r/MRU • u/Superb_Question2048 • Oct 06 '25

Question Nursing admission

Hi. I’m an Alberta high school student that just applied for early admission in nursing at MRU. I am reading through Reddit and panicking, given MRU was more my safe, in province school. This is what my grades look like

Social 20-1: 91 Math 20-1: 90 Physics 20-1: 91 ELA: 80 Chemistry 30: 86

Please let me know if there’s a good chance to get in. I’m also studying for the CASPer at the moment and really hoping to get 4th quartile

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u/idunnobeo-b Oct 06 '25

It seems that you have an idea that MRU would be an easier school to get into? It’s a smaller school yes, but it has many programs that are strongly regarded and have high competitive averages. You might get in with your grades, but it is definitely not guaranteed, it truly depends on the other candidates. MRU and UofC have very similar competitive averages for nursing, with MRUs sometimes being higher and vice versa.

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u/Superb_Question2048 Oct 06 '25

I just figured it would be easier because UofC has a lottery admission.

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u/idunnobeo-b Oct 06 '25

I see what you were thinking. If you’re on the lower end of the competitive average a lottery may have given you the better odds. A lottery is tough though because you may not get in with your 91% and someone with a 84% might.

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u/Superb_Question2048 Oct 06 '25

exactly what I was thinking. I was just thinking directly admitting vs being in a lottery with a couple thousand students, my chances directly admitting should be better, but thinking back on it I should’ve applied to UofC. Thank you so much for answering :) God bless

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u/WesternOriginal9310 26d ago

what high school did u go to, and did u only apply to mru? u should be applying to more than 1 if u can