Which rpn college has a better program?

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So I just applied to the rpn program at Centennial college and George Brown college for the janruary 2011 intake (toronto canada)... I recently just got accepted to centennial, and im still waiting from george brown(they said they will start giving out offers in September)... But i don't know what school to go to... I heard SOME ups and downs about centennial.. mostly downs about their useless faculty, if anyone has heard or experienced the program at centennial, please let me know?!?!

I also heard a lot of pros about george brown college.. but just in case i don't get in and centennial is my last and only option, i want to know ahead and be prepared for what's to come...

so if anyone has any advice or input or anything about these schools please let me know!!!

THANKS!!:):)

Hi bluer, Did he apply for the january start date? If so, offers have been coming out since August. I applied late to centennial, and got my offer in august. I would say there is still a chance of being accepted since I know george brown just last week sent me mail telling me to book an appointment for the admissions tests (by the way, these tests can be quite annoying, as I already had done them once), and that I have till October to do them, which means that george brown is still sending out offers, therefore I assume centennial is as well. One thing I would do is log on to the OCAS website and check to see if the january program at centennial is still open, waitlisted or closed. If it is closed, most likely he won't get an offer. It also depends on his highschool averages. The higher the better. My average was high enough to ensure I got into university so it is high enough for college as well. I would suggest having at least 70%. Usually its around 60-65% for college but its always better to have a higher average to guarantee acceptance. I'm not sure about the tests at centennial. Most college nursing programs have this testing and it is usually before you are accepted. I heard from someone that centennial has this testing but I got accepted without doing this testing yet. I know GBC's testing, not only checks to see if you are eligible to be admitted into the program, but also determines if you need to take certain "communication courses". If you do well, you will be exempt from three courses. I'm assuming testing at centennial would be similar (ie: checking if you are eligible to be exempt from some english/communication courses). I was surprised to be accepted because I thought I would need admissions tests, however, in my acceptance letter, the school still mentioned that there will be some kind of testing, so I'm not 100% sure about that but I'd be surprised if there was no testing. Hope this helps!

Hi,

he applied for Jan. and I'm pretty sure he applied late in July. I don't know what his marks are, though.

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Yeah i know someone else too that flunked in centennial for the rpn program, and she transfered to gbc and said it was muuch easier due to the helpful resources and profs. My main concern with centennial are just the teachers... i know like 3 people with testimonials that most of the rpn profs are very.. uh rude and unhelpful. Two of them are retaking the same courses they failed, the other transfered to seneca...

As for when getting accepted into centennial- i applied in may and got accepted at the end of july. I know their program is still open. My friend applied in the beginning of june and she got accepted like a week later... As for my marks, i know that my top 6 avg is like an 82%... which wasnt enough to get into the bscn programs unfortunately... so thats why i'm going for the rpn.

What courses were your top 6 courses?

I'm so surprised that you did not get in with 82% (I'm assuming they were all uni. level courses). How many colleges did you apply to? When did you apply? I'm pretty sure before 2010 you only needed a min. of 75% to get in to the BScN program.

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No I haven't done the test yet, I'm not sure if I'm going to or not, I guess I should do it though, if I change my mind and choose GBC. I'm thinking I'll go with centennial as I prefer the course organization. I just read at GBC in second semester, you have both anatomy and pathophysiology, and placement and your first nursing theory courses, whereas in centennial, once you're done anatomy in first semester, you are done. second semester, you have patho only which seems easier to me. Plus in last semester you only have field placement, but in GBC you have placement plus theory in last semester. But yeah, I'll just go ahead and do the testing now that I think about it, to keep the options open is good :)

I think May isn't late, I applied later (July?) so I think you are fine, your application would have been processed before the waitlist so I think you'll have priority.

The science test is basically things you learn in grade 11. Basic human anatomy, organ systems, cells, some physiology, hormones, enzymes/what they are/do, how organ systems work ie: how the body digests foods, I also think there were questions on genes/heredity and there might have been questions on blood types, but I'm sure they change each year. I remember being asked questions on the heart/flow of blood in heart and stomach.To give you a sample question, they ask something like: what organ is part of the abdominal cavity? and after blood passes through the left ventricle, where does it go? Its multiple choice and when I did it, the questions were fairly simple. There was usually one or two answers that seemed right and the others were obviously wrong.

Study things that you studied in grade 11 biology. I think there may have been a question or two on bio-chemistry (like showing you the drawing of a glucose molecule and having you identify it) but I'm not 100% sure about this, it's been a year or so since I've done the testing. I hope this helps you somewhat! :) Have fun!

Regards

THANKYOU so much for info- it helped a lot!!! I just did the test earlier today... I don't really know how i did to be honest, haha. we'll just see i guess... it's time to play the waiting game- worst part LOL.:yawn:

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What courses were your top 6 courses?

I'm so surprised that you did not get in with 82% (I'm assuming they were all uni. level courses). How many colleges did you apply to? When did you apply? I'm pretty sure before 2010 you only needed a min. of 75% to get in to the BScN program.

um well i took the mandatory (eng bio chem data) and then i took two humanity/sociology courses

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um well i took the mandatory (eng bio chem data) and then i took two humanity/sociology courses

Hi,

I'm assuming you were not interested in studying nursing at king city, in the middle of nowhere (Seneca). I'm also assuming you are 20 or younger and that you only applied for September, not January (for the BScN program). I know that you usually need a higher mark to get accepted in September compared to January. I think your age might also sort of be a factor. Someone from the BScN program at Seneca told me that most of the students were over 25. In the RPN program, I noticed that almost everyone in the program either already had a degree in something else or they had already been working as personal support workers for years before entering the program.

Take Care, and good luck in your future as a nurse!

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Hi,

I'm assuming you were not interested in studying nursing at king city, in the middle of nowhere (Seneca). I'm also assuming you are 20 or younger and that you only applied for September, not January (for the BScN program). I know that you usually need a higher mark to get accepted in September compared to January. I think your age might also sort of be a factor. Someone from the BScN program at Seneca told me that most of the students were over 25. In the RPN program, I noticed that almost everyone in the program either already had a degree in something else or they had already been working as personal support workers for years before entering the program.

Take Care, and good luck in your future as a nurse!

Yup. Well most of your assumptions are correct. but i did apply for Sept; i applied late though, like 4 months after the equal consideration date.

Sorry for the late reply!! And thanks, good luck to you too!

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No I haven't done the test yet, I'm not sure if I'm going to or not, I guess I should do it though, if I change my mind and choose GBC. I'm thinking I'll go with centennial as I prefer the course organization. I just read at GBC in second semester, you have both anatomy and pathophysiology, and placement and your first nursing theory courses, whereas in centennial, once you're done anatomy in first semester, you are done. second semester, you have patho only which seems easier to me. Plus in last semester you only have field placement, but in GBC you have placement plus theory in last semester. But yeah, I'll just go ahead and do the testing now that I think about it, to keep the options open is good :)

I think May isn't late, I applied later (July?) so I think you are fine, your application would have been processed before the waitlist so I think you'll have priority.

The science test is basically things you learn in grade 11. Basic human anatomy, organ systems, cells, some physiology, hormones, enzymes/what they are/do, how organ systems work ie: how the body digests foods, I also think there were questions on genes/heredity and there might have been questions on blood types, but I'm sure they change each year. I remember being asked questions on the heart/flow of blood in heart and stomach.To give you a sample question, they ask something like: what organ is part of the abdominal cavity? and after blood passes through the left ventricle, where does it go? Its multiple choice and when I did it, the questions were fairly simple. There was usually one or two answers that seemed right and the others were obviously wrong.

Study things that you studied in grade 11 biology. I think there may have been a question or two on bio-chemistry (like showing you the drawing of a glucose molecule and having you identify it) but I'm not 100% sure about this, it's been a year or so since I've done the testing. I hope this helps you somewhat! :) Have fun!

Regards

Just thought i'd update you! I ended up getting accepted to George Brown so i'll be starting this January 2011!!! THANKS A BUNCH for all the help and advice:)

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hey rpnstudent47!

i was just reading you forum and i noticed you took the admissions test to george brown/ryerson. Congrats that you got in by the way! :) goodluck in your program!

anways, im applying for the same program for september 2011. I'm scheduled to take the admissions test soon and i'm really nervous. is there anything pointers you can give me? like what to know and stuff like that. how did you study? was the science component hard? or is it general knowledge? I just need to know all i can before i write this admissions test, i really want to get accepted. thank you so much rpnstudent47!!

Best of luck at George Brown! :)

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Just thought i'd update you! I ended up getting accepted to George Brown so i'll be starting this January 2011!!! THANKS A BUNCH for all the help and advice:)

That's wonderful news! Good job on getting accepted! I hope you are having a good time at the college. It's a great school and program!! Cheers!

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GEORGIAN COLLEGE!!!!

yay!!!! that's where i'm going! did you do the RPN program? when did you finish? did you love it?? I'd love to find out more about it. can i pm you?

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Specializes in home care.

Hi Sorry I don't have this site down yet so I wasn't sure how to message you, but yes you can pm me!

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So nice to see that I'm not the only one over-the-top excited about my program. I am waiting, waiting, waiting (not patiently) to get acceptance to the MoMac RPN program for Sept.!! I am waitlisted however, the admissions advisor has told me I'm in the top 10....the wait is killing me!

Ladyj83 - got you pm, but can't respond yet as I do not have enough posts.

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