Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

U.S.A. California

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Starting a new thread for the Spring 2011 SMU applicants for the Sacramento Campus and all others as well.

Post your stats, any other important information you might have heard about the applicants, questions, concerns, anything!!

My stats:

Already been in nursing school- Dropped OUT- UGH, why????? *I digress...

*Received a degree from Sac State already, Cum Laude

Science G.P.A.= 3.4

Overall G.P.A. = 3.5

Teas= 84.1

1 year of healthcare experience

1 year of nursing school experience

Multiple community involvement experiences- ERG's, Volunteer on Diversity teams, Church, internships, mentoring, tutoring

*Hoping that this may be the year because I'm going no where fast in my current job field and I want to return to a profession that I have a passion for and am good at!!

=)

One more thing about CM: For Sac they are taking 20 people for the program and 12 were waitlisted. They interviewed over 40 people. Not sure how many applied to CM, FNP and ABSN.

I know that they interviewed like 43 for the FNP program and from what I can read on the website they take 24 or so. Also how did you find out that you were on the waiting list? I only applied to the ABSN and the FNP and I have not heard anything yet.

Also, plenty of people applied to both Master's programs, so there is definitely a chance they could go to 9 on the waitlist!

I received a phone call on Monday from Sacramento SMU and was informed about my position on the waitlist. I am not sure when they notify for FNP but you could always shoot SMU an email and see their timeline. When I spoke with SMU, they said I was happy to call/email anytime to check for updates. I will let you know if I hear anything additional. Good luck with the FNP and ABSN. Who knows, me might even be in the ABSN program together this spring! :-)

Thanks for the positive words. I hope so!!! :-)

Arrrg! Someone recently sent me a private message asking for some additional information and I somehow managed to delete it! Please send me another message and I will get you the info you requested. Sorry for being such a bonehead!

~Chelsea :-D

ilnurse15,

I received your second message. Hooray! :)

I am not able to reply to private messages from my account but if you shoot me a quick email to [email protected] I will give you the contact into of who to talk to. The last time I mentiond the name of the person I spoke with on the public forum, I noticed it was deleted and that's why I didn't put it on this reply. Sorry it has to be so complicated!

~Chelsea :-)

Yikes...So many posters with such good stats!!! I guess that is a good thing for the nursing profession. I just did a quick search and saw this posting..Looks like we will find out soon. I am not sure if I am ready to find out...Waiting is awful, but at the same time it means you haven't been rejected ;). My stats are as follows:

Last 60 units: 3.65

Science classes:3.71

Teas: 86 overall

Math:85

Reading: 100

I am hoping they find my background in social work useful...Will keep my fingers crossed for everyone! Good Luck...I am sure this board will be hoppin' in the next couple/few weeks!

Mhfp, What cohort did you apply to?

I applied to the Sacramento cohort. If I weren't married with a 5 month old, I probably would have applied to all of them and wrote it off as an adventure. I would love to live in SF for a year but with my happy "baggage" it is not an option at all. And, the cost of living is outrageous.

I got into the CM Sacramento program. ---- told me before I left my interview that they'd like me to be in the program. I'm so happy, but worried about the insanely expensive cost.

Congrats!

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