UBC nursing application 2011

sanfrancisco · Apr 1, 2011

I think its because I applied as an international student!! My Parents are highly qualified and which is why I have many countries residency. My Canadian PR is pending at the moment so I had to apply as an international student. I should have mentioned this in my supplement application. And also I guess they put more weight on applicants who were UBC students first and also who got education from BC? I don't know but I'm glad I'm at least accepted in my second option in UBC so I don't have to waist a year.

tasha_02 · Apr 1, 2011

Is anybody applying to UBCO? Or is everyone just applying to UBC van?

jubilant22 · Apr 1, 2011

I did not get an interview either, but hey, everything happens for a reason! It is a little bit frustrating because my supplemental score was in the top 25%, but my GPA was 2% below the average. Too bad they didn't look at this semester's GPA because I have a feeling it would have made all the difference for me! I also got accepted into my second option at UBC, but declined because all I really want to do is nursing. For all of those that received the disappointing news today, be relieved we don't need to stress over interviews, and be excited for new opportunities that may come your way!

Good luck for those who have interviews, kill it!

application · Apr 1, 2011

My supplemental was in bullet point, with no previous health studies - music teacher for 4 yrs. Job in doctors reception for a while and first aid stuff? Tried to show my enthusiasm for the job, which was easy as what I really want is to be a nurse - sorry not very helpful!

I totally agree with jubilant22 'everything happens for a reason'. I didn't get into Cambridge years ago and the university I ended up attending was brilliant for me. I was fairly gutted at the time but retrospect is a wonderful thing!

Has anyone been through the interview process before, any tips? Really nervous already!

nomnom89 · Apr 1, 2011

I guess I can share some of my experiences with the supplemental application. I know for a fact that my GPA was far below the published average. I think it was around 71 when I applied. My other friend who got an interview, her average was 70-71 as well. With that being said, I had to compensate with my outside involvements.

1) Point form or paragraph form is fine. As long as you are clear on what your roles were.

2) Someone asked if commitment to a few volunteer activities would be more ideal than numerous activities. My recommendation would be commitment and variety. A lot of the local volunteer positions require a minimum of 6 months at the very least.

3) I don't think hospital volunteer is mandatory. Although it would be an asset, since you are exposed to a relevant environment.

4) For your personal statement, be as concise as possible. There is no point in trying to use up the entire 600 word limit if you find yourself going in circles. By doing so, you remove any redudancy which most likely weakens your statement.

Feel free to ask me any questions.

ubc2011 · Apr 1, 2011

Does anyone know if the interview is open-cover (ie, they have your application in front of them) or not? Any other tips? I'm very nervous!

Regarding my supplemental, I put extra effort and time in my essay, and asked different people to read it for feedback (which really helped). With employment, I briefly stated my job entail and and what I learned from the experience (eg teamwork, communicating skills). For the other sections (volunteer/leadership/etc) I actually didn't write all of my experiences. I chose around three most significant ones and wrote a short paragraph on each. I focused more on details such as what I specifically learned and how the experiences helped me grow.

nomnom89 · Apr 1, 2011

The interview will be mmi format. There are 8 stations in total with each station presenting a scenario. The gpa and supplemental will not take affect the outcome of the interview. Unless there is somehow a tie between candidates, which seems unlikely.

MPKH, BSN, RN · Apr 1, 2011

Hi all,

I'm literally a week from finishing the UBC Nursing program. It feels a bit strange reading all your posts about the application and interview process. However, I just want to give you guys some support: For those of you that got interviews, good luck! Gather your thoughts before answering the questions, and answer them the best way that you can! For those of you that didn't get an interview this year: hang in there, keep trying, the best is yet to come :)

If anyone wants to ask questions, fire em.

bc1234 · Apr 1, 2011

thx for your offer difindo. congrats on almost being done, what a relief that must be!

i'm doing the interview. i know you are bound to confidentiality about it, but i wondered...

how much did you prepare beforehand?

was the interview what you had anticipated it to be?

how happy were you with your interview performance? did you feel you prepared well, or not enough?

how long did it take for you to hear back about your acceptance?

i think i read somewhere that we can read the questions over for a couple minutes before we answer them. is a pen and pad provided to organize points to discuss while we wait to answer?

many thanks!

MPKH, BSN, RN · Apr 1, 2011

@bc1234: in a way it's relief, in another, it just feels so weird to know that with the end of my next set of shifts with my preceptor, I will have been done with my schooling, for now. But onto your questions:

how much did you prepare beforehand?

Not a lot. I had finals to worry about. I was in my third year of UBC when I applied, and I received the interview invitation at the beginning of finals. My interview was the day after my last final of the year...so I didn't have a lot of time to prepare. I took the night before the interview to browse through some practice MMI questions I found on the internet. So all in all...maybe a couple of hours?

was the interview what you had anticipated it to be?

I didn't actually have a set expectation for the interview, so for me, the interview was what it was.

how happy were you with your interview performance? did you feel you prepared well, or not enough?

As I said, I didn't prepare a lot, so I didn't have anything to really measure my performance by. I answered some questions better than others. Overall, I felt okay after the interview, but I didn't know how well I did or didn't do.

how long did it take for you to hear back about your acceptance?

I had my interview at the end of April, heard back mid May. I actually was waitlisted, and I got the happy news end of June. It was one long agonizing month of waiting!

i think i read somewhere that we can read the questions over for a couple minutes before we answer them. is a pen and pad provided to organize points to discuss while we wait to answer?

We got I think 2 or 3 minutes to read over the question...and no, it's just you and the question. No pen or paper.

Hope that helps =)

bc1234 · Apr 2, 2011

Thanks, I really appreciate this, your answers have been helpful

Good luck to you after you graduate :)

mak13 · Apr 5, 2011

Hey I was just wondering if anyone applied anywhere else in the Vancouver area other than UBC and if they got acceptance:balloons:I'm just curious because I have some applications out with no response yet:confused: (just an awful feeling...and this is a few years in progress)