be looking for something! good luck!

hello, it sounds like you may have to do some upgrading in order to begin your bridging but i know algonquin college & ottawa u offer a collaborative degree as well as a bridging program. http://algonquincollege.com/healthandcommunity/programs_full.htm i'm not certain but i thought you needed your pn diploma in order to begin, not the certificate. most schools will book you in for an appointment to give you information but aren't interested in giving it over the phone or email. i met with kent at the academic access center on campus and he got me sorted out and explained what i needed and how to get where i wanted to go. they are wonderful and you can find their website below! http://www.algonquincollege.com/access/academic.htm good luck!

hello again everyone! sorry i was mia after starting this thread, the logic board on my laptop fried and i was without technology for some time alas, i have returned! for me things changed a bit, i had accepted to the pre-bscn program at algonquin college for fall of 2009. however shortly after accepting i was laid off from my full time job, a job that was imperative in financing my journey back to school. after much research i discovered the second career program, since this program is limited in support they would not cover my desired pathway to becoming an rn but they would assist me in a 2 year training program. i decided to go with the practical nursing program at algonquin college, however i still needed pre-requisites! this is where i am now, i am in my 3rd month of the preparation for health sciences program @ algonquin with only 1 month to go before finishing my prereq's. i have also been granted conditional acceptance for the january 2010 intake of practical nursing! :roll it'll be the long way round but eventually i will bridge to the rn program once i have been out working in the field and have the funding to go ahead. so now that i have given you all an update i would love to hear how you all are doing since we are winding down the fall semester! :loveya:

hi, i got into the pre-nursing program at algonquin college in ottawa, on. :) if all goes well after the pre-nursing program i'll be applying to ottawa u or upei for the bscn program! good luck in your studies everyone!

hello allnurses! just starting a thread for any nursing or pre-nursing students heading to class for the fall 2009 season! hopefully this can be a place where we can all introduce ourselves as well as the school & program we'll be attending this year. congratulations to all the prospective nurses out there!

I'm not yet a nurse, hopefully on the way to being a nursing student this fall but I do volunteer at a LTC facility. During our orientation we were told the patients at this location could have arrangements made to facilitate conjugal visits. The nursing staff would get a request from a patient and they would go about setting up a room for them, making sure they were not disturbed, had a call button, were comfortable etc. It was just a basic overview to let us know this does take place and to be aware. They also stressed that these patients had sexual rights just like anyone else and we should let someone know if we were not comfortable so they could give us a more in depth briefing on the topic.

i didn't know this! eeep! really? the mail service at my apartment is atrocious, i swear even my birthday card was taken from my mail box! this is awesome thanks for pointing that out! i'll for sure start looking on thursday compulsively till friday!!!

if i don't get into algonquin then it'll be st. lawrence. it's a better curriculum then loyalist, closer to the boyfriend and kingston is a beautiful city! plus i know someone who went through the practical nursing program at another campus but still had good things to say about the administration. algonquin already sent a notice saying that offers of admission for the pre-nursing program wouldn't be out until after march 5th. the school actually called me to verify my address so they could mail me that notice so i know i just have to be patient and hope for the best! i'd love to see it friday but more then likely i won't see it till next monday.

congratulations! of course i'd love to know lol i'm so happy you got in! did you get into mohawk or niagara? i'd love to keep in touch! still a week of waiting for me until i know!

i went to high school on the east coast and we did not have oac so mark differential does not apply to me although i have heard about it. i did apply with my high school marks and sophomore year i had english, math, & biology and senior year i had math & english. i should also say that loyalist/brock is only my last choice because of distance, that and i do not know anyone in belleville or st. catherines!! ideally i'd like to get into algonquin pre-nursing, then apply for the collaborative degree with ottawau as well as apply directly for the bscn @ upei which is where i am from. i'd love to return home to spend some time with my family and what better excuse then to study! &... when i returned home today i had mail! an information packet from my 2nd choice; st. lawrence college. inside was also an offer of admission!! yay! 2 for 3! they have pre-health science pre-bscn and i didn't have any chemistry which is why i didn't think i would get accepted. phew, now we wait for word on the highly competitive programs!

so you applied for the pre-nursing at algonquin? i got my letter of offer back from loyalist and was accepted to their pre-health program which preps you for the bscn collaborative degree with brock university but they are my last choice. i recieved a letter from algonquin informing me both the programs i applied for there were highly competitive and that letters of offer would be in the mail in march, so yes! that long! a whole month! i wish you luck too & also hope we both get in!!!!

ruralgirl08 thanks for your input! i'm happy to hear the pre-nursing program helped get you into "education mode" being out of school so long and having terrible habits when i was in school are two of the major motivators to take this program. i would rather be prepared for first year bscn then struggle as a mature student and possibly flunk out. i want a route that will give me the best chance of being successful. right now i am working 2 jobs in hopes of racking up enough for tuition and books and then work p/t while in the pre-nursing program to cover my living expenses. i'd rather avoid osap for the pre-nursing only because i know 4 years of university where i will not have the option to work will be a massive financial strain once i get out of school and any little bit less on a loan helps. right now i am just anxious i will not get in, i sent my application back in november and offers don't go out until march! just over a month of waiting and i am so queasey just thinking i may not get in which will set me back a year. are you working in ottawa now or have you moved out of the city since becoming an rn?

nervous! anxious! i hear you on the waiting bee! since 2 of the programs are highly competitive i have to wait until march before i find out if i was accepted or not, the only school which i think i will hear back from before march is loyalist which is my 3rd choice and they start mailing out in february. i wish you luck and pm me when you find out or post a thread! i'd love to know!

so far i've picked up a second job working p/t to save for my year of school, it is closer to 3 grand then 5 and i've factored in my books. i've applied to my programs at algonquin & st. lawrence but outside of those schools tuition does seem to increase. i won't find out until march if i get in so in the mean time perhaps i will research the adult education route a little bit more. part of taking a prep course through the college is because a school is still a business, i want to develop a good relationship with the instructors and administration. nursing is highly competitive in ottawa so i want the best chance of getting in. my fall back to nursing is dental.... and dental is more popular then nursing!! i hope to get osap for my university studies but that also gives me somewhat of a worry!

rn2b123, hi! & thank you for your suggestion. one of the avenues i considered taking was that of academic upgrading with evening and weekend classes. when i met with the adviser he outlined the 5 classes i would need, i knew my sciences and math were shaky in high school simply because i was not interested and to go back now, i wanted to develop a solid foundation to ensure i would do well in my university studies. the other benefit that pushed me into pre-nursing is if i maintain a 3.0 gpa i'm guaranteed admission into the bsc. nursing program at ottawa u. all the courses in the program are college level and they include your math, bio, chem, organic chem, anatomy, & some other prep courses. being out of school for several years i wanted to feel out the whole secondary education system of classes and projects... i want to be familiar before i dive right into university, and i want to have as many options as possible open if for some reason nursing school just isn't the right fit. i think it may have been easier for me to say i want to try school first, before i try nursing school? :) i should also add, i did not complete high school in ontario, we did not have oac or any other accelerated/a.b classes, i'm from the east coast so it was get out of high school with 18 credits and do what you wish! there was not really a push for me to do anything other then get a job. :|

good evening to all, i have been lurking on allnurses for a few months researching and reading through the various articles and discussion topics. i have to give it up to this community for providing an astounding amount of information, i have much gratitude for all of you contributing members! i feel like i can come here when i have questions and research, i always find some great first hand information. that being said i am currently facing somewhat of a dilemma, i decided after many years of deliberating that i want to become a registerd nurse. i've always felt drawn to this profession but i never felt focused in school as a youth. i knew i wanted to explore and live waiting until i had a solid grip on myself before settling down to pursue an education. i felt some anxiety about going back to school but over the last few months i started the ball rolling to just go, and do it! i am so focused on making this adventure successful, i am set on succeeding and working in a profession where i can be a contribution for people who need to be cared for, overall i want to make a positive difference in the world around me and the people in my community. so far i am working on the process of becoming a volunteer at a long term care facility in my neighborhood so i can be in a comparitive environment for when i do get through my 5 years of schooling. i'm excited at the potential of this path for me. i've met with academic advisers and i've already applied to two colleges for the general art & science pre-nursing programs. these programs are essentially 1 year university preparatory certificate programs, if you maintain a b average in some cases you are guaranteed a seat in the bsc-nursing collaborative degree program between the college and university. i feel confident in my first choice which is algonquin college in ottawa, my second choice is also highly competitive with more rigid admission requirements, st. lawrence in kingston but they perfer a chemistry at © or (u) level and although i have biology i'm lacking the chem so i'm almost positive they would over look me. so far i have found st. clair, lambton, & northern college in ontario which i could apply to, but i'm wondering if anyone here has been through this program pre-health sciences - nursing at a college in ontario. what you may have thought of your school, if there are others i should check out that i have not listed, i'm willing to try anything to maximize my application through ocas and get into a program that will get me on the road to becoming a nursing student. i need one more college for pre-nursing prep for bsc. nursing! help! :heartbeat