I'm starting this topic for those who are applying to 2nd-entry programs, to start in 2014.
A bit about myself:
I'll be applying to University of Ottawa and University of Toronto.
Graduated with a Social Science degree from Ottawa U w/ 7.2 CGPA (aka 3.33 on 4.0 scale, or a B+)
A lot of community involvement in health promotion, youth counseling programs, women's health research..
Currently taking the prerequisites...
I'm kind of nervous about the applications because I know how competitive these programs are... Any advice from current 2-year BScN students would be great!
@kdex91 Yes, It is my first choice for now. I have also been sort of considering U of T, just because their program and clinical options look great. But I haven't been accepted yet. But I am still pretty set on Queens at this time. We should definitely start a group. Is Queens your first choice?
@kdex91 Yes, It is my first choice for now. I have also been sort of considering U of T, just because their program and clinical options look great. But I haven't been accepted yet. But I am still pretty set on Queens at this time. We should definitely start a group. Is Queens your first choice?
We are literally in the same boat. I am tied between Queen's and UofT but I haven't been accepted to UofT yet. It'll be a really tough decision between the two schools! I'm not sure if we can make a group or not since it probably needs to be approved like the UofT group?
We are literally in the same boat. I am tied between Queen's and UofT but I haven't been accepted to UofT yet. It'll be a really tough decision between the two schools! I'm not sure if we can make a group or not since it probably needs to be approved like the UofT group?
Good Point! That's probably true. I don't know how you would even go about that.
Out of curiosity, has anyone heard from McMaster yet? I am anxiously waiting to hear and from the looks of previous years they start sending out acceptances in the next couple weeks.
Also, I am wondering why so many of you have not really discussed McMaster as one of your choices. Is it because of the problem-based learning approach or if the requirements for the program were not entirely met (i.e. specific pre-reqs not taken)?
I've heard negative things about the PBL approach (that it is challenging/stressful) and am wondering if anyone has had experience or comments with respect to the approach they take?
Thanks in advance for any replies and congrats so far to all of you that have gotten accepted. From the sounds of it, we are going to have some phenomenal future nurses coming out of these programs! :)
Hey, I was just wondering where you saw that you had a deferral from western? When I login in to Western's page the box where it would say admitted or rejected is blank with nothing in it so far and I'm in the process of completing a pre-req this term. Thanks!
Out of curiosity, has anyone heard from McMaster yet? I am anxiously waiting to hear and from the looks of previous years they start sending out acceptances in the next couple weeks.
Also, I am wondering why so many of you have not really discussed McMaster as one of your choices. Is it because of the problem-based learning approach or if the requirements for the program were not entirely met (i.e. specific pre-reqs not taken)?
I've heard negative things about the PBL approach (that it is challenging/stressful) and am wondering if anyone has had experience or comments with respect to the approach they take?
Thanks in advance for any replies and congrats so far to all of you that have gotten accepted. From the sounds of it, we are going to have some phenomenal future nurses coming out of these programs! :)
Hey NeuroMaz, I would have applied to Mac if I was able to! I graduated with 2 degrees and unfortunately, they don't accept people with 2 Bachelor's degrees.
Regarding the PBL approach, I actually only recently found out about it from a friend of mine who's doing nursing at UWO and am quite surprised that Mac is doing it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but each student has a section they need to present and cover in front of the class and then the class discusses it? If so, I personally don't trust this approach because although you learn better by teaching, anyone can miss something or explain something wrong/not fully and then the whole class suffers. Does anyone think differently? I would love to hear your opinion about this as well.
I don't believe that is quite how McMaster approaches PBL. They are known for PBL as they have been using it for decades and basically the idea is to teach students to build on their knowledge before trying to solve a problem. I don't know the exact details but I think that for Macs BScN program there is an actual class dedicated to PBL in which you are given a problem (I believe in the form of a case study or something similar), then you are put in small groups where you discuss and work towards a solution using the knowledge you have acquired in your preparation beforehand. It is very self-directed. There are still professors that lecture for other classes, though.
hi everyone! is the FB group for uofT up? My friend that just graduated told me that it does not need approval from the school, since it is separate. It is for the students so usually one student makes it and everyon joins!
I FINALLY figured out how to search for the group by ID LOL. It doesn't come up when you just do a search in the search bar, but typing in facebook.com/ID# you gave us worked :)
I am in the same boat as you! Does a deferral increase or decrease our chances of getting into UWO or not? I'm so confused Are you in the process of finishing your degree as well, and perhaps in the middle of completing a pre-requisite? If you don't mind, could you share your stats with us? Thanks in advance!
Hey! Yes I am completing my degree right now too, and I am also in the middle of completing the statistics requirement. To be perfectly honest, my gpa is on the lower end of the scale so I am literally just trying to get my marks as high as possible this term but I am so nervous! Especially since the cutoff is undetermined, I don't know what I'm working towards. UWO is my top choice but the fact they don't consider anything but grades is really not in my favour at all. I also applied to Mac and Toronto.
Does a deferral increase or decrease our chances of getting into UWO or not? I'm so confused
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@kdex91 Yes, It is my first choice for now. I have also been sort of considering U of T, just because their program and clinical options look great. But I haven't been accepted yet. But I am still pretty set on Queens at this time. We should definitely start a group. Is Queens your first choice?