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i’ve literally called so many people about this and so many departments but no one will respond or help me so hopefully someone here knows what to do?? on the my fees and funding page, it’s switched between saying i’m getting osap to i’m not getting osap on and off randomly for like a month now. now it’s stuck saying i’m not receiving osap (i am) and tuition is due tomorrow, i can’t pull $5k out of my ass to pay for it?? all of my documents for osap have been approved so i’m not really sure what to do in this situation, does anyone know what’s going on? i’m not looking to pay late fees because of a potential glitch on their end

thank you for your help!!

Any POC in here?

Hello everyone I am looking at advancing my education after some work experience to eventually get my B.Eng and PENG. Can anyone give me some advice as to what I should study and/or how the structuring goes?

What's the course load like and how do you spread them out throughout the years?

Do you guys do reduced load and finish in 3 years rather then 2.5?

Do you guys cram 6-7 classes per term to finish in 2.5?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks!

Hi everyone!

I’ll be starting the Compressed BScN program this fall and would be really grateful for any tips, advice, or pointers from current or past nursing students—especially anything you wish you knew before starting first year.

I’m also trying to get organized ahead of time. Does anyone know the first-year textbook names/editions that are commonly used? If there are legitimate online or library-accessible versions, I’d appreciate knowing where to find them as well.

Also, the designated uniform store currently appears to be out of stock. For anyone who has been through this before, did you have to call the store directly to place an order, or is there another way to get the required uniforms?

Lastly, I’m looking for off-campus housing. If anyone knows of reasonably priced apartments, rooms, or other student-friendly rentals near Lakehead, I’d really appreciate any recommendations or places I should check.

Any advice about courses, studying, labs, clinical preparation, housing, or just surviving first year would be greatly appreciated! 😊

Thanks in advance!

Hello. I am an incoming gr12 student this fall. And my question is: Current students from Lakehead university I need the REAL experience before I apply be brutally honest 👀

FYI: This Post is a little long**😭😭**which includes the program I feel interest about and following up with some question. I apologize for the long post but I will appreciate all of your time and advise. Also imagine how long it took me to research, type it down 😭😭 Please READ TILL END🙏)

So I wanna apply to med school and I have couple of undergrad program in mind which are:

-Applied Life Science ( What does Applied mean?)

-Biology (includes Environmental Science, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, and Biodiversity and Conservation) (Thunder Bay)

-Kinesiology (co-op available) (Thunder Bay)

-Natural Science (Thunder Bay)

-Psychology (Thunder Bay and Orillia)

1)I'd love to hear from current students about workload, professors, social life, co-op, research opportunities, etc.

2)How difficult are exams?

3)How competitive are grades and GPA? As this is very important for Med school.

4)How hard is research to get? Co-op, internship?

5. Which program good preparation for med school? Any other program with strong med school pipeline?

6. What do you love or hate?

7. And finally after this experience will you still choose Lakehead University and the program you are in?

Thank you for reading so far. I really appreciate your comment. Thank you so much

Hi everyone! My name is Monique and I'm a reporter with The Canadian Press working on a story about how students are dealing with the changes to OSAP. If you're willing to chat about how you're managing finances this upcoming year, shoot me an email at mxk@cp.org. Thanks!

I was recently admitted into my program as of last week. All the in-person Thunder Bay sections are time conflicting with every course combination I can select.

There is one class that is offered as online delivery, lecture (tbd) Orillia campus restricted to SGEI students. I have submitted a special permission request review and followed the instructions on my reasonings. If you have any advice or insight on how they will handle my case. Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I'm an incoming Ontario student and my long-term goal is Canadian medical school. I'm currently trying to decide between two options:

1. Western University – Health Sciences
   Larger university
   More research opportunities
   Teaching hospitals nearby
   Bigger network and more extracurriculars

2. Lakehead University (Orillia) – General Science
   Only about 30 minutes from my home (vs. ~3 hours for Western)
   Smaller class sizes
   More access to professors
   Flexible program where I can build my own science curriculum

For Western, I would be taking Biology and Chemistry with labs along with the required Health Sciences courses.

For Lakehead, I'd build my degree around Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology, Statistics, etc., so I don't think I'd be missing any important prerequisite or MCAT content.

My biggest concern is whether attending Lakehead instead of Western would put me at a disadvantage for Canadian medical school.

Some questions I have:

Does the undergraduate university actually matter for Ontario/Canadian medical school admissions?

Would a 3.95 GPA at Lakehead be viewed any differently than a 3.95 GPA at Western?

Did anyone here attend a smaller university (Lakehead, Nipissing, Trent, etc.) and get into medical school?

How much did having a teaching hospital and more research opportunities actually help your application?

If you were in my shoes today, which would you choose and why?

I'm trying to make this decision based on facts rather than prestige, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have gone through the Canadian med school application process.

Thanks in advance!

I was hoping someone may have the course outlines from BSCN for these courses preferably from 2022 or onward.

PSYC 1100 Introductory Psychology

MATH 0212 Quantitative Methods Health Sc

NURS 1050 Relational Nursing Theory I

NURS 1511 Relational Nursing Practice I

Thanks in advance!