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your GPA should definitely be competitive enough my GPA was lower than yours currently and I got in additionally I believe all you need is at least a 3.0 . The primary thing you need to ensure is that you have not failed/repeated any courses . Even with a high GPA if you failed / repeated any nursing courses you won't get admission

No problem ! Im still in the bridging portion & don't know exact averages but our professors and past bridging students have told us as long as you get the 3.0 gpa without failing/repeating any courses in the centennial bridging portion you are pretty much guaranteed into the Ryerson portion . You aren't competing for a spot with your other class mates you just need to meet those requirements and you're in ! ? I believe they do this to weed out those who may not be successful in the University portion. BSCN requires a much more in depth look at topics learned in the PN program. From what I hear though a bit more tricky than other bridging programs . A majority of those admitted into the Centennial bridging program successfully make it to the Ryerson portion. If you can meet the program requirements you have the tools needed to succeed !

Hello, I am currently in the Centennial - Ryerson program I got in with a 3.6 average. A few of my friends got some C's in the RPN program but still got into the program one of my friends had a 3.0 exactly and got in. As long as you have a 3.0 cumulative gpa and no failures\repeats I believe you'll be fine.

Thank you for the info ! I ended up accepting the flex bridging program that starts in September ? My question now is if i complete my third semester of the bridge in September 2020 when do I start the Ryerson portion ?

First of all congratulations ! I'm currently a new graduate RPN interested in taking a similar pathway. I received an offer for the centennial program and was just curious about how you found the program in terms of difficulty and overall school culture. I'm hearing the full time program is 5 days a week which I'm worried will minimize my ability to continue working. Were you able to work while in the program ? I don't really want to do the bridging flexible because I then have to do the Ryerson portion part time but I understand I may have no choice

The lastest edition is the 7th it's a green book you can purchase it here Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination: Linda Anne Silvestri PhD RN, Angela Silvestri MSN RN: 978

I'm glad you brought up minimizing study resources I feel this is the best way to keep your studying focused and reduce overloading yourself with information. I was given the same advice by people who took the exam before me and though I was worried at times that I wasn't' studying enough it truly was effective for me. I mainly wanted to focus on understanding the format of the exam questions and I had to give myself a better understanding of the rationales for right AND wrong answers. Study Materials: CPNRE prep guides 3-5 & predictor test Saunder's Nclex-pn book Theory lecture notes Primarily, I studied the questions and rationales in the prep guides for about 2 hours a night for 3 weeks and used my Saunder's book and theory notes occasionally for clarity on certain areas. I did the predictor test a few days before my exam and that gave me a breakdown of areas to focus my studying on. During the exam though I told myself I wouldn't I went back over my answers and actually caught a few details in some questions that I missed prior so it's important to stay focused while reading questions and take your time but also keep in mind if you spend to much time on a question you will start second guessing ALL your answers and that may be your downfall. After the test my emotions were all over the place somedays I felt I passed others I was sure I failed. Honestly the wait is the worst part but luckily I passed on my first attempt :) Best of luck to future test takers!

Glad you didn't give up ! Congrats !

I haven't personally taken a cpnre course but those I know who have didn't really find it helpful. I would highly suggest focusing on the CPNRE practice questions and rationales (I used the 3rd-5th editions) this will help you have a better understanding of the types of answers they are looking for on the test. Along with that I used the Saunder's review book and school notes just to brush up on some topics . A few days before the exam I took the predictor test (have a 95-100% chance of passing) and it helped me recognize my weaker areas. All my friends who used this similar studying technique passed.

I took my exam in Toronto

JUST CHECKED MY EMAIL I PASSED ! Congrats to everyone else we did it ! :)

I just wish we had more knowledge about their grading process so we could better understand why the process takes so long . Especially for a fully digital exam ! Ugh everything is just so vague it makes things super frustrating

I was so sure the results would come in this week

That's what I'm thinking also I was hoping we'd be lucky enough to get them this week but that doesn't look like it's gonna happen . Does anyone know if there is a particular day of the week they tend to release results or is it just any day ?

I haven't received my results yet but it seems in this thread so far people received their results in 3-4 weeks so I'm anticipating those of us who wrote in October to get our results in 1-2 weeks from now since results are online instead of through mail now

Congrats to everyone that passed so far ! Best of luck in your nursing career

I agree 6 weeks is just way too long especially when its a test completely done on the computer . They really have to work on this for the future

I meant WORST * loool

the wait is honestly the best part ugh ! I wish it wasn't so long

I took it this Friday , it was fair I guess but I found some of the questions very vague and hard to decipher. I just pray we all pass.

Where did you hear this information? This is the first I'm hearing of this

Even for people writing this week ?

Did you find the predictor test to be at the same level of difficulty as the exam ?

I don't think anyone can tell you which areas YOU need to study because we are all stronger in different areas and with the exam you kinda have to be ready for anything. I haven't taken the exam as of yet but i've been studying the practice questions from prep guides 3-5. I set a timer giving myself 1 minute to complete each question & then go through the answers and rationales. I look at not only why an answer is correct but why the other answers are wrong. Any areas I feel I am unclear about or struggled in I write them down and do a quick overview of the nursing considerations. The most important thing to do from what I've heard is to focus on the prep guide questions because they give you an idea of how questions on the test will be formatted and what they are looking for in terms of answers. I'm going to do the predictor test tomorrow to get a better view of which areas I may need to touch up on and continue to go from there. You can purchase the prep guides and predictor test here: Assessment Strategies Inc.

how did you find it overall ? any tips for what to focus on when studying ?