Ladyj83

Hey, Not sure what your schools are like. It here in Ontario a lot of the classes incorporate group work, presentations, and lab partners. You get over it pretty fast. It doesn't stop after first year I've heard. You're always doing group work and presentations.. Scary at first but I figure I'm there to become a good nurse. Not make a bunch of friends. Hope that helps. :)

I love your answer. I was perusing and read the perioperative outline on the Georgian website. Definitely sounded interesting, but I think i'll get the 5 semesters of RPN courses out of the way first. Glad you're happy, thanks for your answer :) LadyJ

Hey Loriangel did you ever start this? how are you finding it? Why is the bridging program as long as the RPN program? I guess there is a lot of extra theory and content to learn??? please pardon my ignorance. LadyJ

I am SO freaking JEALOUS! lol I start Sept 6 too, I can't wait. I'm getting so impatient since I don't have my schedule or my book list yet. I hope you enjoy your courses, busy as they may keep you. All the best! LadyJ

Unfortunately it's not really a grey area; you either have it or you don't. As said by 27400 "it's really competetive". Math is a pain, but you need it. Sorry the answer isn't the one you're looking for. :S Best of Luck.

have you tried talking to admissions at the college of your choice? I haven't transferred before, but that's where I would start.

Future_hero, I admire your excitement. I feel like you're sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for a reply. I know I am! I wish I could "Kudos" all of you long timers. You should be held in the highest respect for sticking it out even though it's not all sunshine and lollipops. Thanks for being there for all of us pre nursing students and helping to prepare us for what we're going to be diving into in the next couple of weeks. LadyJ.

Hi, check schools for "second entry" or "compressed Nursing program". i know Trent and York offer something like this. I don't know what classes you have already, but it might save you some time and money. Good Luck.

Try not to Fret. I am still in the construction industry (payroll for a company), I'm 27 too and starting in sept '11. it's never too late. think of it as an investment in the rest of your life. best of luck!!

Hello all Nurses to be! I've chosen Georgian College for the RPN Program because my previous University marks weren't high enough to get back into University, but I'm just happy that I'm able to try something new, and get back to school after being out of it for so long. I'm 27! Nervous to be a student living student life again, although bars won't be nearly as important as they used to be! Excited to be working with people and applying new skills I don't think I can pick where I want to work just yet, I know I'll have to try a few before I decide. Anyone in the Barrie area or in the same program, feel free to PM me or befriend me. All the best to all of you!!!!

Thats actually not a bad option. If you're going to be waiting a year you might as well apply it to your learning. Also, ive heard that theres early clinical work with the rpn program although i cant say for sure because im not there yet. Either way whether you do he electives for rn or start with the rpn program it would be productive.

Hi Future Hero! I'm not a student yet either, I'm starting at Georgian College in the RPN program in September. Leading up to that I've applied several times due to a few complications. Have you considered looking into January enrollments?? I know some colleges have them. It sounds like you've worked way too hard to be satisfied with being wait listed. I know that wait list calls can come up to the first two weeks of class. Hopefully that won't set you back if that's the case. If you do end up reapplying, apply to as many as you can. Sorry I'm not a heck of a lot of help, but keep us posted just the same. Fingers are crossed for you. There's nothing like wanting something so bad and knowing that it's where you should be instead of being where you are. Best of Luck. LadyJ.

I went to Newmarket and they had it for me within 15 minutes. That was both CPIC and VSS.

sorry! should have kept reading!!! I got in to the RPN program at Georgian and they looked at both University and High School. I'm told that some of my university credits will allow me to be exempted from some of the communications and Gen ed courses, although i'm not sure which ones because i don't start until sept. high school marks were decent 70-80 and university grades were not so great. 65-70

what do you mean 50% for all the wrong reasons?

p.s. In my first year of university I lived in Rez and gained 30lbs. Mostly from late night chow, drinking, and eating the wrong stuff.

what an interesting idea! I think it would make sense that a student doing more clinical work would lose more. I think it also depends on your living situation. If you're in first year and using the school's meal plan, I think you would gain more weight because you aren't monitoring what goes into your food as much as you would be if you were to prepare it yourself. I also agree that your weight is reflected mostly by what you put in your mouth and somewhat by how much you exercise. I eat mostly fresh foods that are naturally low in fat, low in preservatives, and high in fibre. 5 small meals a day is also a good rule to go by as long as you include a complex carb and protein each time you eat. I also find that exercising helps you make healthy choices because you feel good and you know you've done the work so why spoil it with chips, chocolate, or fast food?

I applied for nursing and then changed my mind before classes started (not realizing how competetive it was) so i started out with a BSc but didn't apply myself as much as I should have. So I finished with a BA Majoring in environmental studies. Ive come full circle. nNursing is something I've always wanted to do so I'm very excited about starting in sept. Especially with the new wellness center going in. You must feel so accomplished to be graduating! kudos to that! How did you find the workload?

keep your goals in sight and take it one day at a time and I'm sure you will do fine. i like to think that people who are this passionate and this committed to their goals are successful in reaching them.

MoMac? is that Mohawk/McMaster? That's awesome that you got in! do you have a backup plan? I was waitlisted with a college and they said you could be called up to 2 weeks into class! good luck! I'm thinking good thoughts for you!

What school are you going to? In university I always tried to: Ask questions (of instructors and peers) Keep up with your work Don't procrastinate Work in a group when you can, talking about things make them easier to understand sometimes. I'm just getting back into it too, so thank you for this post. I'm in the same boat.

yay!!!! that's where i'm going! did you do the RPN program? when did you finish? did you love it?? I'd love to find out more about it. can i pm you?

My acceptance to Georgian was the same. OCAS was a day behind. I couldn't wait to hit thE confirm button. Congrats to all!

wow... that sounds like a lot of work. But you did it! that's so awesome.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!