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  1. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Lindsey, I was just about to post your exact message when you beat me to it! I'm still here, still waiting. No mail today either! You're not alone in daily mailbox-checking. I haven't heard of...

  2. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First week of March! I don't know if I can wait- the three day weekend was torturous enough. Maybe I can go down there and offer my services stuffing envelopes or affixing stamps?? Here I'd been...

  3. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No mail again today! This is driving me crazy! Congrats to all you lucky folks who got your letters and best wishes to those still checking the

  4. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Back when I started doing prerequisites for Samuel Merritt in 2006, the job market in the Bay Area didn't seem so scary. Or maybe I just wasn't paying as much attention, and was blinded by all the...

  5. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Huh, I don't know. I'm not applying to Sacramento, but I thought that application was due in

  6. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did both FAFSA's (2008-2009 and 2009-2010.) I emailed the financial aid department with your exact question a couple weeks ago and they replied: "You need to do the 2009-2010 FAFSA. Once you do...

  7. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yay! I handed my application in to the admissions office today in Oakland! I didn't expect it to end up so last-minute but I finally got my last letter of recommendation this morning! I guess when I...

  8. Are you forced to practice IV's and injections on each other in nursing school?

    lisa333 replied to kroegerk's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the Bay Area Medical Academy phlebotomy program. It was a really great class, I learned a lot and the instructors were incredible. I believe it is a state (national?) requirement that we...

  9. Are you forced to practice IV's and injections on each other in nursing school?

    lisa333 replied to kroegerk's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a pre-nursing student, and I just finished a 4-week phlebotomy course. We had to have 25 successful blood draws by the end of the course, and the only option was the 7 other students in the class!...

  10. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi all, I'm applying to at least the SF and Oakland campuses this month. That's a good question about the essay being single-spaced, I'm curious about that too. One of my recommendation writers sent...

  11. All About the NET

    lisa333 replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi all, I just got back from taking the NET and am a little confused. I'll be the first to admit I didn't spend much time preparing for this test. I read through the study guide and took a couple...

  12. All About the NET

    lisa333 replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is Samuel Merritt the only location offering the NET in the Bay Area? Does there exist a list of locations where the test is offered?

  13. Bay area- jobs while waiting, pre-nursing school

    lisa333 replied to Duke112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, I have the same sort of problem as you. I live in SF and am waiting to apply to ABSN programs that won't start until April '09! I'm thinking of taking a 4-week phlebotomy certification program....

  14. What do you pay for health insurance?

    lisa333 replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 23 yr old student in SF, and I pay $83/month. It's a high deductible plan ($2700) but worth it to me since I'm reasonably healthy and just like the security that I won't go deep into debt if...