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Hey th, grats on getting into Vancouver's program.

Oh and approximately how many of the class passed the RN exam on first try.

Hi So I got accepted into UBC-O, but I heard that it's going to cost me 8k a year just on tuition, not even sure if equipment is included, plus I am from lower mainland BC, so I will have to throw some 2k on that for rent/food. Not to mention summer term I will still need to throw in 1k for food. Thinking about this makes me nervous. I would like to hear approximately how much you or any of your friends in/graduated from UBC-O nursing had to spend on the tuition, and if living expenses are high in Kelowna. Also it'd be great to hear about whether people found difficulty being employed locally, or if they tried to get greater Vancouver/Albertan jobs and how they did with that. Thanks!

Hi, I say compare the number of hours. It could be that UBC's is stretched out but doesn't have more hours, I'm just guessing. In any case, I've heard (there's the annoying word) from a prof that teaches pre-nursing courses in BC that the hospitals like the college degree students because they have more practical on-the-floor work experience, so I'd say go for the one with more clinical hours if you find that you rely on practical experience to build confidence in the field. I've been doing interviews for summer p/t jobs (just mall jobs) and I figure that your confidence with practical work skills is really important when you're trying to convince your employer to choose you over the other applicants.

sorry, i was just wondering if you are going in straight from high school or from prior postsecondary studies, and what grade you got in with?

btw, i just wanted to comment that coming from a family of rns doesn't guarantee a natural right to become a nurse.. maybe just some connections along the path. i come from a similar background and you have no idea how much it annoys people when we say things like that. try not to tell peers these things, in case one day you come in contact with someone who looks at you funny for saying that (they will tell you they have been around grocery stores since age 5, does that mean they can become a grocery store manager?). it doesn't feel nice at all. also, you mentioned having done x hours of volunteer.. for someone who is passionate about helping people, should the specific number of hours be something important to mention? as an interviewer, you will not have done an impressive job persuading me of your passion just by telling me you have 'volunteered x hours and come from a family of rns'. there is more to a passion than the credentials. right? that being said, after all you are just empathizing with those who didn't get an interview offer yet, and that is understandable. i just wanted to mention that at one point i wanted to focus my story on the fact that i grew up roaming the hospitals surrounded by health professionals and am really close at heart with the job. i now realize that saying that in itself shows a lack of development and is in ways naive. i should probably instead be focusing on what specifically excites me about nursing and what i would like to specialize in. if you feel it is important to your identity, add at the very end that you founded your interest in nursing because of your background. i just don't think mentioning it right off the bat shows development.. and that is something they look for. lolo55, i know someone who is looking to use it as an experience. just thinking about this critically, this person could tell you that the school only offers x number of interviews, and the person with the x+1 standing technically isn't 'deserving' in the sense that they haven't made the cut.. what this someone does with the interview they got is up to them. they earned it. i know it's unfair, but hey, it's benefitting those who already got an interview [and do intend to go into ubc]. it's keeping extra competition out and increasing their chances of moving out of the waitlist.

This seems like a good year for those truly wishing to get in. If you get waitlisted do not dispair, you will move up out of the list and into the program in no time. Btw, J, if you do that, that girl who may have made it to the interviews will have lost her chance even if you get accepted and decline! (You're only helping those who have made it into the interviews)