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Study groups! My school's student association has special groups just for A&P. If you're a visual learner, I'd also suggest labeling/coloring blank diagrams or drawing your own.

I'm currently doing my second degree in nursing. My first degree was a BA in African Studies. I realized I wanted to do nursing in my third year of my BA, but stuck it out until the end of the program so I could get my pre-reqs done. I certainly don't regret the knowledge or perspective I got from my first degree, but the amount of time and energy it took are things I can't get back. You can burn out pretty easily in university no matter what degree you're working on, and if you then have another two or four years to go, it gets daunting. An accelerated program is an even bigger challenge, so if you have the option to take it slow, I'd certainly go for that to maximize your potential for good grades. There's no guarantee you could take the accelerated option either. Since I have a BA without the requisite anatomy, microbiology, pathophysiology, psychology, and statistics courses, I wasn't even able to get into an accelerated program. As other people have been saying, most nursing programs will require you to do liberal arts electives anyway, so there's plenty of space for you to explore other things you're interested in! If, as you said, finances aren't a problem for you, do summer school or an online course for the joy of learning even more. If I had known in high school that I was going to do nursing, I would have gone straight for it. The sooner you start, the sooner you finish, the sooner you get a job! You can always take more courses at school later, but what you can't do is get your career started earlier!

My school actually requires the Classic II, so I think that's a solid bet. BTW, I love your avatar/user name! (Always.)

I had a 3.7, but I declined my offer so there's one more spot off the waitlist. :) I hope you get in!

There's actually a more recent thread called "Humber College Second Entry (2015)" if you want Humber information. There's also the thread "Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2015)" with a detailed conversation about Humber on page 23. :) I think the GPA cut-off so far has been 3.5, but they should be starting to take people off the waitlist around now.

February 26th.

You should be in good shape. My high school top 6 was 93, and my sciences were in the mid-80s. Best of luck, friend!

Humber finally got back to me (three months after I submitted my application, ugh) and let me in. I won't be going. The more I learn about the program, the less I like it. No summer vacations apparently, which I need to earn money for school. Barely any information, not for prospective students, not for current students, which I can't stand. I'll be at GBC/Ryerson come September, so my Humber spot is open for someone on the waitlist :)

Pediatrics or northern nursing for me! That may change when I do some different placements, but for now it feels like everything else in my life has pushed me towards those. :)

Finally got that offer! I second rainyd's question.

Ahhh, thank you. Yeah, I spoke to Claire (who wasn't very helpful to me). I also had to argue courses I'd done and send transcripts more than once. Well, we'll see. :)

Sorry - what do you mean by recruiting agents?

Congratulations!!! Humber royally screwed up my application, so I'm still waiting for an answer. I've been told I'm above the cut-off so I should get in, but who even knows at this point. There's so little information about this program out there, I was wondering if anyone had been to the school to talk to staff?

Thanks for your reply! I'm not eligible for any other 2nd-entry program because I don't have the university pre-reqs. U of T doesn't really let humanities people take science courses. Humber's prep semester would cover that part, but then there's the whole issue of an extra semester. I didn't know about the sections. That's kind of a pain. I will be able to get out of the liberal studies electives, but probably not anything else. What did you think of the program otherwise?

Thanks for your reply! No, I haven't. I don't have any university science background yet.The Humber prep semester would cover that, but then I guess so would GB/Ryerson.