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For the 2010-2011 class, are they still getting the scrubs (and suggested equipment) from Aloft? Last year, many of the students had problems with some of the equipments (e.g. blood pressure cuffs were broken, the stethoscopes were not comfortable, ...

I can tell you, with personal experience, that having a "W" on your transcript will not affect your chances of admission... at least it did not for me. And to answer an earlier question in the thread, the staff did say the average age for the 2009 Se...

Hey mva2, For BCIT, I've heard commonly that the more post-secondary credits you have accomplished, the more likely you are to get in. It does not have as much to do with the major you've studied in (I have friends in Poli Sci who got in), as long a...

Lol, no problem. I still have a faint dark spot where the welt used to be. I don't know, hopefully I'm just weird... haha. P.S. Does anyone know if we'll get free flu vaccines? I heard people involved in health care gets free flu vaccines, since w...

Well, the nurse who administered it said I might have a stronger reaction because I had the BCG vaccine before (can also give false positives). So unless you've had it too, it should go away within a week. No worries!

Hey lazz1, I was not asked to pay the $150 when I went in for my immunization review... and I have no idea when we have to pay it. The immunization review goes by fairly quickly, especially if your family doctor already filled out the form. The TB s...

What!? So the Elsevier package isn't even in stores yet? I was going to go all the way out to UBC to buy them on Tuesday! Aw man... thanks for the update though! UBC Bookstore, fail.

Hey lazz1, I found the first term schedule on http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Current_Students/Documents/Sep2009/Term%201%20-%20Sept%202009.pdf It shows clinicals starting on October 26, and it's got whole days (8am-6pm) marked as clinical practice. I sup...

Marina_stdnt, I'm not sure how UofT counts their credits, but at UBC: A standard lecture course lasting 1 semester, either Sept-Dec or Jan-Apr) = 3 credits/course Normal Winter session course load (Sept to Apr) = 10 courses, 5 course per semester So,...

Hi Marina_stdnt, Fortunately, your first and second year courses' GPA will not be counted, provided that you have finished 30 credits since then (which, I will assume, you do considering you're finishing your degree). From the UBC Nursing website: ...

Hey guys, I just bought a pair of shoes today at the Shoe Company. The brand is Merrell, and it's got great arch support, antimicrobial linings, anti-slip soles, all leather, and it's pretty darn comfortable. http://www.merrell.ca/catalogue.php?act...

If you don't mind buying online, you can find it at http://www.canadianmedstudents.com/store/ and they sell it for $74.00 (plus shipping; free shipping over $150, like the Cardiology III that goes for $153.50).

I came across sisters named Chanel, Fendi, Gucci, and Versace. And no, they weren't French nor Italian. And surprise, the mom was quite the materialistic woman.

It was in the e-mail that accompanied the Orientation Week schedule. They asked us to provide some information for the Nursing Bluebook, and, I suppose it doesn't say specifically that it'll be for placing you in a hospital close to where you liv...

Did everyone have a chance to read through the Orientation Week schedule? I'm feeling even more excited & anxious than before... and pretty bummed that I'll be missing the first day. Seems like lots of useful topics are being covered on Tuesday...

Hey Orchid1218, Below is a link to the GPA Conversion chart that is used for all universities in Canada; you will see that UBC is under Column #3. On the right hand side, there are a few columns of letter grades used by other universities. From thi...

Sure, why not! :) If you start one now, I'll get in on it pretty quickly, lol. I know for Orientation Week, they're planning to have lots of "Hi, my name is..." sessions to get us to know all 89 of our classmates, but this way we can get a head star...

That's a great idea! I've been waiting for someone to start a "UBC Nursing 2011" group, heh. One thing, I've noticed most of the UBC Nursing groups on Facebook have a "Request to Join" restriction, due to confidentiality issues that may be discusse...

Hi Orchid1218, I'm not sure how many changes you can make to UBC Nursing's list of equivalent Biology courses. To be sure, I'd suggest that you contact [email protected]. And yes, I believe the intake is once-a-year, in September. Number o...

Thanks for the tip! Also, my friend has used the site http://www.canadianmedstudents.com/store/index.php?cPath=56 before, and their Littmann stethoscopes are much cheaper (free shipping on orders over $150, like a Littmann Cardiology III if you want...

Aw man... although I guess I could wait a bit longer to part ways with my textbook fund. Judging by the length of the textbook list, it's going to be quite an expensive investment right there. Also, anyone going to invest in a better-quality stethos...

Ditto. I went to both the UBC & BCIT info/orientation sessions, and I got the impression that they were equally spread out. If applicants were hoping that UBC Nursing would only take place at the UBC Hospital, well, it ain't so, unfortunately. ...

I had a TB test last Tuesday, and a nurse told me I was negative for it on Thursday. However, it's been about a week and the redness is still there, and the area of injection is still slightly raised (very slight). Is this normal, and if so, how lo...

I'm wondering about this too. My school has told us that we can buy the Cardiology III stethoscopes for about $75CDN from a certain company, but should I get a Littmann anyway? I've heard that Littmanns do have unparalleled quality in their stethosc...

Hey Sarah_604, I got that e-mail too. I've used a similar e-Text before for the Biochemistry 302/303 textbook, and it was so handy. For my BIOC 303 text, it came as a PDF file, and I can use the "find" function to quickly search keywords, I don't h...