U of Calgary Degree holder route Winter 2014

[ilovenursing2013]

Just wondering if anyone else also applied for the winter 2014 admission to UofCalgary? I am just a little bit scared of not being able to get in, because my first degree was taken on a really part time basis (over 6 years, including a 1.5 year break). And my CGPA was really low (About 2.7). However, after taking another full course at UofT and taking the physiology/anatomy requirement online at Athabasca university, my transfer GPA over the last 5 full courses/10 half courses is about 3.59. So theoretically, I think I should be able to get in. However, i'm wondering if anyone knows how schools look at people who take a really long time to finish undergrad (with a really average GPA) and whether this will affect their chances of admission?...

Any information would be greatly appreciated

Thanks so much to all!

[almostanRN89]

No, Mount Royal doesn't have an accelerated option. Sorry, to clarify: your chances of getting a peds placement at some point in the program are pretty good. The school does their best to ensure that everyone has a wide variety of experiences. It was just a combination of chance and me not ever requesting peds that led to me not having a peds placement. For perinatal it's a bit different as there aren't any perinatal placements in Terms 5 and 6, so your odds are a bit lower of getting one of these placements throughout the program. But I think most people who really wanted perinatal and requested it for both Terms 7 AND 8 got some perinatal experience at one point or another. Again, the school does a pretty good job of balancing your preferences with where you've been before because the focus of the program isn't on any one specialized area. And sorry, I think the number of admissions changes a bit with every semester. The year I was accepted they let in barely any transfer students for September entry (like 17) and then admitted probably over 120 for the after-degree/transfer entry in January.

[jacsmack]

Thank you again haha! i apologize for all the questions.

this question is for anyone that would know.. does the University of Calgary email you an acceptance, or do you have to continually check the website through which we applied?

[coagulationcascade]

Hey! I also applied for Jan 2014 (degree holders). I was reading previous threads on here and it does look like most people got accepted early-mid November. Does anyone know if they take graduate degree GPA into account? I'm not sure if the grade for my thesis would be a "transferable credit". Good luck!!

[jacsmack]

Hey! I do not think they take into account your GPA from graduate studies. I think they just need your transcripts to verify that you graduated from those programs. Only the last 5 full course equivalents, are used to calculate gPA as far as i know!

[jacsmack]

So i recently talked with someone from the nursing program, and she said that they actually DO take your graduate studies courses into account when calculating your gPA.

[ssr87]

Hey everyone,

I got my letter of admission yesterday. Has anyone else received theirs? I look forward to meeting you all in a few months! :-)

[ssr87]

I got a letter in the mail.

[jacsmack]

Wow that is awesome ssr87!!

Do you mind me asking what your gpa and such were?! Also, when did you complete handing in all of your transcripts and such?

I just handed mine in on September 30th, so am assuming i will be waiting a while!

Thanks! :)

[coagulationcascade]

Wow that's super exciting! Did your U of C portal also say admitted?? I'm waiting on my anatomy and physiology courses to be evaluated so I think I have to wait a while too Hope to join you guys in Jan!

[aelle]

Hey everyone!

I have also been admitted to the degree holder program for 2014 - found out on the 26th. And yes, it will say "admitted" on your U of C portal once you have been accepted. Hope everyone hears back soon as well!

Looking forward to meeting everyone in January!

[ssr87]

I am not sure what my GPA was; I had something in the 3.7-3.8 range in the last two years of my degree, but many of my classes were not transferable to U of C and so those classes weren't used in the GPA calculation. If they used classes I took in second year my average definitely would be a lot lower!

I submitted my application and had all if my transcripts sent in as soon as the application opened and that is likely why I have found out so early.

Sorry if this wasn't all that helpful! I hope you get your letter soon! :)

[coagulationcascade]

One more question for you guys. How long did U of C give you to accept/decline your offer? I'm a little concerned about this part as I have to look into funding and a few other things before I could accept. What type of deposit do they want? Thanks!