UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

mb96, BSN, RN · Feb 11, 2019

Checked the SSC today and my application status changed to tell me my file is ready for an evaluation. *crosses fingers* After I take my CASPer test on Feb 24, hoping for the best! Good luck to everyone else!!!

sumad · Feb 12, 2019

21 hours ago, mb96 said:
Checked the SSC today and my application status changed to tell me my file is ready for an evaluation. *crosses fingers* After I take my CASPer test on Feb 24, hoping for the best! Good luck to everyone else!!!

Mine says this too! Good luck!!!!!!!!

I have my CASPer test in 4 hours ?

mb96, BSN, RN · Feb 13, 2019

On 2/12/2019 at 10:01 AM, sumad said:
Mine says this too! Good luck!!!!!!!!
I have my CASPer test in 4 hours ?

Sorry for the late reply! How did it go?! I hope it went well?

sumad · Feb 14, 2019

16 hours ago, mb96 said:
Sorry for the late reply! How did it go?! I hope it went well?

Not well, my friends. I tried my best, but wow. I could not find the right words at all within the time span given

mb96, BSN, RN · Feb 14, 2019

2 hours ago, sumad said:
Not well, my friends. I tried my best, but wow. I could not find the right words at all within the time span given

Oh no!!

Aw, I’m sure your answers, despite you thinking you didn’t write the right words, were concise and displayed that you have good moral/ethical judgement.

You tried your best and that’s all that matters!!

(Personally, now I’m nervous. I wish we still had MMIs because being interviewed in person lets the committee actually see who you are and it’s way better than typing things out, but maybe that’s just me.)

vanessabeaa · Feb 15, 2019

15 hours ago, sumad said:
Not well, my friends. I tried my best, but wow. I could not find the right words at all within the time span given

Omg I just saw all these, never got an email saying this forum was updated! I had my CASPer test on the 12th too! And hey I hope you do better than you expect! What's done is done. The 5 minute count down was really stressful

skihan · Feb 15, 2019

Hey everyone! As a current ubc nursing student, I would not worry about CASPER too too much.

Many of us got in including myself even when we left a couple CASPER questions empty due to lack of time. I did not do well on mine at all! I think CASPER is more to look for "redflags" than to use as a selection method.

Before CASPER was introduced, UBC nursing posted that it is 60% grades and 40% supplemental to get an interview. I would assume it is something similar to that now.

Good luck to everyone!

balimacdonald · Feb 15, 2019

Does anyone know when they start sending out acceptances/declines? The waiting is killing me! I took the CASPer in November and my portal says its being reviewed by the faculty/school....

sss29 · Feb 15, 2019

38 minutes ago, balimacdonald said:
Does anyone know when they start sending out acceptances/declines? The waiting is killing me! I took the CASPer in November and my portal says its being reviewed by the faculty/school....

The very end of April/early May unfortunately Try not to think about it too much since we still have awhile to wait...

sumad · Feb 16, 2019

On 2/15/2019 at 3:54 PM, skihan said:
Hey everyone! As a current ubc nursing student, I would not worry about CASPER too too much.
Many of us got in including myself even when we left a couple CASPER questions empty due to lack of time. I did not do well on mine at all! I think CASPER is more to look for "redflags" than to use as a selection method.
Before CASPER was introduced, UBC nursing posted that it is 60% grades and 40% supplemental to get an interview. I would assume it is something similar to that now.
Good luck to everyone!

Thank you everyone for being so uplifting and kind - I sure was feeling quite down about how it went.

Thank you so much skihan for taking the time to provide some insider info!! This sure gives me hope!

I really felt like I wasn't able to fully demonstrate how I operate in the workplace, and really don't feel like my performance represents how prepared I am to take on the challenge of becoming a nurse.

Good luck to everyone else who still has to do the CASPer!

sumad · Feb 16, 2019

17 hours ago, sss29 said:
The very end of April/early May unfortunately Try not to think about it too much since we still have awhile to wait...

It sure is going to be a long few months before we get to find out the results! At least we can keep each other company here while we wait, since we are all going through this together.

I agree with sss29, try not to think about it too much (although it's hard not to!). I think it's best to spend our time from now until the end of April/early May by continuing to grow through exposing ourselves to diverse experiences in preparation for our nursing careers ? ?

mb96, BSN, RN · Feb 16, 2019

3 hours ago, sumad said:
Thank you everyone for being so uplifting and kind - I sure was feeling quite down about how it went.
Thank you so much skihan for taking the time to provide some insider info!! This sure gives me hope!
I really felt like I wasn't able to fully demonstrate how I operate in the workplace, and really don't feel like my performance represents how prepared I am to take on the challenge of becoming a nurse.
Good luck to everyone else who still has to do the CASPer!

Thank you everybody for the comments about CASPer!!

It really lifts a burden on our shoulders to hear that the CASPer is apparently barely weighted -- I have mine on the 24th and I'm dreading it...

It's alright, sumad! We're all in the waiting game together!! Again, in the meantime I'll be taking Nursing prereq courses at Langara this summer as backup -- it would help to take my mind off the stressful admission decision process!