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You can see the pre-requisites and other requirements you need to get into the program on their website here: https://www.samuelmerritt.edu/college-nursing/accelerated-bachelor-science-nursing If you're worried about cost, I think you should look into LVN to RN bridge programs because it can be a lot cheaper. If you want to pursue a BSN in the future, you can try to find an employer who can help you pay for your education. This route is a little longer, but can save you a lot of money in the long run. Just explore all your options and choose the one that works best for you :)

@Bubbles7 Provisional just means your admission for the Fall 2023 is not guaranteed. However, your safest bet would be the first option they gave because at least you have guaranteed admission for Spring 2024 in case you don't get into the Fall 2023 cohort.

@Bubbles7 I'm sorry, I honestly don't know how many students were accepted and if they will be accepting more. However, the letter of intent for the initial batch of admits was due on 6/22. They may extend it for students who didn't turn it in on time because they did that last Spring 2022 (it was like a 6 day extension). So, maybe they'll reach out to you soon since they should have an idea of who's staying in the program and who wanted to drop it.

@Bubbles7 I got into the Sac campus and there's no interviews

Hey, I was accepted and will be attending the ABSN Sac program this fall. I made a facebook group for anyone interested!

Hi everyone! I wanted to start a thread for students who are applying for Samuel Merritt's ABSN program for the Spring 2022 cohort since it's due on July 1st. Feel free to ask questions and/or post your admission stats if you'd like. I went to a couple info sessions, so maybe I can answer some of your questions. To anyone who is currently in the ABSN program or have completed it, I would love to hear your experience and thoughts about it since I have heard mixed reviews. Here are my current stats: Pre-req GPA: 3.90 (Though I am still completing some pre-reqs this Summer/fall) Science GPA: 4.00 (Taking pathophysiology this fall) TEAS: I took it twice and luckily SMU will take the best scores from each individual section between the two. However, I don't know how they would calculate that since TEAS scores are equated based on difficulty. If I were to calculate my score based on my best results it would be 89% Letters of recommendations: One from a Human A&P professor I had, who I also TA'd for after completing the class, one from a nurse, and an optional one from my boss at my current job (part-time food service employee). Volunteer experience at an Emergency Department, TA'd for a Human A&P class for Sac State's ATS program (I don't know how relevant this would be since it wasn't a college course. ATS classes are meant for middle school/high school students who wish to enrich their knowledge in subjects of their choice). Good luck on your applications everyone! You got this!