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As those of us who received the latest email from Lizzie know, the above numbers have been revised upward. Here is what was revealed: Total Applications: 313 Oakland: 166 San Francisco: 74 San Mateo: 73 It looks like that the competition for accepta...

thanks for posting the abc report. just wanted to point out that as quite a few readers responding to the article agreed, the information in the article does not reflect the current situation. quote this article is out of date. many places are cutti...

I had the impression that the ABSN program we're interested in is so fast paced that we'll be rushing through a lot of concepts without really grasping them. If we allow ourselves more time to study something this dauntingly enormous, we will be more...

How about taking a CNA course at an adult school ($500), volunteering at a hospital, or studying for NCLEX? I bought the Saunders book (my X'mas present :gift:) and plan to go over it as soon as I get my patho final done (today). I even thought of do...

I suspect that some of the applicants who got waitlisted for non-San-Mateo SMC campuses, Oakland in particular, were offered seats in San Mateo so that all 48 spots are occupied. I read on this forum that people got called up as late as 2 weeks into ...

What a pity! Maybe some applicants chicken out last minute and you get the call. Stay by the phone, just in case. Wow, they have filled all San Mateo seats for Spring 09! Good for SMC's bank account!! Secretly and selfishly, I don't want you to start...

I thought you applied for Summer 09. Are you done with all your pre-req's? I still have 2 easy ones for the winter quarter. I wish I had taken them earlier so that I could start nursing school Spring 09. Too late now. Thanks for your good info. Happy...

Lizzie just sent out a confirmation email, acknowledging receipt of our/my June 09 application(s). She wrote that accpetance letters will be sent out at the end of February. Fellow applicants, hang in there!

I've heard that a composite score of 85 and above is good (enough). I got this info from some other posts here and from SMC website: CIRRICULUM - broken up into 3 semesters and most classes are 5 weeks long w/ 2 exceptions - 1st: a)health assessmen...

I'm taking patho online now at the Santa Barbara City College. Teaching approach can determine the difficulty of a course. For my patho, the difficulty is about medium. Our body is full of complex systems; one can spend a life time studying them. Whi...

I took my CNA at the Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School 2 years ago for about $500. It was an evening program over 3 months. I just checked their website. It doesn't look like CNA is being offered any more. I have heard good thing about the CNA pr...

I turned in mine on Oct 23. BTW, I just talked to one of my girlfriends about applying for SM. She decided against it due to the high tuition and bad econ. This implies less competition for those who want to get an ABSN seat.

Mine got cashed on 11/12/08. I'm applying for San Mateo June 09. There is a thread for San Mateo June 09 applicants: https://allnurses.com/forums/f137/samuel-merritt-absn-san-mateo-june-09-a-342471.html Best of luck!

From: http://www.evc.edu/nursing/enrollment_procedure.htm Quote If there are more applications than spaces available 50% Admissions Based on Cumulative GPA (minimum 3.7 GPA or Higher) 50% Admissions Based on Random Selection *With grade of "C" or hi...

To MBA2RN, Many thanks for your calming words. You have such a winner's attitude. Is that partly due to your MBA schooling? Good for you! From what I read on this website, the availabilty of jobs for new grads depends on location; the bay area seems...

I'm in a similar boat. Even though I have one other school (De Anza), the chance of getting in within 1-2 years through lottery is so slim that I can't really count on it. I'll have my second drawing on November 4 for De Anza. Wish me luck!

I believe hellophuo21 is aiming for Spring 09. From what I've read on this forum, waitlist #3 for San Mateo doesn't look too bad. I guess hellophuo21 needs to talk to the school about getting some grace period for her last pre-req. On another note, I...

Hi All, Great input from all of you. 3 questions: 1) How did you save money on books? I heard that you could rent them. 2) What do you wear to class? Any specific color of scrub & shoes for clinical? 3) Is/Was it hard to get good grades since t...

Hi Csantos, Some adjustments to your reply: 1) 7 2/5% of x is equal to 74. 2/5 = 0.4, not 0.2. Therefore, 7.4x /100 = 74, or 74x /1000 = 74. Cross-multiply it => 74x = 74000 => x = 1000. 4) 1/8=(?)% x 5/8 1/8 = x/100 x 5/8 Multiply both sides ...

I just got my NET result: 85% (math - 100% & reading - 70%). I wish I had a higher reading score, but 70% is the passing reading score for the school I'm applying to. I could have gotten 69%! In that sense, I count myself lucky. I wanted to say t...

Samuel Merritt in California posted this list of pharm classes. Most of them are online. Good Luck! http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/nursing/suggested_pharma_courses

Just called the San Jose ROP and was told that they no longer offer the LVN program. Any body knows of other NON-CAREER LVN schools besides Mission College in the East/South Bay? Thanks. LB