AlmostNurse90

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1. Samuel Merritt University BEWARE Apps

   AlmostNurse90 replied to gsg92's topic in California

   SMU will lie you straight in the face. Especially the program director of the prelicensure nursing program. She is a total politician and appears concerned in a public setting otherwise she is dismissive and treats you like a high schooler. This scho...

2. Samuel Merritt 2023 ABSN

   AlmostNurse90 replied to peggy3399's topic in California

   OMG, I couldn't agree more with all of your accounts and stories about their disorganization. It's the same in the ELMSN program. We stopped believing anything they tell us. Especially when it comes to clinicals. Students who had previous clinical ex...

3. Samuel Merritt ELMSN FALL 2023

   AlmostNurse90 replied to gigiclem's topic in California

   Hi, I saw that some of you have expressed worries about the ELMSN program. And as a current ELMSN student, I want to promise you anything you are reading about this program on yelp or this forum is true! SMU is way over their head and does not ...

4. Samuel Merritt 2023 ABSN

   AlmostNurse90 replied to peggy3399's topic in California

   I would be nervous about it since the school of nursing is struggling in all of its programs. While it is awesome to be accepted into a program, and it is a huge milestone, I would highly suggest waiting for other schools' acceptance. This school is ...

5. Samuel Merritt 2023 ABSN

   AlmostNurse90 replied to peggy3399's topic in California

   Please consider other more affordable programs! I had the same disappointing experience in their masters program. It’s one thing to put up with their disorganized and understaffed program but it is a whole other thing to be subjected to a program dir...

6. Samuel Merritt 2023 Applicants!! (ABSN/ELMFNP/ELMCM)

   AlmostNurse90 replied to harrystyles's topic in Programs Support

   Not sure what you are trying to contribute with this comment?

7. Samuel Merritt BSN Spring 2023

   AlmostNurse90 replied to AF2020's topic in California

   Yes, all campuses have problems placing students into clinicals. SMU competes for hospitals with UCSF, USF, CalState East Bay etc. however, SMU is notoriously last to the party and is unable to place us. This is not a one-time occurrence for one clas...

8. Samuel Merritt BSN Spring 2023

   AlmostNurse90 replied to AF2020's topic in California

   Unfortunately, I am. if you look at some other Samuel Merritt forums regarding the ABSN and BSN students etc, you’ll see other students also speaking up. I don’t want to come across as a single disgruntled student… this is an across the board sent...

9. Samuel Merritt BSN Spring 2023

   AlmostNurse90 replied to AF2020's topic in California

   Please, everyone who has not accepted.... find another option. They just pulled all preceptorships for the BSN and ABSN cohorts. The preceptorship won't be a thing anymore. This school will only suit you if you want over 50% of your hospital experien...

10. Samuel Merritt University ABSN Spring 2023

    AlmostNurse90 replied to lokiloki's topic in California

    It doesn't matter if you are San Mateo or Oakland... SMU won't be able to provide preceptorships for you! They told our cohort that the larger idea is to phase those out completely and start calling the class something completely different. Essential...

11. Samuel Merritt BSN Spring 2023

    AlmostNurse90 replied to AF2020's topic in California

    Welcome to the disorganization of Samuel Merritt! This is just a first glimpse of their lack of communication

12. Samuel Merritt 2023 Applicants!! (ABSN/ELMFNP/ELMCM)

    AlmostNurse90 replied to harrystyles's topic in Programs Support

    I am not at the Sac campus but a "little messy" has to be the understatement of the year! SMU has been messy for the last 3-4 cohorts/years... I am in my second year, and my heart goes out to all the students who just started their journey in Septemb...

13. Samuel Merritt 2023 Applicants!! (ABSN/ELMFNP/ELMCM)

    AlmostNurse90 replied to harrystyles's topic in Programs Support

    Hi, I don’t know why things get deleted but please read my post! And if you have more questions please let me know. sac campus is a bit better than Oakland in terms of getting clinical placements and caring and teaching their students. But Oakland...

14. Samuel Merritt 2023 Applicants!! (ABSN/ELMFNP/ELMCM)

    AlmostNurse90 replied to harrystyles's topic in Programs Support

    Hi, I can not agree more with the student from the ELMSN program in Sac! I am an ELMSN student at the Oakland campus and regret my choice of attending SMU. As a graduate student you are locked in for the time of the program, you can't just stop after...

15. Samuel Merritt BSN Spring 2023

    AlmostNurse90 replied to AF2020's topic in California

    This is from someone attending SMU... Definitely take Miami. SMU is known to accept more students than they can accommodate. What that means is, that if you are lucky you'll get 50% exposure to the hospital environment and the other 50% is spent doin...