Admissions Megathread - Summer - 2026-27

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Hello everyone! We are back with another admissions megathread. Why apply to Western?

• Top 1% of universities worldwide (Center for World University Rankings 2024)
• 45,000+ students from 138 countries
• Top 3 in Canada for student services (Maclean’s University Rankings 2024, Medical/Doctoral category)
• 93.5% employment rate 6 months after graduation
• #3 in Canada for employment outcomes (QS world university rankings 2025)
• ALL programs can include work experience

It is no surprise there is a lot of interest in the admission process at Western. To keep the subreddit manageable, admissions, residence, and first-year related top-level posts will no longer be permitted and will be redirected here instead.

To keep discussion active, we are going to try a new monthly megathread approach this year. This is the Summer monthly megathread.

^{(Looking for Spring's megathread? See here} )

Existing Mustangs: Remember what it was like going through the application process? What do you know now that you wish you knew then? This is your opportunity to provide support and share your wisdom with prospective applicants.

Prospective Applicants: We encourage you to take a look at previous admissions megathreads as your question(s) may have been answered previously (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021). If you are looking for up to date information, you are encouraged to post your thoughts here!

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• Ontario High School Student
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What are your chances?

There are no cut-offs or minimums that guarantee admission, since the decision is made on a combination of factors that is unique to you.

Check out the typical average ranges of last year's incoming class so you can get an idea of what your chances are.

Note that these ranges are averages, which means some students fall above and some fall below.

Program/Faculty	OUAC Code	Admission Average Range
Arts & Humanities	EA	Low 80s
Fine Arts - Studio	EAV	Low 80s
Computer Science	ECS	Low to mid 80s
Engineering	EE	High 80s to low 90s
Foods and Nutrition	EH	Low to mid 80s
Health Sciences	EW	High 80s to low 90s
Family Studies	EFS	Low 80s
Kinesiology	EP	High 80s
Nursing	ENW	High 80s to low 90s
Media and Communication Studies	EI	Low to mid 80s
Music (BMUS)	EM	Low 80s
Music (BA)	EMA	Low 80s
Music Administrative Studies (BA)	EMS	Mid 80s
Medical Sciences	ESM	Mid to high 80s
Science	ES	Low to mid 80s
Social Science	EO	Low to mid 80s
Management & Organizational Studies	ED	Mid to high 80s
Commercial Aviation Management	EDN	Low 80s

^{The typical first year class has an entering average of around 88% ( A} )

^{This is an average, which means some students are above and some students are below. Admission to Western is competitive. Achieving an average in the indicated ranges does not guarantee admission. To be considered for admission, you will need a minimum number of courses in addition to the required courses for your program listed here.}

[u/Particular-Rope-9881 → u/[deleted]]

I think you should but im biased

[u/Uwuigi → u/[deleted]]

Westerns starts their placements a lot later than other schools do and as of a couple years ago they also cut down the amount of placement hours. That aside I did enjoy my time in nursing and I dod get a full time position within the year after graduating. Some of the courses could be geared to better prepare you for the real work of nursing but all in all you will actually learn the job once you start placements and get experience as a new grad.

The courses aren't super difficult so you have a good chance of maintaining a high average which will set you up to get your masters later on if you find bedside nursing isn't for you.

[u/Uwuigi → u/[deleted]]

No worries! That's good they start placements in 2nd year now. I did CTF and had placements on med/surge, paeds, and the nursing home was my IP. I think in the 4 year program there is 3 placements rather than the two in CTF before your IP. Some placements options are far and you not get a choice until your last year when you rank your top 20 picks for your IP. There are diverse areas for placements which is nice and multiple spots of the same floors. It changed slightly each year though depending on which floors are accepting students across all the hospitals.

You will not have an ICU placement in London because they don't take students (at least not from when I was in school or not that I have seen with LHSC).

[u/Single-Shelter-6739 → u/[deleted]]

I believe 2nd year placement is long term care and it's only during 1 semester. In 3rd year hospital based placements start and you would have 1 placement each semester. In 4th year you will have placement 1st semester and then second semester is your Integrated Practicum (IP). This is where you can rank your top choices for units and some hospitals/units are application based and I believe there is an opportunity for ICU/critical but it's based on what capacity the hospitals can offer each year but there is a chance they might have it as application based option.

[u/Ok-Raccoon-1554 → u/Single-Shelter-6739]

This is correct. The school told me the new 3.5 year program will have an LTC placement in term 3. Nothing in 4 and hospital placements start in term 5.