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I have a question, what are shift differentials? And aren't step 1 graduates like 31/hr? I didn't know that it was possible to make that much in your first year nursing.

@munizeme yup, like what onepinkdaisy said, that's where you get your immunizations. Anyone here in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing 4 year program this Fall??

@4_sq thanks for the info post on new grad pay/hr. Do you think the job outlook for new grads will change for the better within the next 3-4 years?

Hope to hear from a Kwantlen nursing student soon or anyone who has Kwantlen nurses as colleagues etc.

Hi! I recently got a conditional letter of acceptance for the Kwantlen Nursing program. I was wondering if anyone else applied and got conditional acceptances here. Also, if anyone has experience with the program, please feel free to comment here too!

@arc10 Thanks for the info :) I'm guessing since I have less than 24 credits, I'll be under the HS category....I'll phone them to make sure then. I checked my pre-reqs (Eng 12, Bio 12, Chem 11 and Math 11), I have around a 3.9 GPA (94.75~round to 95%). Do you think that might be competitive enough? I guess there's also the BPN program for Kwantlen. I'm definitely looking into other schools too (UFV, VCC..) though I know UBC nursing and BCIT are probably off my list for now.

@riri.g I know I've been lurking for quite a bit, but I feel so relieved to read different perspectives about applying to BC nursing programs. Thanks so much for the reply. This is soooo helpful! I found that everyone on AN are such wonderful and hardworking people haha :)) I'm currently a first year student so I basically went straight from graduating HS this year to UBC. I hope they only look at the 4 HS courses for our prerequisites! :) Do they look at our post-secondary transcripts? Right now I have more animal-related volunteer hours, though I don't think working with disabled children at a therapeutic stable would count as one Since September intake is due January there's probably no way I can get that many volunteer hours I think....Applying for January intake is from May to August right? :) I'm definitely looking to volunteer at hospitals or nursing homes! I'll have to get my L soon and apply for a driving school soon. (I'm a bit frustrated that they require us to have driver's license..I transit way to much to drive so I never got around to get my N haha) Seeing from previous posts, there's 60 interviews for 30+ spots right? That's awesome! GL!!!

I wish you guys good luck on your interviews! :) So I'm sort of new here, and lately I've been having a dilemma because I really want to apply for Kwantlen or UFV nursing program. It's a bit of a long story with my situation but I'm currently at UBC right now and I'm either thinking of taking next semester off or transferring to UFV. For the UFV nursing admissions, how do they look at our GPA? Is it Eng 12, Bio 12, Chem 11 and Math 11 that they only look at for GPA? If that's it, then I'm satisfied with my marks (94.75%~95% so 3.9 GPA?). I'm probably looking to apply for next January because right now I don't think I have enough volunteer hours so far to get in for Sept 2013 intake and I don't think they'll accept my application after the Sept 2013 deadline.

I just wanted to bump my post! I hope someone can offer me some advice! :)

Hi! I just wanted to get some insight into Kwantlen's nursing program. I'm thinking of applying for the Sept intake next year. I'm currently at UBC taking applied biology but I feel dissatisfied with my academics and I guess I'm not entirely comfortable with 300+ people in lectures and the immense competition there... I know that if we have under 24 credits, the admissions will only look at our high school transcript. So, does anyone know the average admission average to get in? How's the program at Kwantlen? Here's the situation, I'm thinking of going from applied biology to nursing. I'm currently at UBC taking applied biology. I've always liked taking care of animals and people. I was thinking of going into health sciences or animal sciences. I was nearly dead-set on becoming a veterinarian until I realized my chances were quite grim (one vet school in all of western Canada that had 20 spots for BC residents...and 200 applicants) and the competition was extremely severe. I also had a lot of personal matters that I went through this year. My sister was diagnosed with an eating disorder this year and had to spend a month in the ED unit at the hospital. Luckily she's an outpatient and on her way to recovery. During these times, I had numerous trips to the hospital, and I often saw many ED patients like her at the unit. There was a small interest growing behind my head, like how I wanted to go and help others like my sister. I know I haven't shadowed a nurse or volunteered at the hospital, but I hopefully plan to do so. I'm not sure what it's like yet to be a nurse however, I'm sure it's a rewarding process.