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Thank you so much for the info! So happy to finally get some inside information on the UBC program and also happy to hear that both U of T and UBC's programs are doable. Sunship88 if you have a minute could you explain what you mean when you say not all of your peers were so lucky in their placements? How were their experiences unfavorable? I've heard that sometimes UBC nursing students have to travel quite far for their placements, what are your thoughts on this? Thanks again!

Well... I graduated with a BSc from McGill, so I'm already used to this type of schooling. If anything, UBC would be easier than where I'm coming from, so this isn't really the issue for me nor do I really look at it that way anyways. I'm always up for a challenge anyhow. I would just like to know more about the program itself. If anyone has any personal experiences from UBC's nursing program, please share! Thanks :)

Hi everyone, I'm also in a similar situation to ElissaB: I've been accepted to both UBC and U of T and am completely torn between the two. I have quite a bit of info on U of T's program already, but am lacking from the UBC side. Any info, tips, advice would be greatly appreciated!!

I'm in the same boat! I was completely set on UBC since I didn't think I stood a chance at getting into U of T, but now I've been accepted to both and don't know what to do. I seem to have more information about the U of T program: I know it's very lecture-based and a little less practical. It prepares its students well for fields other than just bedside nursing, such as research and academia, and puts more focus on advanced nursing practices such as nurse practitioner, etc. It also provides lots of contacts to diverse workplaces and has strong connections with many leading hospitals in Toronto's core. I don't have a whole lot of information on UBC's program, however. There isn't very much to go by from their website and I don't know of anyone personally who has gone through the program. Does anyone else have any specific info on UBC? Have you guys made any decisions yet?

Great thanks for the advice guys! I'm reading up on the CRNBC website now, looks super useful, thanks again!

Hi guys! I got a super last minute invitation for an interview tomorrow at 10:30am because of a late cancellation. I literally deferred an exam and hopped on a plane this morning! As you can imagine, I've had little to no time to prepare and am dead tired. Does anyone who already had their interview have any quick tips for me? Is there anything you did or read up on that you found helped you in the interview? I'm super nervous, this all happened so fast!

I am too!! I want to go so bad! Now I have no reason to

Well it depends, I've done a little bit of volunteering here and there throughout the last 3 years of my degree, but never in a hospital actually. I also founded a club at my university as well as a small NPO. I had a good variety of things, but I think my GPA was too low to hold up the other end of things.

Rankings were like this: 1 = in top 25%, 2 = in top 50%, 3 = in top 75%, and 4 in bottom 25%

Oh no! That is terrible I didn't move but I was 100% ready to, there is nowhere else I want to go. Maybe I will wait and try again next year..

My GPA was 74.9% and supplemental ranking was 2 really wish UBC wasn't my first choice

Well... I just got rejected. Good luck to everyone else

Hmmm, let's try to figure this out. If they are sending out invites based on ranking, then the people who are left, assuming your supplemental apps weren't terrible (which I'm sure they weren't!), should have a lower GPA compared to the people who have already been invited. I know mine is on the lower side of the 3's, which would make sense with this theory. How about those of you who are also still waiting? Does anyone have a really high GPA and a good supplemental? Cause that wouldn't make sense if they are going by rank!

Yes!! There's hope! Thanks for letting us know :)

I'm getting really worried that they're done with the invitation process..