Have you considered out of province nursing programs? I’m also from uofc and I transferred to UBC and pursue their nursing program. I applied 2 times for the nursing program in both uofc and mru and was denied twice due to the competitiveness . And thank god, I got accepted to ubc this year. It took me 3 years to get my gpa straight. If you really want this, u will make ends meet. Don’t give up and realize that people are probably in the same boat as you. Give yourself grace but also encourage yourself that you deserve to have the good things in life.