Los Medanos for Fall 2011?

want2banurse35 · Feb 3, 2011

I think the waiting is the hardest. I read alot of the comments from those who started the program last August. Sounded very exciting. Good luck to everyone!

Same to you:D It's good to have this outlet to wait with other students. It is something comforting about it:redpinkhe

73ss86 · Mar 8, 2011

Hello Everyone!

I applied to Los Medanos also! I hope we all get in! The waiting game sucks!!!

want2banurse35 · Mar 8, 2011

Hello Everyone!
I applied to Los Medanos also! I hope we all get in! The waiting game sucks!!!

It does suck. I am glad I have school to keep me busy! :uhoh3:

Caffeinated RN · Mar 8, 2011

i applied, as well...i applied to at least 10 schools around the bay and around sac.. LMC would be my first choice, though :)

DReinerMBA · Mar 9, 2011

Good luck everyone. It is tough to wait, but let's hope you all get chosen. May will be here before you know it!

mistymall · Mar 10, 2011

I've applied to so many places, does anyone remember when we'll be notified?

:uhoh3:

Caffeinated RN · Mar 10, 2011

the handbook only says mid-may

DReinerMBA · Mar 10, 2011

I have always received my notifications in early May.

Christine2009 · Mar 10, 2011

FYI: For those of you applying to Merritt...

Be forewarned that this school has a crapy RN program! I spent one semester there in the program and transfered out because it is insane. Everyday you are threatened with being kicked out of the program. Our class started with 80 people for Fall 2010 and they are down to 23 now! The teachers are rude, getto, and obnoxious.They will beat you down so bad that you will loose all your confidence in yourself. You will go from an A student to barely passing and get reamed everytime you walk into the classroom that you need to "step it up".

When someone is dismissed from the program they have you stand up in class have everyone look at you and tell you to get the out that your career of becoming a nurse is over!

Plus, Merritt's accrediation is on Probation and in jepordary of losing their RN program (they just lost the LVN program this year.)

Merritt is one of the easiest schools to get into, but you really have to have a tough skin, keep your mouth shut and study your butt off. The first test in Fundamentals is over the first 300 pages of the book with 150 questions and an hour to take the test. Fail the test, you are out! No questions asked!

Go to the search box and type in Merritt College and a whole thread will come up telling you what I just stated and more...

Kt21 · Mar 10, 2011

I applied to LMC and Merritt. How easy was it to transfer to LMC from Merritt? I would really like to go to LMC, but I am a little concerned about getting a job with just an ADN. I have heard nothing but good things about LMC and May seems so far away.

Christine2009 · Mar 10, 2011

I have a friend who was on the waiting list for LMC and was in the RN program at Merritt, when her name came up she had no problem transfering over, but decided to do the whole program from the begining at LMC because of the teaching style at Merritt. She said that LMC is an awesome school and doing very well there as well as getting better grades. She also said that there was a lot of stuff that Merritt did not teach that she is learning at LMC.

Another friend of mine graduated from Merritt's RN program last year and still trying to find a job. Every time they see where she got her degree from, they never call her back for an interview. They just look at her strangely and say "we will call you" She says that she really does not feel prepared to work in the field anyway and looking to persue her BSN now.

want2banurse35 · Mar 12, 2011

Wow, I have heard a lot of bad things about Merritt College. It is sad that they have that reputation and treat their students that way. I never even considered applying there.