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Yes! I just finished watching it. It was a fascinating rendition of early medicine and nursing. I wish there was more than one season!

Offer made Status: conditional acceptance or acceptance

Thank you guys, it was a really tough choice because I worked so hard to finally obtain my seat. Then my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Now she is my priority, and it feels good being reassured I made the right choice. Even though it hurts, seeing my daughter suffer hurts more Her cancer is rare (poorly differentiated chordoma) so I have no idea when a remission may happen but I'm hoping to get her better soon! She's receiving chemotherapy now then we go to Boston for proton beam therapy. 🎗[emoji169]

Happily my school is super supportive and will hold my seat for me! I am very grateful.

Ok thank you for taking the time to reply

Hello fellow nurses and nursing students, I hope you are all doing well. The reason I am writing on here is to vent and seek advice.This month I started my second year of nursing, which at my school is the year you finally learn nurse stuff. Today was my fist day setting foot in the clinical setting and I couldn't have been more happy. I absolutely loved the experience, and I know nursing will be the right fit for me. However, today is also the day I have made the decision to withdraw from my program. Why? you might ask, because I am the mother of a critically ill child. My daughter has cancer, and it is inoperable. I knew this going into the program, but her diagnosis changed once I started my first week. At first they thought her cancer wouldn't respond to chemotherapy, but then the diagnosis changed to one that does; which means more time will be spent inpatient. I feel extremely heartbroken about this situation, and the decision to withdraw was not taken lightly. I put a lot of effort into completing my first year and I am very proud of that accomplishment. I guess I just feel it was all for nothing. Why is life so unfair? Why does my child have to be going through this? Anyway, I messaged my instructors today and informed them of my decision. I want to ask you guys, can seats be held for these types of situations? After completing my first year of school I was wait listed for 1 year (typical of my school) and *fingers crossed* when my darling child goes into remission I really don't want to be wait listed for yet another year. For example, can institutions defer seats a semester or two? I made this choice out of love for my child, because right now she needs me more than ever and school was diverting to much of my attention away from her. I just want to make sure it will be waiting for me when the storm settles.

It happens all the time!

I know lots of first year ( academic foundation students) who took only one or two classes a semester. You just won't be done in a year going that route, but it's an option. Also, as long as you take the classes suggested on the website, you can pick and choose the most appealing ones to you. The courses themselves are pretty easy, the bio, Patho, micro, and stats are the toughest, but certainly manageable. If your grades are decent you might not get wait listed. It depends on what registration date they give you.

She was HANGRY

I was on waiting list too last January and got in for the following January (2016). Unfortunately I had to wait a year, you might too. It gives you time to spend time with friends and family though!! Trust me embrace this time before studying starts up again 😁

Hey there, I think you have a chance of getting in since you were done your credits when you applied. They look at how many courses you have remaining for Academic foundations when you apply. So someone who has completed all their courses has a better shot at getting a seat than someone with 2-3 classes in AF remaining. Now I would make sure you have all of your immunizations up to date with records!! !!

Hey there, They don't look too much at gpa as long as you get more than C+. However, if you want to enter grad school one day I recommend no less than 3.5. It helps to apply soon, but they look at how many credits of AF you have completed at the time of application. For example, if you submit your application while you still require 4 AF classes, a person with only 1-2 AF classes would receive preferential review. Also, it's not uncommon to wait 6months to a year after you complete the AF for entry into the BSN .

Thank you, yes I am super excited I feel like I have been waiting ages for my seat ! I can totally understand the frustration your daughter must be feeling by being waitlisted. I applied for two intakes before I finally got my offer. I think she will get a seat since she has completed her academic foundations. They give priority to the students that either have 1-2 classes left in their foundations and those have completed it. I wish her luck !

My son has seizures and I was told to call after 5 minutes.

26 year old mom of two, start year two this January. I'm so excited!

I want to be an ER nurse when I earn my BSN. Eventually I would like to get either my MSN or NP. I haven't decided yet whether I want to pursue the academic side of nursing or the clinical side.

Hi there, I completed my academic foundations in nursing certificate at Douglas College in January. I obtained word of my acceptance for the January 2016 intake in February. Tell your daughter to google "Douglas college application status" and enter her student ID and password. She can click her applications to see if any offer was made. She could also call the registrar and ask. If an offer was made she should have already heard by now, as I've received several letters in the mail with instructions on the next steps in the application process. The wait list for the BSN program is about a year once the academic foundation certificate is completed in full.

I always admire your posts! This is great advice

Hubby is a gas fitter

Reading this only solidifies what I know to be true --I'm an emergency nurse at heart. I can't wait to specialize into this field!

Good question, I'm here to watch the replies :)

I too don't have parents to help pay for my schooling and I have a family to support while I'm In school. Because of of my circumstances, I have to take out student loans each semester. I've completed a year and 1 extra semester and already owe 36, 000 and it scares the crap out of me. I still have 3 years of schooling left. By the time I have completed school, I'll owe about $100,000. Is this normal? I don't know, but what I do know is I want to be a nurse, and unfortunately this is the only way I can accomplish this goal. One day I hope to obtain a masters in nursing and work as a NP, but that all depends on my grades.

I'm reading this and still thinking about ice cream....

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Learning about C-diff in school, then being offered chocolate pudding later that day.... Lol.