Merit Technical Institute

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I was actually surfing the net for LPN degrees, I noticed the school Merit Technical Institute. I have never really heard of it outside of the internet so I was wondering if anyone know if this is a good school or not? Also I noticed the price for the school is 12000; is that too high for a LPN school? :confused:

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I was actually surfing the net for LPN degrees, I noticed the school Merit Technical Institute. I have never really heard of it outside of the internet so I was wondering if anyone know if this is a good school or not? Also I noticed the price for the school is 12000; is that too high for a LPN school? :confused:

Hello, I am also looking for info about this school... I think $12000 is decent compared to other schools. I took thier entance exam and passed it... any input will be greatly appreciated..

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I am currently a student with them, I will hopefully be graduating in March 2009, as with any school they have there ups and downs... And from when I started to now I would say they have gone down.... There is never any one you can go to for help... since the director passed away last year.... this new one is horrible..... you can't go to her for anything and she is never around, and when she is she never has a answer for you...... They do claim to have the highest passing rates for the boards..... we will see..... As for the professor they have a few good ones that truly care..... and try to help the students..... I went to them because it supposed to be a 12 mth type program.... I would have been done already, but had other issues going on... so i had to leave and now am back.... and God willing will be done soon..... Hope this helped but good luck with your choice. :nuke:

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i am going to take the exam on next wednesday. now the fess is 13000.

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Hey I wil be joining Merit oon for LPN can any1 send me the sylbus plz. [PM for email]

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Does anyone knows if this school is accrediated.. also do you go for training over seas....

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does anyone from Staten Island attending Merit technical institutue on Spring 2010?

if u drive, we could share the tolls. The public transportation takes almost 2 hours for me to get their :(. please contact me [email protected].

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does anyone from Staten Island attending Merit technical institutue on Spring 2010?

if u drive, we could share the tolls. The public transportation takes almost 2 hours for me to get their :(. please contact me [email protected].

Hey whats up Annud,

I take it you mnade it to the program :-) Congrats! Did they give you any FA for the program or you're really out of pocket?

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I am currently a student with them, I will hopefully be graduating in March 2009, as with any school they have there ups and downs... And from when I started to now I would say they have gone down.... There is never any one you can go to for help... since the director passed away last year.... this new one is horrible..... you can't go to her for anything and she is never around, and when she is she never has a answer for you...... They do claim to have the highest passing rates for the boards..... we will see..... As for the professor they have a few good ones that truly care..... and try to help the students..... I went to them because it supposed to be a 12 mth type program.... I would have been done already, but had other issues going on... so i had to leave and now am back.... and God willing will be done soon..... Hope this helped but good luck with your choice. :nuke:

Hey im glad to hear that everything worked out well enough for you to come back to accomplish your gas through Merit. I will be starting soon w/ them. I have some financial concerns. were they able to offer you FA? They were able to let you go in the middle of the program to finally come back?! are they really that flexible?

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hello all, i am currently going to Merit.. please, do not make the mistake in registering for this school. i am sure im not the only person who will say this to you but this school is MONEY HUNGRY. they do not have financial aid, they do not provide books or uniforms, they are NOT organized. they grading system is, 77% to pass all courses, i can prob name 1 or 2 teachers that are actually caring and want u to pass. to sum up your final grade it is 10%-hw, 20%class tests, 30%-midterm, 40%-final.. and trust me they kill you with the final.. as hard as you study.. does not seem to work out. they give finals OUTSIDE the school, from NLN.com or ATItesting.. not like other schools where the proefssors make their own midterms n finals.. they CLAIM to have a high passing rate. out of 35-40 in my class there are 13 still standing and they are only in med surg1, they still have med surg 2 to go. they are only the tuition is low for a reason ! u get wat u pay for and i learned the hard way. pls save your money and invest in a GOOD lpn school!!

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hey! i def agree w/lpncp15 coz im also a current student at merit & im currently waiting to repeat the classes coz i failed 3 of them. i've been waiting for like 3months now just so i can repeat them and the rule is if u get 3 strikes at merit, u have to repeat the major subjs: maternity, peds, pharm, med surg & funds, clinicals too even though u took them already & passed them & there are no discounts!!! each class is about $1K. if you fail again, you're out of the program! yes it's true the tuition is now $13K. this school is totally unorganized, they weren't prepared how fast this school is getting packed & now they're trying to like rush the classes to end so the next class can start. each class ranges from 1wk -2months each. if you're absent the day they give back your test results, they will make you wait till the end of they day to get it. that's so stupid! i dont' know why they can't give it to you right away. as for the midterm & finals, yea its' true it's done by outside the school and some sites we use to take the exams, only allow us not even 1min to answer the question. i believe it was ITT site i think & it was only 50 questions i believe. we went from 125 questions down to like 50!!!! also they don't round up your grade. so if you got 76.9, they won't give u 77 which is the passing grade. they even make us stay OT in class when some students got work. they even made us come in to school during the snow blizzard and one of the prof was lecturing in the hallway while waiting for the receptionist to unlock the classrooms. you also got to pay attention to your receipts, coz they made errors a few x's saying i owe them this or i never paid 3 or 5 months pay, it wasn't in the computer. good thing i had my receipts. no place to study, there's no library, no cafeteria, everything all outside the school. well i dnt knw what else to say, so please dont waste your time w/this school.

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hey! i def agree w/lpncp15 coz im also a current student at merit & im currently waiting to repeat the classes coz i failed 3 of them. i've been waiting for like 3months now just so i can repeat them and the rule is if u get 3 strikes at merit, u have to repeat the major subjs: maternity, peds, pharm, med surg & funds, clinicals too even though u took them already & passed them & there are no discounts!!! each class is about $1K. if you fail again, you're out of the program! yes it's true the tuition is now $13K. this school is totally unorganized, they weren't prepared how fast this school is getting packed & now they're trying to like rush the classes to end so the next class can start. each class ranges from 1wk -2months each. if you're absent the day they give back your test results, they will make you wait till the end of they day to get it. that's so stupid! i dont' know why they can't give it to you right away. as for the midterm & finals, yea its' true it's done by outside the school and some sites we use to take the exams, only allow us not even 1min to answer the question. i believe it was ITT site i think & it was only 50 questions i believe. we went from 125 questions down to like 50!!!! also they don't round up your grade. so if you got 76.9, they won't give u 77 which is the passing grade. they even make us stay OT in class when some students got work. they even made us come in to school during the snow blizzard and one of the prof was lecturing in the hallway while waiting for the receptionist to unlock the classrooms. you also got to pay attention to your receipts, coz they made errors a few x's saying i owe them this or i never paid 3 or 5 months pay, it wasn't in the computer. good thing i had my receipts. no place to study, there's no library, no cafeteria, everything all outside the school. well i dnt knw what else to say, so please dont waste your time w/this school.

Hi, class start this coming Jan. 19, I'm still confused if I should go to this school or try to apply at Lincoln tech.

Can you please add me to your contacts, I have few questions regarding this school (Merit). Thank you

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