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Hey Wayne, I think I know you from Microbio w/ Rajeev! Here are some of my notes from yesterday's live chat: Orientation is 7/30-7/31 and the semester starts 8/1. There are 2 sections students will be placed in morning or afternoon. Clinicals are morning (8am-3pm) or evening (3pm-10pm). There are 30 students per class & 8-10 students per clinical site. Below a 73 in class is considered failing. Financial Aid offers should come in around 4/13, will be delayed if deposit to hold space is not yet paid. Transportation BART commuters can receive a discount - up to 50% off Additionally, there is a shuttle from MacArthur station to school. Semester Parking Pass, they said to be about ~$150 Individual parking passes = $2.50 per day Clinical Rotations by Semester 1st semester - Psych / Mental Health 2nd semester - Med/Surg 3rd semester - 3x5 weeks of class clinicals 1 - Maternity + Postpartum 2 - Peds, PICU / NICU possible too 3 - Critical Care - ICU Last semester = preceptorship ( section can be determined by choice ) Dress code School - no uniforms for 5 weeks or for classes Clinical - SMU scrub top avail. @ school bookstore Pants - standard navy blue scrub pants Shoes - white, leather Cheers!

Have you inquired with admissions about potentially transferring to the San Mateo campus for June ABSN cohort? It will cut your commute time. I know that transferring is possible, but not sure how possible and it wouldn't hurt to at least try. Goodluck!

Congrats to everyone that was accepted! Sooo happy for you all :)

Good luck to everyone! I believe that SMU notifies those that are waitlisted first before they send out acceptance and then rejections notices.

They are early this year! I am waitlisted for Oakland Summer 2018 cohort. I feel relieved to know where I stand and hopeful to be admitted. Yes, I heard that they move through the waitlist so I've got my fingers crossed. :)

Hi there! I am reaching out to see if anyone has experience with StraighterLine courses and with their Pharm I & II courses? I am planning to take these to fulfill a pre-req. I'm wondering how test-taking went for you since it is an online course! Thank you!

There was a locational question on an endocrine gland. Bone formation. Serotonin does what. Where does digestion begin. Planes of the body. Anatomical positioning. What was mentioned already in this post were mostly on my A&P section. I missed: Hyoid bone, popliteal artery, and skin color (beyond melanin). Needless to say, I did not study articulations or arterial names well at all. In hindsight, I would have gone back to review the arterial names/placements, muscle names, and skin color even more deeply. A & P 1. A & P - 96% - I studied the most for this. Math - 100% - fractions, proportions, simple algebra, some metric conversions, military time - no roman numerals. Grammer - 90% Mostly weeding out incorrect word usage, some grammatical identification, lie/lay, either/or, among vs. between. Reading - 92% Implications, drawing conclusions, understanding, meaning word-use. Vocab - 98% Mostly were n the HESI book with a few scattered others. Overall: 95.2% Study material: HESI A2 review book Cliff Notes A & P Pocket Prep App! Anatomy & Physiology HESI A2 Practice Test | Free HESI Exam Practice Questions Question 42 of the Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test for the HESI exam

I second this method! The process and visuals of drawing out a chart or map is SUPER helpful for me. Hypothalamus regulates the Pituitary Gland (Anterior & Posterior) ... Anterior = master gland Posterior = oxytocin + Anti-diuretic hormone ...etc.! It may be helpful to watch some Crash Course A & P videos on youtube or reading a summarized version of the endocrine to get a better feel for the big picture.

I took the HESI today. Your post was soooo helpful, thank you!!

There it is. Good luck to us! All the hard work will pay off :)

Thank you for all your input! I can hold off on Pharmacology, but that would likely defer my application submission... but the extra time may work out so that I am a more well-rounded applicant as I can volunteer/gain CNA experience during that time.

Hey all, I am signed up for Microbiology, Pathophysiology and considering adding a Pharmacology course online for this coming Fall. I'm wrapping up my pre-reqs. Do you think that this will be too much on my plate?? Should I hold off on Pharmacology? Thoughts appreciated! Thank you!