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Hi Tehillah and CalmWaters! Im excited to meet you guys on Tuesday :)

Hey lor_25 Yes you can! In my case, I had applied in Jan 2013 and was not finished my English pre-requisite yet. I was given until August 2013 to finish this course.

@june_flower and @onepinkdaisy: metrotown is also good for me! I would say lets pick a date somewhere in july? also, how can we pm each other 3 way to plan this? haha facebook maybe?

@onepinkdaisy: thanks for the heads up regarding the TB screen test :) this definitely gives me a big sigh of relief! but, can you tell me more about this big hiring fair in March with Fraser Health? is this a job fair where they go to a bunch of different schools? or what exactly is it? with regards to the student ID's and buying supplies, I believe we can definitely get that done during orientation. @onepinkdaisy & @june_flower: Sorry i forgot to respond to your question with what my schedule is like. I work full-time at the moment, so Monday-Friday 8 hours each day. A weekend would work best for me! what about you guys?

Hi onepinkdaisy! Regarding the immunizations form, I had all the shots/ sections completed except for the TB screening test. I told the contact person that my screening appointment isn't until tomorrow and I was afraid that results might not get back in time for me to hand in the form by June 30th. She told me to just hand in whatever I had and that I could follow up and hand in the TB screening results once I have them. In the info session, they didn't elaborate much about ESN opportunities but they did mention that students can start working as ESNs after Semester 3. They have a few students doing this at the moment. I didn't really want to ask too much about this since I felt like it was out of place as she was really focused explaining the program. I am also signed up for the Aug 28 orientation in Langley! I cant wait :)

Hi june_flower! Yes, I am 'partly' finished with my immunizations. I already handed whatever I had in :) But I still have TB screening appointment this June 18th. Pam Kubossek just told me to send the results in for the TB screening once I get them :) She said we are responsible for keeping records of immunizations/test done at a later date.

Hi onepinkdaisy! I already took my Standard First Aid and CPR C with St. John's previously :) I actually took OFA Level 2 to become the First Aid attendant at work and they said they would count that as Standard First Aid. As for the CPR C component, I took it with St.John's on June 8th :) Where are you taking yours?

Hi onepinkdaisy! Oh thats so cool! I would love to know more about your work with ABA :) so coffee would be great! Do we need 15 posts each?

Hi onepinkdaisy, No, I didn't do co-op at school. I am currently doing administrative work for the company and some purchasing work! It's light work, so I can't complain! Totally unrelated to what I studied! haha I applied to Langara and Douglas College. I got an offer for Douglas... but Langara hasn't gotten back to me yet. I am assuming I didn't make the first cut! and haha! what a coincidence! I actually applied for Fall 2012 at UBC and I got an interview, but couldn't make it... They wouldn't let me reschedule the interview since it was a group interview. Therefore, I had plans of applying for Fall 2013 but also missed the deadline!! I didnt start applying for schools until late January this year!

Hi june_flower! Yeah i do agree! I dont think we need the 'latest model'. They did say to reserve around $70-100 for apps since we need to purchase some of them. Also, same here! I wish we could speak to someone in the program. I have a friend who is in the regular 4-year bachelor's of nursing program but she couldn't give me much input about it. She did review our program curriculum and mentioned that it seems like a promising curriculum since they cut out a lot of the 'useless' courses. :)

Hi onepinkdaisy, Yes, I graduated in May 2012 :) After graduating, I decided to work for a year before applying into any nursing schools. I did find it weird at first that they required an apple iPad as one of the school supplies! But they did mention and explain in the information session that since the course is delivered using a blended format (majority online), they make use of the iPad apps to make assignments more 'interactive' and interesting. What made you choose kwantlen over other schools?

june_flower, I would really recommend going to the information session! You'll be able to see what the school looks like as well :)

hey june_flower! I am on the same boat and want to work during the 27 months we are in school. I also asked the same question when I attended the information session. They mentioned that its not 100% impossible to work full-time, but not recommended at the same time. If anything, maybe we can work part-time. I also read some FAQs on this website that I found pretty helpful in answering my questions: FAQs Hope that helps!

Hey prospects, From the information session I attended, the intake for Fall 2013 was based on date of application. They received around 150 applications for the Fall 2013 intake. However, they mentioned that as they get more applications in the coming years, they could change the admission basis to be based on CGPA rather than date of application. In essence, as there are more competition/applications, they will have to re-evaluate the way they base offer of admissions. Hope this answers your question.

Hey june_flower! Congratulations on the offer and I hope to meet you in September! Tell us a little about yourself! (ie. where you graduated from, what year, etc) Were you also looking into other schools?