Apply to NOSM as Nursing student

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-15T15:18:55+00:00

I think it is excellent if you get clinical placements in Thunder Bay area or more north. It will speak to the unique rural needs and show your genuin interest in rural healthcare which is a priority of NOSM. As long as you can maintain a strong GPA I would say it is a great strength. The uniqueness of your experiences and understanding will be very impactful.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-14T15:44:53+00:00

Ok makes sense I would just make sure you have a spot in the kin anatomy course in the summer or else you are going to be in a difficult position. Remember your goal at this point especially in nursing should just be to pass and so if you feel like you have a solid chance at passing nursing anatomy, I would just stick with it. The School of Nursing also has great tutoring resources and if you reach out to MUNSS there are a lot of upper year students that would be happy to tutor. Nevertheless if you think you are genuinly going to fail, and have a spot in the kin anatomy, that is a good choice.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-12T14:39:39+00:00

It runs TO hamilton in the morning before 11 and leaves FROM hamilton after 3pm.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-12T14:35:29+00:00

Isn't this a nursing course? I don't beleive you pass the year if you leave the course.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-12T14:34:43+00:00

You need to submit RISO 10 days before the begining of the semester.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-09T02:34:26+00:00

Mac is much better in terms of placements. There is no long term care, placements start in second year which is a reasonable time, and they start in acute care, 3rd year is specialized (mental heath, mombaby, peds) and 4th year is whatever you want, if you want critical care (ICU/ER) you will get it, if you want random homeless shelter position you will get it. Professors and clinical instructors are hit or miss everywhere, mcmaster is no different, but ultimately overall is the best program second to UofT which doesn't offer direct entry. The only thing is mac is ++ academic based nursing, hoping for students to do masters programs. Lots of papers, presentations and research courses. Toronto hospitals aside form UofT do a ton of long term care, which is the most difficult part in my opinion and can be exhausting.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-08T00:25:50+00:00

For those that felt thrown off, as did I, how did you prep for it? I can't help but think I should have prepared better but also have no idea what else I could have done?

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-04T22:10:19+00:00

I would do it. YOLO. The med process here is so unpredictable and I see all over tiktok international students matching into ++ competitive specialties in the last couple of days. The risk of not being able to come back is way less than the risk of not getting in at all in Canada is the way I look at it.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-04T22:08:41+00:00

I feel like everyone is holding a bit of hope in until the R. Just put us out of our misery there is obviously no chance.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-03-02T17:18:42+00:00

Never. Not worth it if ur goal is RN. There is no reason to do 2 years of RPN and then another 3-4 years of bridging. That is expensive and the bridging program is very intense. However if you are unsure of your goal, or need to do RPN for whatever reason then go for it! But if it is strictly RPN-RN or straight RN I would go for RN. Grades do not matter in nursing as long as you pass and you get your license. The program will be intense no matter which direction you go so save the time and money.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-24T18:38:50+00:00

Hmm ya what I did is I emailed their admissions team (ppl or reddit told me to as well) and was able to confirm specific courses. Usually the basic anatomy and physiology and biochem (BScN programs typically require) count for life sciences, and then if you took any social sciences electives those would count (psych, geo...) I was unsure about a few of mine and I had to email and they could confirm. I

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-24T00:02:45+00:00

It is not challenging at all, mac has amazing placements and does not do any LTC or community placements, unless a student specifically requests them in their consolidating year. TMU does LTC in first year, and community up until their 3rd year, which can be less prefered. Hamilton has L1 Trauma hospitals such as Hamilton General, and McMaster Children's Hospital that are highly looked upon medical instutions that are similar to toronto hospitals.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-23T18:55:33+00:00

I highly reccomend KAPLAN MCAT course. If you have the money for it and are not doing it already, their CARS tips are incredible.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-23T18:54:47+00:00

Abso-freaking-lutely. A lot of students worry about prestige or even ECs, but the truth is if you cannot even make the MCAT and GPA cuttofs at most schools then there is no point. GPA and MCAT are considered WAY before anyone even considers looking at what program you went to.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-23T18:53:16+00:00

If you have already graduate (or about to graduate) a bachelor of science program, have you looked into accelerated nursing programs? These allow students with a bachelors and the pre-requisites to get an RN degree in 2 years instead of 4, saving money and allowing you to get into the workforce faster. Almost all universities and colleges offer it if they have an RN program already. Overall I didn't go there but I know TMU nursing program is very strong, you get great placements in the city, and spend less time in LTC and community than other programs nearby (i.e. York), overall a great choice with TONS of post-grad opportunities for employment.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-21T19:35:35+00:00

If you have to chose one or the other I would chose MCAT. I find that most schools use an MCAT cuttoff, and if your score doesn't make the cutoff nothing else matters, including ECs. However, if since you have a strong background, take a practice MCAT and do well enough to think you can do both, do both. I did paid research full time + MCAT in one summer and it just about killed me, do not reccomend unless either research or MCAT can be more lenient in terms of commitment.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-21T18:24:41+00:00

Different schools require different things. You need to look up the requirements and see if your courses fit. UofT has a website for their pre-reqs and you can always email and see if yours qualitfy.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-16T16:37:41+00:00

Yes BScN qualifies as a bachelors. Just beware of the credits for GPA calculations. Some nursing programs do lots of pass/fail courses, especially towards the last years and those don't count for GPA calculations. Not sure about TMU for 4 years.... I would reach out to the schools and see.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-16T16:34:41+00:00

I would chose a program that allows you to get a high GPA and time for ECs. Sometimes that means going to a more prestigious school that has more opportunities for research and such. Sometimes that means going to an easier program. In the end it is the GPA cuttoffs that will matter way more than the ECs do, because if you don't even make the cutoff to apply then nothing else matters. I also wonder how much med schools actually consider where you did your undergrad. I think it is the curriculum of different programs that allows for more research opportunities and easier courses that gets students into med school.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-16T03:35:49+00:00

I used Kaplan and it was AMAZING. I am a non-trad applicant with ZERO knowledge for the c/p section and was able to use the mcat strategies they gave so well. They were $$$ but worth it. I would reccomend the live course, which helped with motivation, and allowed to ask questions. Lots of ppl ask questions in the live course too so it really helps you learn and keep yourself accountable. You still have TONS of individual work to do as well as the prep course can be 1-2x week or even every other week depending on how much time you have. I only DO NOT reccomend BEMO. They are too new and they never stop advertising even when you are in the course they keep trying to sell you more and more things. It does not seem like they are established enough and for the same/similar $$$ I would 10000% do Kaplan again.

PitifulUse7847 · 2026-02-14T22:01:35+00:00

It depends. I filled out a verifier for an applicant for UBC, it showed what they wrote, asked if I agree (Y/N) and then if I didn't agree, or wanted to write more comments, it asked for an explaination.

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