{"id":20963,"date":"2017-06-27T16:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=20963"},"modified":"2019-07-19T23:00:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T03:00:46","slug":"lemme-refer-you-to-the-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=20963","title":{"rendered":"lemme refer you to the FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

hello aska! id like to apply to the undergraduate program for nursing. I know applicants should have a 3.0+ gpa, a work related reference and a academic reference. I wasnt originally planning on nursing & i was slacking in my classes so my gpa is currently 2.5… Is it possible to boost my gpa to 3.0 if i do well in 6 FCE? Also does work related reference refer to paid work or volunteer work? & im assuming academic reference would be a prof? thank u so much<\/p>\n

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hi!<\/p>\n

of course, you can pull your grades up if you really try, but i’m not 100% sure how much you could pull your grades up. it would depend on how well you do on the 6.0FCE you wanna take as well as how many FCE you’ve already finished. i suggest checking out this handy dandy GPA calculator<\/a>. just remember that it’s not an official GPA calculator, just an estimator and planning tool.<\/p>\n

a “work-related reference” refers to anyone who can vouch for you in a professional capacity. according to the\u00a0admissions website<\/a>, a “work-related reference” could be a work OR volunteer reference. i would figure out what might be the most relevant experience to nursing. for example, if you’ve volunteered at a hospital, that would be much more relevant than a summer camp you worked for.<\/p>\n

an academic reference is anyone who can vouch for you in an academic capacity, so yes, a prof who knows you and your work well would be dope.<\/p>\n

i’d also check out their FAQ page. <\/a>they have a lot of good (and accurate) info about the application process there.<\/p>\n

hope this helps and good luck!<\/p>\n

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xoxo,<\/p>\n

aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

hello aska! id like to apply to the undergraduate program for nursing. I know applicants should have a 3.0+ gpa, a work related reference and a academic reference. I wasnt originally planning on nursing & i was slacking in my classes so my gpa is currently 2.5… Is it possible to boost my gpa to 3.0 if i do well in 6 FCE? Also does work related reference refer to paid work or volunteer work? & im assuming academic reference would be a prof? thank u so much \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hi! of course, you can pull your grades up if you really try, but i’m not 100% sure how much you could pull your grades up. it would depend on how well you do on the 6.0FCE you wanna take as well as how many FCE you’ve already finished. i suggest checking out this handy dandy GPA calculator. just remember that it’s not an official GPA calculator, just an estimator and planning tool. a “work-related reference” refers to anyone who can vouch for you in a professional capacity. according to the\u00a0admissions website, a “work-related reference” could be a work OR volunteer reference. i would figure out what might be the most relevant experience to nursing. for example, if you’ve volunteered at a hospital, that would be much more relevant than a summer camp you worked for. an academic reference is anyone who can vouch for you in an academic capacity, so yes, a prof who knows you and your work well would be dope. i’d also check out their FAQ page. they have a lot of good (and accurate) info about the application process there. hope this helps and good luck! xoxo, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,264],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admissions","category-nursing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t