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If you already took another program several years ago (not related to nursing) and didn't do well in it even though you did extremely well in your high school prerequisites. So here's what happened: my friend got over 85% average in high school. She...

So I've been hearing a lot of rumors going on that RN's are being replaced by RPN's. Are they being bumped up to management positions or just getting laid off? I'm wanting to pursue a degree in nursing. Is this a good idea, or should I just get my...

Hi there, I'm from Ontario, and RPN stands for Registered Practical Nurse here. We don't call them LPN's here. I'm pretty sure most of the replies weren't referring to Registered Psychiatric Nursing.

I think you may have been misinformed. I actually know someone from George Brown College that has been put on probation. And after repeating a failed course, a guy from GBC was told that they couldn't guarantee him a spot for the next semester. App...

I just saw this reply and I hope you don't mind me asking --- did you get accepted to a school in Ontario?

I really hope you didn't think I was asking the question because I was being condescending. I really want to be a nurse and I'm willing to spend more years in school if it means I'll have more/better options in the field. My friend is currently i...

Thanks for all the replies. Would you recommend studying the RPN or the RN program? Do you think it's worth it to begin the RN program in 2012?

I pretty much wrote a whole 'essay' as a response to this, but decided it wasn't worth it for me to stoop that low and post it. I suggest you practice what you preach. Maybe after some soul searching, you'll realize that it's not your place to judge...

By being in the same boat, do you mean you also have an unfavorable recent transcript from a related program?

I'm pretty sure you can upgrade your marks by taking them at adult school. I could be wrong, though. :S Talk to the admission person at the College/University you would like to attend.

Does that mean western doesn't care about diplomas from colleges??? only degrees? And do you mean ryerson and york don't care about your previous secondary as long as they are not related to nursing? *by the way, she actually took Esthetician, not c...

Thanks for the reply, but the thing is, here in Canada the prerequisite for the BScn program are your high school marks: your bio, chem, math, english, and two other advanced level courses. She took that before the cosmetology program and she's not ...

I'm not too concerned about how much I make, but I would really love to travel around the world (not just work in Canada and the U.S.). Would you have to get a degree in nursing to work in, say, China? or Japan? Any advice, please?

What courses were your top 6 courses? I'm so surprised that you did not get in with 82% (I'm assuming they were all uni. level courses). How many colleges did you apply to? When did you apply? I'm pretty sure before 2010 you only needed a min. of 75...

Hi, he applied for Jan. and I'm pretty sure he applied late in July. I don't know what his marks are, though.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Do you think he still has a chance if he didn't get accepted yet. Also, what is the point of the admissions test at centennial if you are already accepted? And, I hope you made the right choice in choosing Centennial. Goo...

Hi, I heard that Centennial is way more difficult than George Brown. I`m not sure of how true that is, but I know someone that flunked out of Centennial and went to George Brown and said it was much easier. Anyway, for some reason my friend also w...

Hi, My friend applied for that program back in July, but he hasn't heard anything from them. Just wondering to the people that have applied there, when did you get accepted/put on waitlist? Also, do they not send out letters to confirm your applicat...

Thanks for the reply. He checked OCAS but he still hasn`t received an acceptance from the college. He is supposed to start in January. He`s just very concerned and wanted to know when people usually get accepted or put on wait list. I`m pretty sur...

A nursing professor once told us about a site where you type in the person's name and it will give you info about their job LPN or RN etc. and where they are working, etc... Does anyone know what site that is on. I'm trying to figure out where an ol...

I don't know if that's the same site as what the prof showed us because I wasn't paying attention since I didn't think I would ever want to find out where a nurse works. Plus, it doesn't seem to be working for me, or at least I couldn't find the pers...

Were all the questions multiple choice (with the exception of the essay, of course)? How long did it take you to complete the whole test? Do you get to choose which test (math, english, science) you would like to take first. If you have any additio...