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Thank you from the fb link Lacey. I requested to join group about a week ago and haven't been added. Is the group admin waiting to add people to the group? Also, would like to know during the first week of class if we can expect to be there M-F starting at 8am?

Oh gosh, I guess it's going to be next Friday the 1st that we're going to have to wait! From past years it's usually on Fridays

Here is the other group regarding MEPN this Summer cycle https://allnurses.com/uc-Davis-mepn-Summer-t756281/

Hi ?? Nothing yet, but seeing from past years threads it seems around mid Jan is when we'll hear back if you move on to the next round?! Anyone else feel free to clarify, ty.

Hello, Congrats on your acceptance! Would love to hear about your more financially ideal school as I too would love that option as well?!

Just thought I'd share what a recent grad of 2022 ABSN program wrote on Reddit: I graduated from the ABSN SF peninsula campus about 2.5 months ago. Prior to nursing, I hold another degree, and my previous GPA for that degree is unimpressive (low for most competitive programs out there). I thought I would not be able to get into any competitive programs so I worked hard on the pre-req for SMU's ABSN. I only applied to SMU in CA because of family and financial reasons. I also applied to one other ABSN program out of state because it's a reputable school in my favorite state. I ended up choosing SMU because the other school including housing, insurance, food, and transportation sum up the same as the cost of going to SMU - 80K without financial aid. I have to say the price tag is huge and often time I doubt if it's worth it to pay this much for a BSN degree. However, SMU does carry a name to hospitals in the Bay Area as they know how intense and rigorous the program is to students. Here are my honest opinions on not attending SMU's ABSN program other than the cost: 1. ⁠the school decided not to offer preceptorships since last Nov so my cohort was severely impacted. Just so you know, employers do ask for your preceptorship experience, and students usually use the experience for networking and meeting requirements for working in specialties such as ICU or ER 2. ⁠my cohort in 2022 only received half of the required in-person clinical rotations. my groups in SF were lucky that we received more in-person clinical hours than other groups so that really depends on your location and the hospital you get placed in 3. ⁠no guarantee to land a new grad RN residency program in the Bay Area right after graduation. I have seen people saying that it's easier than pre-pandemic to land a new grad job in the Bay Area. That's 100% not true. It's brutally competitive to get into the new grad residency programs if you're looking at hospitals like UCSF, Stanford, Kaiser or UC Davis. I am very fortunate to land a new grad RN position in Stanford after 2 months I graduated but most of my classmates in my cohort are still struggling to land a position they want. Most people usually have to wait at least 6 months to land a hospital job. Some of the suggestions I wish I had known: get a CNA job in a hospital you wish to work for after graduation so you know the manager and apply as an internal applicant

Congrats everyone! I received my acceptance to Summer Oakland ABSN June start date. The email was sent right at 8am with due date to accept position by 3/22. Good luck to everyone waiting to hear back! curious as to what everyone's thoughts are about them not having preceptorships or clinical instructors? Kind of nervous about the disorganization going on lately with the program. As well as them losing partnership with local hospital because they didn't renew their contract.

Hi ?? Congrats! I guess that means you were #1 on the list Lucky lucky! What time did you receive the email? And it's good to know as soon as someone turns down their spot they offer right away from the waitlist. Thanks for the updated. What other programs did you apply to? And was this your first time applying to Davis?

Monday is a holiday so looks like we'll all have to wait an excruciating long weekend and hope to hear something Tuesday!?! ?

Yay congrats! I moved on to the second round as well! Last name starts with M. Good luck everyone ????

Did you apply last year as well? And where else did you apply?

Thank you annier for starting this thread. I haven’t received anything yet, but know last year on this day they sent out emails for the second stage of application process. Did you receive anything?