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1. bad Samuel Merritt College experience?

   casn replied to amzyRN's topic in California

   I was in the Sacramento program - poorly administered, unprepared instructors, bottom of the barrel clinical instructors, and very expensive! Get used to hearing things like "be flexible" and "get your big girl panties on".....don't expect to learn m...

2. How do current Samuel Merritt ABSN students like their program?

   casn replied to EM-RN's topic in General Students

   Sacramento....(not good!!)

3. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

   casn replied to scoobysnax's topic in California

   Save your money Moni. Program is very expensive, very disorganized, and the instructors are useless. Have you checked out CSUS or Sonoma? Much better values...

4. Hating Nursing School - Don't know what to do

   casn replied to nicolie1125's topic in General Students

   Hi Nicolie, If you don't like it then you shouldn't be doing it - life is too short. I'm still a bit unclear about what you don't like. You mentioned the lack of challenge and being underwhelmed. Nursing school has a lot of bs and not enough hard cor...

5. Lactation Consultant

   casn replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Men

   For what its worth, I just completed a stint with the LC as part of my Maternity Rotation - she had me do all the pt teaching including showing the moms how to hold their breast and how to place the nipple for good latch. I didn't have a single probl...

6. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

   casn replied to yukitiki's topic in California

   Save your money unless you're going to the Oakland campus - otherwise you'll find the program to be horribly overpriced and underorganized (I know its not really a word!)

7. How do current Samuel Merritt ABSN students like their program?

   casn replied to EM-RN's topic in General Students

   Listen to Amy! She is dead on. Absolutely the worst experience I've ever had in academia - and I hold 2 degrees. Try to get into a community college or SFSU/CSUEB/SJSU if at all possible!!! Save your money!!!