UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

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Hi everybody! I haven't found an active discussion thread for September 2019 applicants to UBC's BSN program yet, so here is one!

12 minutes ago, yahjeh said:

Just found this thread. I've been on edge all month and for some reason I thought I would hear back at the beginning of April. It's so nerve racking waiting until the end of April. This was something I decided to do in November and I did my undergraduate four years ago, so the application process was a little rushed for me.

Did anyone apply anywhere else? What are your back up plans? I've applied and been accepted to the Douglas pre-nursing program for Sept. And I think I'm going to get my ducks in a row to apply to BCIT as well...?

I applied last minute too, I wish I applied more places and had my ducks in a row haha! So I’m definitely sitting on edge ??

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13 minutes ago, Natalie Gould said:

I applied last minute too, I wish I applied more places and had my ducks in a row haha! So I’m definitely sitting on edge ??

I originally only applied to UBC and was really confident in my application, but people started asking me what my back up plan was...then I started getting worried.

I wonder what the application numbers are in comparison to how many students are accepted. I couldn't really find anything online for this...

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26 minutes ago, yahjeh said:

I originally only applied to UBC and was really confident in my application, but people started asking me what my back up plan was...then I started getting worried.

I wonder what the application numbers are in comparison to how many students are accepted. I couldn't really find anything online for this...

I also applied to BCIT! You can find a document with admissions information on google by searching "2016/2017 ubc nursing admission cycle". This document states that only 120 applicants are accepted. Since UBC is such a great program, i'm sure they get A LOT of applicants! So I expect the chances to be pretty slim even though i'm super hopeful!

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44 minutes ago, yahjeh said:

haha I check the status every morning ?

I check it every night ?

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3 minutes ago, sumad said:

I also applied to BCIT! I remember reading a certain document on the UBC Nursing website that had the usual number of applicants vs successful candidates, and I calculated it to be a 24% acceptance rate.. which is.. really low and scary lol. I can't seem to access the document anymore but you used to be able to find it under "2016/2017 ubc nursing admission cycle" on google.

Yikes, that's lower than I thought. I'm a little late on the BCIT thing and I think I need to take a chemistry course. I like that UBC has a supplemental application, it seems like the other schools accept solely on GPA.

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2 minutes ago, yahjeh said:

Yikes, that's lower than I thought. I'm a little late on the BCIT thing and I think I need to take a chemistry course. I like that UBC has a supplemental application, it seems like the other schools accept solely on GPA.

If you have taken any university level chem courses, i'm pretty sure those can be considered instead of high school level courses. You would have to verify this with BCIT admissions, though!

BCIT considers supplemental too: you fill out a form with previous work experience, and if you make it to the next round, you do a timed questionnaire/quiz where you're asked to describe certain experiences.

But yeah, with langara and douglas, they only look at GPA!

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6 minutes ago, sumad said:

If you have taken any university level chem courses, i'm pretty sure those can be considered instead of high school level courses. You would have to verify this with BCIT admissions, though!

BCIT considers supplemental too: you fill out a form with previous work experience, and if you make it to the next round, you do a timed questionnaire/quiz where you're asked to describe certain experiences.

But yeah, with langara and douglas, they only look at GPA!

Oh that's great! I'll keep that in mind when I apply.

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Hello! I am new to this thread. This is my second time applying to the UBC nursing program. I have 3 years of experience working in healthcare. Currently I am a counselor working with adolscents. I have a 3.6 GPA in my last 30 credits and I have a BA. I am excited to hear about admissions at end of April of course!! And yes the program only admits 120 applicants and they get approximately 500-600 applicants every year. Quite a small acceptance rate. Look forward to connecting with you all ?

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9 minutes ago, Kathleen L said:

Hello! I am new to this thread. This is my second time applying to the UBC nursing program. I have 3 years of experience working in healthcare. Currently I am a counselor working with adolscents. I have a 3.6 GPA in my last 30 credits and I have a BA. I am excited to hear about admissions at end of April of course!! Yes the program only admits 120 applicants and they get approximately 550-650 applicants every year. Quite a small admission rate. Look forward to connecting with you all ?

Oh wow, I really don't feel good about my chances! Did they let you know why you didn't get in the first time?

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1 hour ago, Kathleen L said:

Hello! I am new to this thread. This is my second time applying to the UBC nursing program. I have 3 years of experience working in healthcare. Currently I am a counselor working with adolscents. I have a 3.6 GPA in my last 30 credits and I have a BA. I am excited to hear about admissions at end of April of course!! And yes the program only admits 120 applicants and they get approximately 500-600 applicants every year. Quite a small acceptance rate. Look forward to connecting with you all ?

Is your GPA on a 4.0 scale? Impressive! Makes me nervous though ahh

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3 hours ago, yahjeh said:

Oh wow, I really don't feel good about my chances! Did they let you know why you didn't get in the first time?

They will not let you know why you didn’t get in. They mark your grades, supplemental, and Casper task from 1-4 1 being top 25%. I received a 3 in all.

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2 hours ago, sss29 said:

Is your GPA on a 4.0 scale? Impressive! Makes me nervous though ahh

It’s on a 4.33 scale so a high B+!

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