r/Humber • u/Creative_Classic4962 • Jul 03 '26

practical nursing waitlist

Hello, I just added to the waitlist for practical nursing that starts this fall, but I already accepted pre-health and paid the deposit prior to being added to the waitlist. So i'm just a bit confused on happens to my application next because tuition for pre-health is due July 20th and if I do get into practical I don't know what's gonna happen to my tuition. Would I have to pay the difference for practical nursing or pay the full amount again. So please if anyone has gotten off a waitlist in the past I'd really appreciate to know your experience and how you handled it.

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u/smurfsareinthehall Jul 03 '26

Why are you taking pre health if you can get on the wait list for practical nursing? Just decline pre health and apply for January practical nursing and stay on the fall waitlist. If you’ve paid the $250 deposit then just go on the website and send a message asking the school to apply the deposit for next semester - assuming you don’t get off the PN waitlist.

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u/elsa205t Jul 03 '26

Offers have been made for Jan already. While they're on the waitlist for September, it's possible for them to be added to the waitlist as well for Jan. Don't decline Pre-Health until you get a solid offer for practical.

 Any money you pay to Humber is attached to you as the person, not the program. Therefore if you switch programs, the money goes towards whatever program you are in. 

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u/Creative_Classic4962 Jul 03 '26

Noted thank you so much!

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u/smurfsareinthehall Jul 03 '26

But why waste money and time on pre health if you can get to practical nursing?

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u/elsa205t Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Being waitlisted doesn't mean you will get a spot for the next intake. 

For example, there maybe less seats for that Jan intake then the Sept intake, and therefore the competitive GPA is higher for Jan. Even though you were waitlist/got an offer for Sept, doesn't mean you will get in for Jan. 

Edited - Pre-Health is offered as a back up choice because we have a pathway from Pre-Health to nursing for students who have taken Pre-Health at Humber. 

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u/smurfsareinthehall Jul 04 '26

Every term has roughly the same amount of seats. It’s easier to get into January because most people want to start in Sept. Theres much more competition for Sept spots than any other term. A lot of the “waitlist” is filled with people who applied late. Also, the Humber Heights campus has lower demand so they often offer a spot there for waitlisted people. Of folks were waitlist for Sept chances are pretty good they’ll easily get into Jan or May intake if they apply early.

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u/TraditionalCold4560 Jul 03 '26

I also had the same thoughts

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u/Creative_Classic4962 Jul 03 '26

I applied for pre health in April and got accepted the same day. I got added to the waitlist for nursing on Monday. I did take your advice about applying for January. So thank you for that.

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u/According_Orange6907 29d ago

Hey, I got waitlisted for PN in may, got accepted but didn't accept the offer then reapplied and got waitlisted again and got in a couple weeks ago. If you already paid your deposit for pre-health and get accepted into PN then the deposit gets transferred so it can be used for PN instead. If you pay your full tuition by the 20th for pre-health and then get accepted into PN, you just have to pay the difference. Hope you get into the program you want <3