For all of us applying to UBC's BSN 2016 program, let's communicate, share and give encouragement to one another throughout the process.
I just submitted my general UBC application to get the ball rolling early, and it already gave me access to get started on my supplemental application. This is my second time applying, so I hope to do a better job on my app this year and at least get an interview. But I have also accepted that this may not be my fate and I have other options.
Incidentally, to others who also applied previously: I phoned to make sure all my transcripts were still on file, and they are not! UBC admissions discards everything from last year. So I have six transcripts to send in again (including high school). Expensive and time consuming, and also seems a little crazy in the age of computers that they didn't keep electronic copies. But, we do what we have to do... Good luck everyone!
Futurenurseling- for sure they weigh your experiences heavily, as well as the interview. Like, grades are important up to a point- but it takes special interpersonal qualities to be a nurse, compassion, concern, humanitarianism, a concern for issues of social justice, etc. We all know that booksmarts certainly do not in and of themselves predict or produce a good nurse. I'm rooting for you all!
I wouldn't worry about forgetting to include your student number in the name line, it seems a lot of people of done that this year. I had a couple friends who are invited for interviews call me in a panic about that very thing, so you are not alone
Hey guys! Happy to see that some of you I spoke with a few months back were given interview spots...congrats!
Personally I never had my references called. Last year admittance to the program was 100% based on your interview.
Some people from our cohort practiced for the interview by doing mock questions with a friend. Personally I knew that prepping this way was just going to stress me out (and that the questions would be different anyways) so what I did instead was skim through a nursing ethics textbook. I became familiarized with concepts like autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, informed consent and justice and intentionally used those words when answering my questions. I was also given the helpful advice of looking at the scenario from the point of view of all those involved. So, depending on the question, you could answer from the patient's point of view, the nurse's, the family's etc. It shows that you are looking at multiple dimensions of the situation. Lastly the other excellent advice I was given was that its ok to have a "grey" answer. A lot of the questions weren't clearly "black and white." What I did was say things like "I can see this situation like this (x) and I can see this situation like this (y)...if you made me choose I think I would go with (x) but I would have a hard time coming to that conclusion with out seeking advice from others etc." There's nothing wrong with saying you aren't sure as long as you can clearly articulate the ethical dilemma. In fact, most of those questions are there SO THAT the profs can see that you understand both sides of a situation.
Anyways hope that helps! The interview was 100% one of the most stressful days of my life...but if you can make it through that there's no doubt that you can make it through the program. Good luck!
Hi bcastle, last year they told us that our grades and supplemental got us the interviews, and now we were all on equal footing. So to answer your question, unless they've change things, by the time you get to the interview stage they no longer consider your grades are supplemental it is your interview that determines whether you were admitted 100% at this stage. And if you think about it doing the process that way makes sense.
I really just wanted to say, like happy I really just wanted to say, like happygal I too didn't want to role-play scenarios with other applicants, but I will again strongly suggest that you look at this document below :
Without saying anything that would break our nondisclosure agreement, if you get asked the kinds of things that we did, I would pay very close attention to questions 2,7, 8, 10, 11, 25, and 43 and role play scenario 2. These were verrrry similar (like very similar) to the kinds of things the nursing department wants to know about how students might approach. Anyways, this document was a lifesaver for me. My biggest tip is remember that there is more than one right answer to the questions, that is, there's more than one rationale that is valid, so try to think about approaching the questions from multiple angles or giving multiple reasons that support your answer - remember think *critically*- not *unidimensionally*. Most importantly though, don't stress! I know it's easy to say that, but they know that you come into the interview anxious, they understand and they are pretty compassionate. They don't expect you to be experts in the areas of ethics, I think they just want the students to have a sense of what ethical behaviour and acting with integrity looks like as a healthcare professional. Also they asked us to wear business casual last year, so I would recommend dressing up a bit professionally even though you're doing the interview on Skype, and dress in a way that will make you feel confident about yourself as a professional student. Best of luck to you!
Does anyone know if invites for interviews are still going out by email.. like the second wave?
I am hoping that since its the holidays that a second wave could still be on its way..
Based on the previous UBC 2014 and 2015 threads, some people were still getting interview invites till April 2nd. As long as there is not rejection email yet, there's still hope. Goodluck! =)
Based on the previous UBC 2014 and 2015 threads, some people were still getting interview invites till April 2nd. As long as there is not rejection email yet, there's still hope. Goodluck! =)
It seems likely then that there will be round 2 of invitations, since I got my rejection email last year on April 1st just after 4 pm PST, and people were getting interview invites for about a week before that.
MrFutureRN2NP
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Futurenurseling- for sure they weigh your experiences heavily, as well as the interview. Like, grades are important up to a point- but it takes special interpersonal qualities to be a nurse, compassion, concern, humanitarianism, a concern for issues of social justice, etc. We all know that booksmarts certainly do not in and of themselves predict or produce a good nurse. I'm rooting for you all!