It’s Not a Back-Up If You Keep Moving Forward!

After high school, Rupinder Bhangubegan the process of completing the prerequisites for the Registered Nursing (RN) program. She found it difficult to focus on classes that she didn’t feel inspired by. Her difficulties were compounded by the realities of seeking entrance into such a competitive program with a 2-year wait list that had actually stopped accepting applicants. Rupinder found herself at a breaking point. She desperately wanted to be in a Nursing program, but the prospects of entering an RN program was at least two or more years away. She made the dramatic decision to take action. “I’ve wanted to be a nurse since I was 11 and I wanted to be a nurse now. So I thought, ‘Why don’t I do a Practical Nursing (PN) diploma?’ It might not be where I want to end up but it’s heading towards my final goal.”

Unwilling to put her dream to become a nurse on hold any longer she started looking for a PN program. A search narrowed down her options to Stenberg College. She did her due diligence and found that others spoke glowingly of Stenberg’s Program and it had no wait lists. She made an appointment and almost immediately, Rupinder knew this was “where I wanted to go. The Program Advisor was amazing. She told me how difficult and challenging the program was which didn’t surprise me. This was nursing after all … The other thing was that after completing a Practical Nursing diploma it would be easier to get into a Registered Nursing program…I would enter with advanced standing.” After graduating from the Practical Nursing program with a 92% average, she quickly found work as a nurse. She is currently working and completing her bridging component to become a Registered Nurse. Watch her story here.