jdr44 Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hello fellow pre-medders? I am wondering if anyone is familiar with the UBC Nursing 2 year program. I am seriously thinking about applying to nursing. Not only will it allow me to have a wonderful back up but it will introduce me into the life of medicine Does anyone know how rigorous the semesters are? Are high grades attainable? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 I know nothing about UBC, but it appears that the consensus here is that like engineering, high grades are difficult to come by in nursing. Why not ask the School of Nursing directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmeadoc Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Nursing unfortunately is a cut-throat faculty. Nursing is an extremely subjective subject and their goal is to form you into their ideal nursing clone - if you are bright(which if you are considering med you probably are) you will struggle in nursing - much of what they teach is without proper logic and is catered to the person in the room with the lowest intelligence. If they don't like you - you will not do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medisforme Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Nursing unfortunately is a cut-throat faculty. Nursing is an extremely subjective subject and their goal is to form you into their ideal nursing clone - if you are bright(which if you are considering med you probably are) you will struggle in nursing - much of what they teach is without proper logic and is catered to the person in the room with the lowest intelligence. If they don't like you - you will not do well. Well I do think the above quote is slightly exaggerated I do agree with it for the most part. I remember the smartest person (was a real keener) in our nursing class had to do an extra half semester of preceptorship merely because her preceptor faculty member and preceptor nurse clashed with her. This person got mostly all A's and then basically flunked (though not sure of exact grade) her last semester. If you are bright you will excell at the science based courses. However, the nursing theory courses are another thing entirely. A large percentage of our grades were based on essays which were marked extremely subjectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 A large percentage of our grades were based on essays which were marked extremely subjectively. Interesting. I'm considering the same program. Does it help if you're a good writer? I got S and R on the MCAT WS (I know that doesn't make me a pro, but it gives you a good idea). Do writing skills help or are they looking to see if you align yourself with what they want you to think about nursing theory? Is there a good book I could pick up to read a little about nursing theory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainz Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 are high grades attainable? um... I'm sure they CAN be attained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobabble Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 are high grades attainable? um... I'm sure they CAN be attained. I think from what I am understanding the answer is yes. But, it doesn't matter if you put all the work in the world, or are the smartest undergrad in the room there is a large subjective component that can turn a high grade into a fail for completely ambiguous and unjustly reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medisforme Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Interesting. I'm considering the same program. Does it help if you're a good writer? I got S and R on the MCAT WS (I know that doesn't make me a pro, but it gives you a good idea). Do writing skills help or are they looking to see if you align yourself with what they want you to think about nursing theory? Is there a good book I could pick up to read a little about nursing theory? Definitely being a good writer helps but only so much. I got an R on the MCAT as well but I can't think of any nursing theory classes that I got an A in. (Fortunately I rocked all the science courses to make my gpa respectable.). I have no idea where to get nursing theory books, and wouldn't recommend them unless you want to bore yourself to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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