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@RoscN just treat every clinical rotation as a job interview. Make connections, work hard. The managers will remember you!

@RoscN it hasn’t been an issue, I work too. But minimally. It’s busy, but I don’t mind busy. All about time management! It’s totally doable.

@RoscN YAY!!!! Congrats!! I am currently in the sac program, started in Jan. At orientation we put our preferred clinical site. And on the first day they gave us our placements, and allowed us to switch if we wanted and someone else wanted to. There is Sutter sac, Sutter Roseville, Dignity, UCD, or Kaiser Roseville and then a MIXED clinical group. (The mixed rotate between hospitals) it depends where you get placed. I asked for mixed, those days switch depending where they’re placed, but I got Sutter Roseville which was my second choice and I love it. Sutter only allows students monday and Tuesday. Kaiser was on fri/sat but are moving to Sat/Sun. UCD is sat/sun. I am not sure what dignity is. It might be Sun/mon. So it really depends. Currently we are on two 12 hour shifts 6:45-18:45, and will be like that until psych and mental health. During psych and mental health we will be somewhere else and probably different days.

@wanida hey! I didn’t prepare for the program any differently. They’ll do a review over some AP stuff you need to remember, like an over view of the heart. You’ll be surprised how quickly it comes back to you. I struggled in pharm and patho, and it’s not hurting me at all. I’m doing really well. Everything you learn in the program will keep coming back up, so you’ll be forced to retain it. You’ll do great!

@rdn2rn you’re going to do JUST fine. Welcome to the SMU family! @Amblanc90 has an insta page you can follow too for nursing student moms! Studentnurse_mom (she’s a total BA) ?

Honestly, I think these classes are easier than the science prerequisites. This is more “what would you do if your patient presented with this symptom?” Type of courses. For my learning style, it’s much easier and I’m more interested in this material because you go to the clinical the next week and use your knowledge. I am at the Sacramento campus, and most of our instructors will give us study guides (we do have weekly exams). I gained great study skills during my prereqs that I apply during this program (reviewing material within 24 hours of lecture, etc.) Being flexible is key, but that isn’t an issue for me like it is for others. I still manage to work 5 hours a week, and work out 4 days a week (I do get up super early to do it, but its my “me” time.) I’ve had one instance where they told me “classes for the next semester will be on Wednesday not Thursday’s” but it was 5 weeks in advance... so no biggy. I’ve read a lot of scary posts about the program. And I had terrible anxiety entering the program and doubts after reading those posts. I am pleasantly surprised at how well I have been able to manage the courses. It will be an adjustment, and it will be an adjustment for your kids too. But it’s only 12 months, and then you’ll be presented with an opportunity to have an extremely flexible career so you can be there for your kids more. I would never do a two year program, I love this program. I love that the classes are short, if you have a hard class it’s only for 5 weeks! My study schedule depends. I am finding they put one hard class with one easier class. If I have a class on Thursday and my exam is the following Thursday: Study Thursday night (reviewing lecture slides we went over that day) Friday would be my biggest day: getting my study guide done! Maybe 2-3 hours and reviewing it a little Sat/Sunday really depends on my schedule..... sometimes my fiancé’s son has baseball games and I’d rather be there for those! So I’ll review my guide a bit but enjoy me time. Tuesday night after clinical I focus on my clinical paperwork (submitting that by midnight) and Wednesday night I’ll review my guide again. It really depends on how well you retained the lecture information, which I retain it well. I don’t do well reading, so I don’t read. I’ll watch YouTube videos if I need some further explanation. We have some homework assignments online too, and I focus on getting those done in the first week of class so I don’t have to do anything but study & we usually have 1 group project per 5 weeks. I manage my time well, I don’t cram, and I review here and there. Like the person above said: make friends in the cohort. We study at lunch. It’s so fun, and we share study guides if someone has some family event or something come up. I love my cohort.

Hey! I am currently in the program. Honestly, time management is the most crucial part. Some moms are having a hard time, feelings of guilt, but schedule kid time. There is a mom here that said she will comment with her opinion. I think it’s so worth it. Getting it done in a whole year, I plan to have kids soon so I wanted to get it done quickly. I think the program is great. We do get two breaks that are a few weeks long too. I rarely feel overwhelmed, but I write my schedule out in advance. Current schedule: Monday/Tuesday clinical 6:45-6:45 Wednesday and Thursday class 9-3:50 every other Friday we have SIM lab 11-1

Fingers crossed for you!!!!!

Hey! If you are admitted they will request your transcripts at that time, for any courses that were in progress at the time of your application.

Just speak from your heart, show your ability to be compassionate but strong. Definitely have it proof read too. My resume was a little over a page.

I did poorly in classes at Sac State, I got a few C's and I was able to get in. Really make yourself stand out with your essays and get a professor to write you a A letter of recommendation. That's a huge help if you did poorly in classes previously. Menda

Hobokitty, fingers crossed for you!!!!

Did you join the FB group??

Hello! Depending on your financial situation, you can get $12,500 Federal loans to split between the first two semesters. For the final semester there is a chance of getting another $12,500. Most of it is private loans. Looking at about $25,146 per semester tuition without lab fees or anything else.

I'm so sorry you guys. Don't give up!! Keep trying.