RPN program admission cut off?

Not sure what the actual cut off dates are but I think for Jan intakes each school differs. Seneca and Sheridan for example are already closed which means they take first come first serve for Jan. intakes. Not sure about GB or CENT. You should call the school to see what their policy for Sep 2011 intake is but I believe for Sep the cut offs are the end of Feb for equal consideration. I would contact the admissions for the two you are interested in to confirm this. they fill really fast! HOpe this helps.

Sorry, my question was vague, I meant the actual grades that are typically required for admission.

My bad... you did mention your grades but when I saw cut offs I thought admission dates. I honestly would say that if you have around 75% average you stand a chance but of course it will depend on the applicant pool for that year and their averages compared to yours. I could be mistaken but since you have done University courses now they will look at them first over your high school marks as you are now applying as a transfer student and not a high school student. I could be wrong but give the admissions office a call to confirm. Good luck.

Thanks for the info. Since I won't be applying and finding out if I got in for nearly a year, I'm a little concerned about getting my hopes up over the next year but I had a 91% average in High school and a 3.0/4.3 over 2 years of university which are mostly math/science credits so I'm hoping that will put me in the clear. I really wish they'd post the average cutoffs for the previous year's intake on their websites. I realize it changes with circumstances and total number of applicants each year but it would really help to have a ballpark before you go putting all your eggs in one basket lol.

My friend went to GB for RPN, graduated last April, when she applied the cut-off grade was 87%.

When I applied to Mo-Mac, the cut-off was 84%.

Too many people applying to the RPN program right now (50% for all the wrong reasons, lol), so you may have some stiff competition.

Oh wow, that is stiff competition :o/

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Too many people applying to the RPN program right now (50% for all the wrong reasons, lol), so you may have some stiff competition.

What do YOU consider the wrong reasons?

Just a thought ... since you stated that you had 2 years of university under your belt you could be classified as a Mature Student. Has it been 2 years since you graduated from highschool? if so it could improve your chances of getting in ...but on top of that you have excellent highschool marks so Id say your chances are really good for getting into your College of choice. I went to Fanshawe and I think the cut off was 70-75 ish % but that was 3 years ago...

What do YOU consider the wrong reasons?

Money.

Although it is a factor to consider, and they money is great, it shouldn't be a deciding factor.

IMO.

I could be wrong of course, easily. But I would think the nursing admisson numbers are sponsored by the province/federal government/estimated required nurses? I suspect if thats true attrition rates are also factored in and people that go for just monetary reasons are probably the first to drop out. Any rigourous school programme requires passion as much as intelligence and hard work.

I think its hard to assess anyone's "rightfulness" to be in a programme - whatever it may be, but thats just my humble opinion.

For myself as example, I think if I were being honest, I'd probably not be interested in nursing if it offered a pay of $12/hr. Does that make me a bad candidate? I want to nurse. I want a job I feel I'm making a difference at and that I can help people. But I also want a life of relative comfort. I don't need a lexus, but I don't want to walk to work either.

I would guess a lot of people go into nursing *thinking* its what they want too; when really it isn't. I went into chemistry thinking it would be great only to find out he reality of a chemistry graduate is far from what I had imagined. Perhaps I took a spot from an aspiring chemist at UofT (although I doubt it - lots of empty seats and its not a high admission programme). But is that really my fault?

I've been out for some drinks and probably rambling but I've seen this sort of mentality posted a lot in nursing threads - "only certain people have a right to be here".

I think nursing is a noble profession and should definitly be selective, but who is selected I think is highly subjective - its hard to determine who will be a good and bad nurse? Maybe I'm wrong..I'm a chemistry student so far....chemicals =/= people lol.

I think there is something wrong with the selection into nursing education at all levels.

I started in a large class of 72. After first semester we were down to 65. By the end of second semester we were down to 60. I graduated with 43 of my original classmates. I personally know of 5 who have walked away after working a few years (injury, found out they hated nursing, hated shift work).

I've worked with some great RNs who have science related degrees. Their families thought they should have went to med school. One told me they knew they wanted to be in healthcare in some area and they just didn't want another five or more years for a medicine degree and nursing paid them just fine for their effort.

I know this is a generalization but the least inspiring nurses I've worked with are the ones who came into nursing with humanities degrees. When I went to nursing school there were no accelerated programmes, so in my class there were a couple of BAs in English and Sociology. One know manages a nursing home, the others either never finished the course or left in their first year of work. For the accelerated degree holders who have Humanities degrees there just doesn't seem to be the desire to nurse. We nearly spit out our coffee when one told us "my parents told me to take nursing so I could start earning some money, because they'd already paid for my French Literature degree and wouldn't pay for a Masters in it". This nurse planned to "go into management asap" because "I don't like all the touching people and stuff" (very articulate student). Most of the humanities grads admit their degrees are not the most useful thing in the job market and many have told us that they felt nursing shouldn't be a degree course because it involved so much contact with bodily fluids.

I don't know what the schools should do but they need to do something.

I have a degree in Psychology and Sociology and a few statistics courses. I think this was helpful in nursing school when it came to doing projects and writing essays but nursing on the floor, it really made no difference at all. I doubt I would do it again if I could do my life over again.

If there was an accelerated program near me, I would have done it mainly for some added job security. I have no desire to go into management at all. I really just find the thought of organizing a unit overwhelming. Heck, sometimes just getting through the day is overwhelming.

In regards to the admission process, maybe the schools should start interviewing people again with some criteria that can be measured instead of marks being the only requirement. Just a thought, I don't know.