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The other schools I applied to were Trent, Mac, U of T, and Humber. At Humber I was waitlisted with my fall grades and then they recalculated and accepted me off the waitlist with my winter grades. I cant say what happens with Trent because I was acc...

If you have > 80% Western defers their admission decision until your winter grades released.

I was in the same situation choosing between schools last year. I chose Western primarily based on the length of the program, and also because of its reputation with employers. After a year in the program I'm not really sure what the right answer is....

Hmm yeah I guess I'm not sure! I am surprised they would have expanded since they were having a hard time finding placement spots when they increased from 64 to 96.

As I mentioned in a previous thread, looking at the posts from last year is not reliable. Last year Western found out they had the ability to increase the size of their program from 64 to 96 spaces and this was done between June and July by taking pe...

I was on the waitlist last year, people started hearing back in June and I was accepted off it in July. However, last year they increased the spaces in the program from 64 to 96 after the waitlist was created so 32 people got off of it. This was a bi...

An awesome book! "The Makings of a Nurse" by Tilda Shalof is also similar and a great read.

No, anything they accept as transfer credits appears on your transcript as pass/fail.

If you are looking for the updated curriculum it is correct on their site now.

When I was accepted to Trent last year I also had four or five transfer credits. It is definetly possible to decrease your courseload, I think I had three transfer credits in the first semester and one or two in other semesters. I looked into trying...

I remember from the application process last year it was the same way, so I don't think it has to do with your application. Trent provided lots of info, more then any of the other programs I applied to (Western, U of T, Mac, Humber).

I am currently in the Western program, just finished up first year and starting the summer semester shortly. I was deciding between Western and Trent and ultimately chose Western for the same reason (it was significantly shorter then Trent's). Knowi...

the first thing I saw when I was trying to come up with a random username!

Westerns program is 19 months (Fall/Winter/Summer/Fall/Winter) while Trent's is 27 months (Fall/Winter/Summer/Fall/Winter/Summer/Fall). After already having debt from my first degree I wanted to be out working as soon as I could, and it was also two ...

One more thing about job prospects, it really depends on how flexible you are. Getting your dream job out of school isn't always possible, especially in some specialities. I think in today's economy you have to be willing to take any job and/or reloc...

I am finishing up the first year at Western. I was accepted to the program with an average between 83-84 on my last two years of my undergrad, and my average is about the same now. So yes it is absolutely possible to get a B average. Depending on wha...

I am in the Western Compressed Time Frame program currently. I will agree the program is quite disorganized, although I don't have any other nursing education to compare it to. Our curriculum was changed this year due to a lack of placements, so like...

I was waitlisted originally but got accepted off the waitlist in early June. I'm assuming this is when they got my final transcripts and re-ranked me on the list, since my average was much higher once my winter marks were included.

Thats awesome, congrats!!

ltang62, just thought I would let you know that the new curriculum is posted on the uwo nursing website now (if you haven't already seen it).

My grades definitely improved because of my study habits, but I also had more of an interest in my classes. I knew that in order to get in I had to get essentially everything over 80 in the last two years. If I switched to RPN I was going to essentia...

Hi bubbles3012, Although I am not able to tell you what you should do I can share with you my story as I feel it is very similar to yours. I went to U of G and realized in my second year my science degree would not get me very far and I didn't have a...

Hi Kissunshine, I am an undergraduate student so unfortunately I'm not able to answer question, but I was curious about your credentials to get an interview with U of T. Would you mind sharing your education/work experience/ undergrad GPA/etc. I am ...

Np! They advise against it, however after getting through the first year I intend on starting to work part-time. Lots of other people are also working part time or volunteering. There are definetly times it is more challenging to balance everything ...

Personally, I wouldn't recommend it. The program is very heavy and is especially challenging the second half of each semester when you are in placement for a couple of days a week. I am just finishing up term 2 and most of us are pretty drained. That...