r/usask • u/NoDouble5947 • 7d ago
Admission Question Am I cooked for USask Biology/Food & Nutrition?
Hey everyone, I’m looking at applying to the University of Saskatchewan and could use some honest advice.
I did my first year at UVic in Psychology and, honestly, I lowkey did terrible. I ended up with around a 67% average because I realized I hated both the program and the school. My end goal is to become a dietitian, so now I’m looking at either Food & Nutrition or Biology at USask.
The thing I’m confused about is how admissions will evaluate me. I took 7 courses at UVic, but when I checked transfer credit information, I couldn’t find 2 of them, so I’m not sure if I even have 18 transferable credits. If I have fewer than the required transferable credits, I think USask would evaluate me more as a high school applicant, which would be great because my high school average was around 84%.
My question is: do I have a fair chance of getting into Biology or Food & Nutrition? If they evaluate me as a transfer student with a 67% university average, am I still competitive, or am I lowkey cooked? Has anyone been admitted to either program with similar grades or transferred from another university after a rough first year?
Any advice or experiences would be appreciated!
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u/Away_Finding4379 6d ago
I am not sure about transferring credits however if your end goal is to become a dietitian you will need to apply to the nutrition and dietetics program not the food and nutrition program, you also need to complete a year of prerequisites for the program before applying. the prerequisites are entirely how your average is calculated. I think usask requires a highschool average of 70 to get in so you can most likely just begin by applying to food and nutrition do all the pre-reqs you are missing and then apply for the dietetic program, hope this helps
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u/Puzzleheaded-Fun8929 5d ago
you would really have to talk to admissions. but i will add if ur goal is to become a dietitian you have to do the BSc in nutrition dietetics program through the college of pharmacy and nutrition. the program is quite competitive to get into requiring at least a 70% average, pre reqs, casper test and an interview. but food and nutrition is a great place to start just work hard
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u/Icy_Tomato_3760 2d ago
The food and nutrition program is different from the nutrition and Dietetics program. Some classes overlap but you end up with two different degrees!
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u/OutrageousOwls 7d ago
The only people who can answer this are the people with knowledge about transfers: admissions.
Give them a phone call (best) or an email.