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I had alot of interest last year in doing nursing through the forces. I went to the recruitment office in Ottawa. I still am about to go through nursing school though so i haven't experienced it. It would be best to go to an office and talk to someone. I really had my sights set on joining DART (Disaster Assistance Response Team) which is based out of Kingston, Ontario. I think that Nursing in the forces would be a wonderful opportunity. Like the others have said, you do go through PT just like any other soldier. The recruiter told me that during training you would do all of the physical exercises, a little weapons training (not compared to combat soldiers) and then would have your own medical/ nursing classes during the training. Usually they keep you in Canada for at-least 2 years after you have passed PT and are officially a Nursing Officer. If you dont speak french they also send you to Quebec to learn (I believe, it is Quebec). You could always look into the reserves if you dont want to go outside Canada/ dont want to do full time :) They have a good measure of skills for the entrance exam/ PT requirements on the website. You should try to be able to pass those requirements fro Physical training before going. I cant really speak to the actual nursing on the job part yet though. good luck!

Hey Kneuroknut! Oh alright that makes sense! I didnt realize that they only accepted degree holders in January! I am going to keep on calling them because they give me different answers on GPA cutoffs each time that i call haha! I am applying to the transfer route! Best of luck with this year's applications :)

Hey Kneuroknut! I am just curious, i called U of C the other day and they said that the cutoff average was 3.3 in Fall 2016. Did you apply for the Winter term with a 3.44?

I called in the other day and they told me 3.3 last fall? I am confused because i have seen on here that it was much higher. Good luck everyone! So happy for everyone who has been accepted! :)

I originally applied but then cancelled my application for family/ health reasons. I will be applying again for next September! I would love to hang around on this post and see how the process goes for everyone! I am also looking to see what the cutoff GPA will be like this Winter. Good Luck everyone :)

Congratulations!! :) I have decided to hold off until next September for family reasons! If you dont mind me asking, what was your GPA? Everywhere that i look, the GPA is insanely high to get in! It is actually higher than it is to go to graduate school for Physiotherapy right now! I wish you the best of luck :)

Hello everyone! I have decided because of certain family issues happening at home that i will hold off until next September to go to school for Nursing. I am still really confused about how they calculate my GPA though. Do they transfer each grade from a percentage into a GPA and then get the average GPA? Because if they calculate my average through percentages and then convert it to a GPA i am above a 3.7, but if they transfer each grade to a GPA and then get the average of them i am much lower... Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

I applied to the U of C Winter 2017 program! I took the Athabasca University A/P course and haven't done well in it due to some family health issues that have taken most of my time. It is strange for me as that course comes in way below what i am used to getting. I have a 89.46 major average at the University of Waterloo. Unfortunately due to the uniqueness of my program there, most of those high average courses wont transfer and they will probably end up taking my lowest marks. I am really confused about how they calculate averages though. I know that an 80-84 is a 3.7 but then it drops to 77-79.9 is a 3.3. So how do we know what is in between that? Also i have courses transferring from an exchange in Australia but they wont tell me what they translate to in my GPA. I think that i am actually about to go crazy from the anxiety that i feel not knowing these things! It is 1 am and i am frantically searching for answers when i work at 4 am. Can anyone help me out? Also when i called they told me that the cutoff is 3.07 BUT that the faculty will release a higher one later on. Good luck everyone! :)

Hello everyone! I applied to the Winter 2017 program! I took the Athabasca University A/P course and haven't done well in it due to some family health issues that have taken most of my time. It is strange for me as that course comes in way below what i am used to getting. I have a 89.46 major average at the University of Waterloo. Unfortunately due to the uniqueness of my program there, most of those high average courses wont transfer and they will probably end up taking my lowest marks. I am really confused about how they calculate averages though. I know that an 80-84 is a 3.7 but then it drops to 77-79.9 is a 3.3. So how do we know what is in between that? Also i have courses transferring from an exchange in Australia but they wont tell me what they translate to in my GPA. I think that i am actually about to go crazy from the anxiety that i feel not knowing these things! It is 1 am and i am frantically searching for answers when i work at 4 am. Can anyone help me out? Also when i called they told me that the cutoff is 3.07 BUT that the faculty will release a higher one later on. Good luck everyone!