It’s been a while since I posted here but that doesn’t mean
that not much has happened. In fact, a lot has happened. Since my letter of
rejection form the Ryerson University I started to think about what I could do
while waiting to apply again next year. I've considered taking some of the
Midwifery program elective courses through either summer school or distance
education. The catch here is, I'm not sure if I am going to apply to Ryerson
again or try my chances at McMaster next year. McMaster is not renowned for
accepting credits for courses taken outside of their institution so I'm not too
keen in paying a lot of money, spending a lot of time studying and not have
those courses recognized.
So I had the idea of applying to nursing. I decided I would
apply to practical nursing since it’s only a two year college diploma and keep
continuing to apply to midwifery. This would give me some practical skills that
would come in handy in midwifery and if I get into midwifery before I finish
the nursing diploma I would be more than happy to switch. I wouldn’t be able to
transfer any of the courses I took there since they would be college and not
university courses but I would take all the practical skills I learned with me.
If it takes me longer than two years to be accepted into midwifery, then at least
I can start working as a nurse, make some money and… continue applying to
midwifery until I get in.
To apply to nursing wasn’t as easy
as I thought though. First, I didn’t have one of the pre-requisites. Math. Ohh
math! Surprising enough, you don’t need math to apply to midwifery. So, back to
Gary Allan Continuing Education I go to get a math credit. Now, at this point
it's already May and the deadline for the nursing program application is June
1(I'm applaying for their January start date). I took a deep breath and started
the course. After much stress, I managed to finish the credit and get all the
marks in time. However, my struggles were far form being over. Now I had to
take a Health Occupational Aptitude Exam (HOAE). This is a two hour exam on general
knowledge of science, math, vocabulary, spelling and reading comprehension.
When I looked at the sample test online, it seemed simple enough but the tough
part is that they allow very little time to answer the questions and no
calculator. When you only have 30 seconds and no calculator to answer a math
problem, it is all of a sudden not so simple anymore. So, after two hours of
excruciating torture I left the exam room feeling exhausted,
frustrated,defeated and depressed. I know I didn’t make it!! It’s so
frustrating because my academic grades are so good, but this stupid test will
be worth 50% along with my academic average to give me my final mark, which is
what will grant me a spot in the program. Once more, here I am waiting….
Waiting, yet for a result, for another possible rejection. This time I'm not
checking my portal every day. Just every other day.
