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Hi! I was moving for a permanent staff position, so I applied directly through the hospital's website, and then emailed their HR to let them know I'm Canadian and where I was during the CGFNS/registration process. When it took longer than I would've ...

I just write it down from knowledge/experience! The first time, I was nervous enough already about everything working out that I had trouble racking my brain putting what we do into words/percentages. It all worked out but I thought you may appreciat...

Hi there, I am a RN originally from Vancouver who just went through the TN process for the second time earlier this week. You will need to present your WA state license at the border in order to obtain TN status. They will take a photocopy of it...

Hi! I'm not sure if you've been able to find an answer to your question, but from what I remember, there were several time slots (2 morning and an afternoon) for every weekday. If not every weekday, it was offered at least 3x a week: there were many...

Hi there, I am an RN in BC looking to move down to Washington state to be with my partner. I've read through a recent thread regarding moving to Seattle from Vancouver, but was hoping to find some more perspectives. If anyone here able to share their...

Congratulations! Good luck with the big move. Thanks for the heads up on the Nursing Commission processing times.

@Kayycee Hi! How has everything turned out for you? I am finally in your shoes, just waiting to hear back from the nursing commission. I'm hoping to hear soon back regarding a specialty residency program for my top choice hospital in Seattle!

Hi @Kayycee, I'm still in BC at the moment, also waiting for my education to be verified and licence approved! I'm coming up on my 1 year mark as an RN and hoping to have around 1.5-2 years before I start applying to jobs down south.

Hi Gswords, Your posts on previous topics have been very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to elaborate and answer my questions! My practice is currently based in post-op cardiac surgery, and it seems like there's demand for cardiac nurses, or ...

I applied with a 3.8, but the pre-requisites have changed since my intake. There's a couple threads on more recent intakes in the link from my last post, where you can check out what students got in with for Fall 2016 and January 2017 :)

Hi there, I'm currently in Langara's program and I know several people in the program who got accepted after retaking A&P, Langara just took the highest mark into account for the GPA calculation. I'm not sure about BCIT and VCC, but there's a Can...

There's few programs in BC that offer direct entry from high school, and in the lower mainland the only direct entry option is Kwantlen. If you're planning on living in the lower mainland, I believe your best decision would be to complete pre-requisi...

If you sign up on the first day that applications open as a new student at Langara, you get an earlier registration time. When I was in high school, I applied to Langara on the very fist day you could and was able to get all 5 of the courses I needed...

Sorry Kay, I misunderstood what you meant when you said "An extra English class isn't exactly going to prepare us anymore," which is why I commented. I agree that Langara should've put these changes in for an intake later than Spring 2017 and wish yo...

The extra English course is one that you'll have to take during the program. I am currently in term one and the load is quite heavy. Many of us took English 1129 /1130 prior to starting the program, but there are a few people in the program who have ...

Of course! I totally understand how you feel. UBC (Vancouver)- This program is aimed towards students who already have an undergraduate degree, which is why it's shorter. I've heard it's not as hands-on as some of the other programs, but that's prob...

Yeah, initially to get into Langara, you just had to complete the pre-requisites with the minimum GPA and you'd be given a seat eventually, but the waitlist grew so big that there was a two year wait! In order to stop the crazy wait, a couple years a...

Thank you! Yup! Langara only has 5 prereqs (6 if you take them at another school) so I did them all my first semester. I didn't do any volunteer work since Langara is strictly GPA based. A good website to find opportunities is govolunteer.ca (if you ...

I was accepted to Langara for September 2015 earlier this year so I've been doing some courses I'd have to take in the program anyways, like English and biomedical ethics :)

Hi Roaa! I wish I could answer more of your questions, but I'm neither a Kwantlen nor BCIT student. However, BCIT and Kwantlen were both some options I looked at when I was in high school (I graduated in 2014). In regards to BCIT, I emailed them and ...

Hi everyone! Applications are now closed and acceptances should be sent out later this month. I'd love to hear from anyone who receives their acceptance as well as students currently in the program offering any advice, or anyone (im)patiently waiting...

@nixnurse: I definitely know how you're feeling! Hope your finals go well and you're able to boost up! @xsazakura: Are you currently at Langara? If you're finishing up your prereqs you can apply as long as your grades will be available before the May...

I don't think Langara will round your GPA up, since on the transcripts it always shows up as a number with 2 decimal spaces, for example, 3.00. 3.46 is quite close to the cutoff for this semester, so you may end up having to wait a bit for your accep...

I don't think so! I know some who got in for Fall 2015 after retaking biology 1190

Langara. Programs & Courses: Biology: Unfortunately, it looks like there are some nursing pre-requisites for the first level of patho