UBC 2020 Nursing

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Just wanted to start this for anyone looking to apply to the 2020 cycle for UBC accelerated nursing. Let's share what we'll be applying with and any other info :).

2 hours ago, brquvy said:

Hi! I wanted to ask you about admissions GPA. I have been taking post bacc classes, will these courses be included in my most recent 30 credits GPA? Even though they have been taken after completing my degree? I haven't be able to find the answer to this and UBC hasn't responded to my emails. It sounds like you did this and they accepted your post-degree courses? Please let me know if this is the case thank you!

I haven't officially confirmed with UBC Nursing however I highly likely believe this to be the case. It just has to be undergraduate level though.

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15 hours ago, meowmeow said:

I haven't officially confirmed with UBC Nursing however I highly likely believe this to be the case. It just has to be undergraduate level though.

thanks so much! I hope so, it is frustrating to take on the time and financial investment of new courses without knowing if they will be counted. I appreciate the response! 

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On 8/9/2020 at 11:46 PM, jell0 said:

I volunteered at a hospital in the oncology ward, wellness walker (walking seniors in their neighborhood), and some childminding all under VCH. I wrote mainly my leadership experience as a bank teller and being part of a team of students who taught food sovereignty and food insecurity to children. I’m also very passionate about sustainability and worked with a team to devise a plan with council members to reduce single-use plastics and waste for the City of Vancouver. For my interests I wrote how I fell in love with powerlifting..

honestly I think it comes down to how you wrote it. I tried to relate how each of my activities make me a good nurse or how this outcome/lesson drove my desire to become one. Simplifying this example I wrote I helped my badminton team win regional championships and I was awarded MVP so I decided to take on a managerial role next season. I attended many injuries which made me realize my want to care for others at an early age. For the last personal essay I wrote something related to my experience as a cancer care volunteer and a very personal and heartfelt story attached to it. Equally as important I tried to let admissions know that without a doubt nursing is a career for me. Hope this helps a bit!

I got 1 on my supp and was waitlisted

Thank you for your advice this is really helpful to me. I didn't do well on my supplemental app last year but I think I have some solid things to talk about, I just need to change the way I write about them. I'll focus on that this year. 

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On 9/4/2020 at 9:09 AM, AUT said:

I'm not sure if there is a UBC Nursing 2021 page so I'm going to ask my question here and I hope someone could answer this for me:)

I am wondering how the recent 30 credits are calculated? 

For example, my 4th year courses & my 3rd T2 courses are 27 credits.. which means they will have to count one of my 3rd year T1 courses to make the 30 credits. Would they count the highest? the one that's written latest on my transcript or will look at my entire term 1 mark? 

 

 

I think they will take the latest on your transcript, but I am not sure. You should send an email to admissions. 

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Hi! Sorry to piggyback on this thread but I hope everyone is staying safe and all is well in nursing school! I was just wondering if anyone would be comfortable in sharing their personal statements as I am having a hard time writing mine and would appreciate any help ?

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Hey futurenurseidk, here is my personal statement. Also, my supplemental application was in the top 50%...if that matters. Hopefully it can provide you with some guidance or inspiration :)

"We make decisions every day. Sometimes we use our intuition because we just ‘have a feeling.’ Sometimes we make decisions through the careful thought of logic and reason. My decision to pursue a career in professional nursing is a blend of ‘having a feeling’ this is the right decision and careful thought. Interacting with nurses has informed about the lived experience of professional nursing, and these learnings either: fuel my intuition to pursue nursing, or they guide my reasoning and logic to pursue nursing.

The district public health nurse was my mentor for the majority of highschool, as I volunteered alongside her at health fairs and immunization clinics. Her guidance as well as witnessing her work has been a significant influence on my pursuit towards professional nursing. She always spoke of the social value that nursing provides, which then builds communities and a sense of purpose for nurses. Improving social value coupled with the sense of purpose nursing offers is one reason for my decision to aim for a career in professional nursing. She also expressed the diversity of experiences that nursing allows— the range of specialties, shaping public policy, or advancing to a master of nursing-nurse practitioner (MN-NP). I seek this variety in nursing since I try to avoid a static life. One factor in my interest in the UBC-Vancouver BSN program is the diversity of roles that graduates take on, such as leaders in health education, chronic and acute care, or serving disadvantaged populations.

Visiting my brother in the hospital during his mental health crises over the years allowed me to see nurses interact with patients with great care, warmth, and without imparting any judgement. They treated my brother like a real person, acknowledging his thoughts, feelings, and goals. These nurses are another reason in my decision because the working environment appeals to my values: building trusting relationships, collaborating as an interdisciplinary team, and providing patients with dignity and respect. The nurses also expressed the dire need for nurses in rural British Columbia communities. It is logical that I am drawn to the UBC-Vancouver BSN program because my ambition is to work in a rural community after spending 4 years of my undergraduate education in a small town, and UBC can be a steppingstone to rural health. I want to root myself in a small community to better understand the social contexts that affect health, play a role in the health of the entire community, and learn about Indigenous health.

Also, I am partial to the UBC-Vancouver BSN program because the clinical learning opportunities— professional practice courses, simulation based learning, and High Fidelity Simulation technology— are invaluable learning tools if one day I must provide high quality care to patients.

The nurse that visited my grandma for weekly check-ups was a major influence by encouraging me to enter the profession, and she is the type of nurse I envision myself becoming. I saw her build trusting relationships, ask questions to understand the social determinants that affect health, and use her knowledge to help me overcome difficulties in caregiving.

My final reason for pursuing professional nursing is that I have the intuition it is my fate. What I mean by this is that I can just feel within me the capacity to provide care with compassion, a sense of purpose, and while seeing the patient humanistically. Caring for my grandmother was burdensome and frightening, yet I was so happy. There was a blanket of joy wrapped around me. If I can endure this type of hardship through caregiving— and love it— then nursing is a natural alignment for me."

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22 hours ago, HappyHappyWhatALife said:

Hey futurenurseidk, here is my personal statement. Also, my supplemental application was in the top 50%...if that matters. Hopefully it can provide you with some guidance or inspiration :)

"We make decisions every day. Sometimes we use our intuition because we just ‘have a feeling.’ Sometimes we make decisions through the careful thought of logic and reason. My decision to pursue a career in professional nursing is a blend of ‘having a feeling’ this is the right decision and careful thought. Interacting with nurses has informed about the lived experience of professional nursing, and these learnings either: fuel my intuition to pursue nursing, or they guide my reasoning and logic to pursue nursing.

The district public health nurse was my mentor for the majority of highschool, as I volunteered alongside her at health fairs and immunization clinics. Her guidance as well as witnessing her work has been a significant influence on my pursuit towards professional nursing. She always spoke of the social value that nursing provides, which then builds communities and a sense of purpose for nurses. Improving social value coupled with the sense of purpose nursing offers is one reason for my decision to aim for a career in professional nursing. She also expressed the diversity of experiences that nursing allows— the range of specialties, shaping public policy, or advancing to a master of nursing-nurse practitioner (MN-NP). I seek this variety in nursing since I try to avoid a static life. One factor in my interest in the UBC-Vancouver BSN program is the diversity of roles that graduates take on, such as leaders in health education, chronic and acute care, or serving disadvantaged populations.

Visiting my brother in the hospital during his mental health crises over the years allowed me to see nurses interact with patients with great care, warmth, and without imparting any judgement. They treated my brother like a real person, acknowledging his thoughts, feelings, and goals. These nurses are another reason in my decision because the working environment appeals to my values: building trusting relationships, collaborating as an interdisciplinary team, and providing patients with dignity and respect. The nurses also expressed the dire need for nurses in rural British Columbia communities. It is logical that I am drawn to the UBC-Vancouver BSN program because my ambition is to work in a rural community after spending 4 years of my undergraduate education in a small town, and UBC can be a steppingstone to rural health. I want to root myself in a small community to better understand the social contexts that affect health, play a role in the health of the entire community, and learn about Indigenous health.

Also, I am partial to the UBC-Vancouver BSN program because the clinical learning opportunities— professional practice courses, simulation based learning, and High Fidelity Simulation technology— are invaluable learning tools if one day I must provide high quality care to patients.

The nurse that visited my grandma for weekly check-ups was a major influence by encouraging me to enter the profession, and she is the type of nurse I envision myself becoming. I saw her build trusting relationships, ask questions to understand the social determinants that affect health, and use her knowledge to help me overcome difficulties in caregiving.

My final reason for pursuing professional nursing is that I have the intuition it is my fate. What I mean by this is that I can just feel within me the capacity to provide care with compassion, a sense of purpose, and while seeing the patient humanistically. Caring for my grandmother was burdensome and frightening, yet I was so happy. There was a blanket of joy wrapped around me. If I can endure this type of hardship through caregiving— and love it— then nursing is a natural alignment for me."

Thank you so much! This was beautifully written :) No wonder you got in! I really appreciate your help and I hope you're enjoying your time in the program.

If anyone else doesn't mind sharing their personal statement (but perhaps uncomfortable to do online) you can also email me at [email protected] 

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On 2/9/2021 at 2:39 PM, HappyHappyWhatALife said:

Hey futurenurseidk, here is my personal statement. Also, my supplemental application was in the top 50%...if that matters. Hopefully it can provide you with some guidance or inspiration ?

"We make decisions every day. Sometimes we use our intuition because we just ‘have a feeling.’ Sometimes we make decisions through the careful thought of logic and reason. My decision to pursue a career in professional nursing is a blend of ‘having a feeling’ this is the right decision and careful thought. Interacting with nurses has informed about the lived experience of professional nursing, and these learnings either: fuel my intuition to pursue nursing, or they guide my reasoning and logic to pursue nursing.

The district public health nurse was my mentor for the majority of highschool, as I volunteered alongside her at health fairs and immunization clinics. Her guidance as well as witnessing her work has been a significant influence on my pursuit towards professional nursing. She always spoke of the social value that nursing provides, which then builds communities and a sense of purpose for nurses. Improving social value coupled with the sense of purpose nursing offers is one reason for my decision to aim for a career in professional nursing. She also expressed the diversity of experiences that nursing allows— the range of specialties, shaping public policy, or advancing to a master of nursing-nurse practitioner (MN-NP). I seek this variety in nursing since I try to avoid a static life. One factor in my interest in the UBC-Vancouver BSN program is the diversity of roles that graduates take on, such as leaders in health education, chronic and acute care, or serving disadvantaged populations.

Visiting my brother in the hospital during his mental health crises over the years allowed me to see nurses interact with patients with great care, warmth, and without imparting any judgement. They treated my brother like a real person, acknowledging his thoughts, feelings, and goals. These nurses are another reason in my decision because the working environment appeals to my values: building trusting relationships, collaborating as an interdisciplinary team, and providing patients with dignity and respect. The nurses also expressed the dire need for nurses in rural British Columbia communities. It is logical that I am drawn to the UBC-Vancouver BSN program because my ambition is to work in a rural community after spending 4 years of my undergraduate education in a small town, and UBC can be a steppingstone to rural health. I want to root myself in a small community to better understand the social contexts that affect health, play a role in the health of the entire community, and learn about Indigenous health.

Also, I am partial to the UBC-Vancouver BSN program because the clinical learning opportunities— professional practice courses, simulation based learning, and High Fidelity Simulation technology— are invaluable learning tools if one day I must provide high quality care to patients.

The nurse that visited my grandma for weekly check-ups was a major influence by encouraging me to enter the profession, and she is the type of nurse I envision myself becoming. I saw her build trusting relationships, ask questions to understand the social determinants that affect health, and use her knowledge to help me overcome difficulties in caregiving.

My final reason for pursuing professional nursing is that I have the intuition it is my fate. What I mean by this is that I can just feel within me the capacity to provide care with compassion, a sense of purpose, and while seeing the patient humanistically. Caring for my grandmother was burdensome and frightening, yet I was so happy. There was a blanket of joy wrapped around me. If I can endure this type of hardship through caregiving— and love it— then nursing is a natural alignment for me."

Hi friend! Wow, this is a beautiful personal statement. If you don't mind me asking how did you score in other aspects of your application like your GPA and CASPer? I am applying this year and I wanna get a feel of where my application stands. 

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My CASPer score rank was ranked as a 2, which is the top 50%. My grades were like upper 80's, and was ranked as a 2. My supplemental application was also ranked as a 2. I hope that helps :) 

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On 2/15/2021 at 3:34 PM, HappyHappyWhatALife said:

My CASPer score rank was ranked as a 2, which is the top 50%. My grades were like upper 80's, and was ranked as a 2. My supplemental application was also ranked as a 2. I hope that helps ?

Wow thank you so much for this! Do you remember what your GPA was exactly? It is strange because usually, people with high 80's get a 1. 

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Sorry to get back to you a whole 2 months later. My GPA was between 85% and 89%. Maybe UBC considered my most recent 30 credits as an 'easy' course load, so an applicant with a 'harder' course load and the same grades as me could have been given a rank of 1 for academics.

Good luck when acceptances are sent out!

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Hey! 

I was wondering if those that got waitlisted last year got an update every here and then on your #? I got waitlisted this year in the 30's and it says on the email that they don't do updates.. which is nerve wracking. And if someone can share their latest number that got in please!! 

Thank you! 

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