So… I’m in!! I actually got in! I will be starting the
Registered Practical Nursing program in January. Hurray!!! I’m so excited. Even
though it has been about a month I got my acceptance letter, sometimes I still
have a hard time believing it is actually happening. I worked so hard to get
all the pre-requisite courses in time, with really good grades, and studied so
much for the Health Occupational Aptitude Exam.
Apparently nursing is a very competitive program to get in
and at one point (actually right after I wrote the exam) I thought there was no
way I stood a chance. Even though I only start in January, I’m still studying
biology because I applied with a mid-term mark. It’s going well, however, I’m
in a bit of a rush because I want to finish it by the end of November. My
deadline is December 15 but I have to take a bunch of immunizations before I
start the program. I usually get extremely sick after taking immunizations and
it triggers my fibromyalgia into a crises. I don’t want to be sick prior to or
during Christmas as I have five children to make Christmas happen, thus the
rush in finishing biology.
I’ll still apply again to midwifery in
February 2013, but this time to McMaster. I think I have a better chance of
getting an interview with the McMaster program as they only use your
pre-requisite grades to determine if you will get an interview. Since my grades
are pretty good, I think I have a good chance of being offered an interview. If
I get in, I will have learned some skill in the nursing program that will be
very helpful in the midwifery program. If I don’t get in, I’ll just continue
with nursing and repeat the process the following year. Sounds like a plan…
No comments:
Post a Comment