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Most schools are competitive in Ontario, There is no way of avoiding the prerequiste courses, you need to do them through adult learning/ILC or a 1 year pre-health program. Also, getting the mininum required course average is not a guarenteed acceptance because nursing is very competitive.

Nurses are not in high demand in Canada right now. Colleges will tell you anything to get your tuition dollars. Your best bet is to keep applying everywhere, and perhaps get someone to look over your resume. Good luck!

I wish I had some advice to offer you. I'm not sure how EI is suppose to help you, usually it is paid to you if you have been laid off, taking sick leave, or maternity leave. I'm not sure if social asisstance (Ontario Works) will help either if you are earning a small income. If another post you mentioned you had a spouse, is there anyway he/she could co-sign or ask his/her family? Sorry I don't have any other advice to offer. Good luck.

Universities only consider your second semester mid term marks after you have received a conditional offer, they want to make sure you maintain your average or higher. The program fills up very quickly, so if you were rejected because you were below the cut off range at that time, then it doesn't matter if your average increased over the next couple of months, the program is full! It is important to have a high average when you apply for any nursing program. If you are set on attending University of Ottawa, then try applying for the 2015 start year, at least you will have a higher average before application deadlines and a better chance of being accepted. Good luck.

Sorry, you have to do the required prerequisite science courses 12 U Chemistry and 12 U Biology, there is no avoiding this. The majority of universities or collaborative college/universities programs require a 12 U math, however there are a couple (University of Ottawa, St Lawrence/Laurention, etc) that will accept 11 M level math (Ontario) instead of 12 U math. So, you either have to do the prerequisite courses through independent learning center (that's what I have been doing), adult learning school, or take the pre-health science program at a college. Good luck.

You can apply as a mature student for a practical nursing program in Ontario. However, you will still need grade 12 chemistry, 12 english, 12 math, and either grade 11 or 12 biology to apply. Also, some colleges require you to write the HOAE to gain entrance. The practical nursing program is very competitive so you will need a good average in your prerequiste courses.

It depends what province you are in and whether you want to be a RN or LPN/RPN(ontario) I can give you the information for Ontario, but I'm not sure about the other provinces and territories. For the best answers talk to your guidance counselor RN pathway (bachelor of science in nursing) Grade 10: academic level courses (i.e science, english, math, etc) Grade 11: the academic level transitions into "University/U"(courses that prepare you for university) or "Mixed/M" levels (courses that prepare you for either university and/or college" In grade 11 you will have to take 11 U chemistry(SCH3U), 11 U biology (SBI3U), 11 U Math or M level(MCF3M), or (MCR3U), 11 U English (ENG4U), and 2 other M or U level courses. Grade 12: You need 6 M or U level courses, which has to include 12 U Chemistry (SCH4U), 12 U English (ENG4U), 12 U Biology (SBI4U), most BscN require a 12 U math (MHF4U), (MCV4U), or (MDM4U). If you are interested in being a Registered Practical Nursing/Licensed Practical Nurse in Ontario Grade 10: Majority of your courses can be applied or academic Grade 11: Applied level transitions into "College/C" level. You will need to take at least 11 C Biology (SBI3C), 11 C Math (MBF3C), 11 C English (ENG3C) and the rest of your courses should either be at the "C", "M" or "U" level. Grade 12: You need to take at least 12 C Chemistry (SCH4C), 12 C Math (MAP4C), 12 C English (ENG4C), and the rest of the courses should either be C, M, or U level. Pathway/Workplace level science, math, and english courses are not enough to get into the Practical nursing program.

Thank you for posting this. I have never liked Tim Hudak, he's too extreme for my liking. I really worry about what's going to happen to our education and health care system if he is elected.

I think it's pretty evident that you have been a bit catty and petty. Some of your comments have conviently dissapeared/edited and your first comment stating "And for the record.... ILC courses/night courses are free!" Talk to the hand doesn't have any hint of attitude really? I'm sorry to be the one to break this to you but you are going to encounter all different personalities and attitudes being a PSW or a nurse and if you're deeply offendend by what others have posted in this older thread, then I don't know what else to tell you. I see there is no point in replying further to this because you come across as being passive agressive and highly sensitive when Ijust pointed out that ILC is not free and you made it a big deal. Please don't ask me to point out where you have been catty or passive aggressive because you have edited/deleted those posts. Anyway, I'm not going to reply again because this is going off topic. Bye

Ok then.... just because you feel ILC is free because it's a lot cheaper than other options doesn't make it free (most people equate free to being $0). I'm taking ILC courses because it is a lot cheaper than going through pre-health, so I agree with you on that. However, there are other reasons why people take pre-health over doing ILC. Some people choose pre-health because they rather be in a classroom setting learning things hands on and they don't have access to an adult/alternative school. I live in rural eastern ontario and there are no night schools. Doing correspondence through ILC isn't for everyone, you have to wait usually 2 days for a question to be answered through email and units take at least a week to get marked (it's a very slow process). If you're getting close to deadlines to apply for school, they will not mark your work any faster (check out the ILC facebook page) If you decide to do psw and do ILC courses, they're not bad. I'm doing the U level courses and they're really straightforward. Good luck with whatever you choose :)

I'm not being "technical", just stating a fact. I rather give readers accurate information so they can make an informed decision. I have spent $340 so far with ILC (that includes a graphing calculator for a math course) Yes, that is still a lot cheaper than prehealth, but far from being $0 (free)

Just because 1 option (for ex. ILC) is much cheaper than option 2 (pre-health) doesn't make it free. By that logic does that mean my $1 coffee I bought today is considered "free" compared to buying a more gourmet coffee at $5?

VulpesVulpes, ILC courses are not free. I've been taking courses since Spetember, each one has cost me $40...

If you went to school to be a RN you should try to find a job as a RN in other locations, it's not really fair for LPN's who are trying to find work.

You can do a google search "RN jobs Ottawa area" and you will find various RN positions including the major hospitals in Ottawa (CHEO, The Ottawa Hospital, Queens Carleton Hospital) and it will also bring up the more rural hospitals in the towns outside of Ottawa.

Where in Ontario do you live? There are RN jobs outside of the Ottawa region (Eastern Ontario) and some jobs northern Ontario. Compared to Alberta, Ontario isn't that bad (as long as you are not looking for a job in the GTA)

There is no way I would spend that much money on the pre health program when I can do all of the courses for much less through ILC or an adult learning school. Also, I can apply to any college/university.

If you want to find out how the University of Ottawa calculates averages for admissions or want more information you should contact the school :)

Your marks are actually pretty good. I'm sure you will get accepted. It's difficult to give you an exact cut off range since it changes every year, but a 90.7 % looks pretty good in my opinion.

Good luck getting into the practical nursing program :) I'm interested in attending Algonquin College as well but for the bachelor of science in nursing.

If your goal is to become a RN, and you don't have the required university level courses from high school then I would recommend you take them through adult learning/night school or through ILC (independent learning centre). I'm taking the university level biology and chemistry through ILC and it isn't too difficult. Bridging programs from lpn to rn can be quite competitive and you will end up being in school for longer. However, I'm sure gaining experience from the lpn program will give you valuaable nursing experience. It's really up to what you really want to do.... Good luck with everything :)

What school are you planning to do the psw to rpn bridge? I know Mohawk (here's the link) FAQ - Personal Support Worker (PSW) to Practical Nursing (PN) Bridging Diploma Program - Mohawk College requires some science and math. She had to complete the required math and science a few years back because that what was required to get into the bridging program. I remember her saying she was busy, but it just got harder when she went into practical nursing.

My apologies I just noticed you stated in a different post that you already have your psw certificate. The bridging option would probably be a better option than taking pre-health, if you can manage taking the required prerequisites to get into the psw to rpn bridge program. I'm taking math and chemistry through independent learning centre and it's fairly easy and it doesn't take long to complete the courses if you submit everything online.

I haven't done the bridging from psw to rpn, but a close friend of mine did it and she still had to complete the required prerequisites (chemistry, math, english) even though she had her psw certificate. Why are you looking into taking psw instead of the pre-health?

Good luck :) I can't offer much advice because I'm in the same boat as you, I'm looking at applying to a collaborative nursing program as well (algonquin college/university of ottawa and st lawrence college/laurentian university).[h=1][/h]