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  1. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Nursewannabe, Thanks for all the info! I'm really looking forward to doing clinicals in the city. I was born at SF General, had our daughter at CPMC (LOVED the staff of nurses), have visited quite a...

  2. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    nursewannabe, are all clinicals in SF? I'm concerned that there may be some outside SF like Redwood City or the outlying cities. I'm fine with clinicals within

  3. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Ineed, I'll be hoping for you too!! Thanks for the "good

  4. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    Rianna1 replied to pogiboy67's topic in California Nursing

    Wow, I start NS in April and to hear this is very discouraging. What is SNF? I could take a guess as to what that means, but I don't know for sure. Lame question, I know! Anyways, I live in the...

  5. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats Sparklygirl!!! I thought they were starting the interviews recently. That's great you got

  6. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats Crisbiss!!!! Was Oakland your first

  7. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    Rianna1 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't have any stories as yet and will be starting NS in APril, but I do love your guys' stories. I am crying with laughter at a lot of your

  8. Any word from Samuel Merritt?

    Rianna1 replied to MarathonGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hotflashn, Contra Costa College also has a lottery system. There were 230+ applicants last year for 40 or so spots. I heard they got up to number 60 or so on the wait list. I was number 194! I am...

  9. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Ineed, I live in the East Bay so that is why Oakland is my first choice, but I am also ready to start already so I don't mind commuting to SF. I went to SF State for my BA and commuted then and the...

  10. Who's still waiting on "THE LETTER"

    Rianna1 replied to Sunshine0425's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I AM IN!!!! Yay!!! The first day of class is April 24th, my 32nd Birthday!!! I wanted to be a nurse by 35, and now I am on my way. After a few rejection/unlucky numbers in the lottery system, this...

  11. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Hi Lucky, I think your chances of Oakland are good. I got into the San Fran location and am also wait listed for Oakland. I will probably take San Fran even if a spot comes up for Oakland because I...

  12. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    There were 31 or 39 apps for the San Mateo location, from what I heard a few weeks ago. If they are still accepting apps then that might have

  13. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    tgal, I applied to Samuel Merritt's ABSN San Francisco location. Told myself I will not say the word "nursing" for the next two weeks so as not to think about the acceptance/rejection letter that we...

  14. Any word from Samuel Merritt?

    Rianna1 replied to MarathonGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also applied to two junior colleges that have the lottery system. I am not holding my breath on those, but I applied anyways. I am also on Napa's wait

  15. wait list

    Rianna1 replied to disneydiva21's topic in California Nursing

    Just apply to all the programs that you can. I had the same dilemma when I was starting to apply, but I just want to be a nurse so I figured if I ended up doing the ADN route, I could always get a...

  16. Accelerated BSN Programs - How Difficult?

    Rianna1 replied to altbsn2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey there, I have no nursing or even health care experience and applied to two Entry Level MSN programs, one was for a CA State school, the other a private school. I didn't get in to either one. I...

  17. wait list

    Rianna1 replied to disneydiva21's topic in California Nursing

    I am on a wait list for an ADN in Northern CA. I was number 419 in June and am now number 260 or so. The average wait list for community colleges is 2 years, I believe. At this rate, it will be two...

  18. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    kensington, do you know anyone who's applied to the ABSN San Francisco location? They said we'll get notified by March 1st. I just wish I could fast forward February

  19. Any word from Samuel Merritt?

    Rianna1 replied to MarathonGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Marathongirl, You mentioned they sent out confirmation e-mails to the ABSN applications. What type of e-mails? Confirmations of acceptance or just confirmation that the applications have been...

  20. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Crouton, Congratulations!! I'm waiting on an ABSN program too. The wait is pure torture, but I will keep busy to help the time fly. We won't know until March. 4 weeks left and

  21. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Becca, Good

  22. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    Rianna1 replied to pogiboy67's topic in California Nursing

    Wow, it seems like the best time to network is while in NS. Does it help if you know physicians and nurses in

  23. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    Rianna1 replied to pogiboy67's topic in California Nursing

    New grads, are you guys finding luck on getting interviews? What about placement agencies? I see so many job postings on Kaiser's website and other websites for

  24. Lost/ Confused Pre-nursing Student(schools anyone?)

    Rianna1 replied to jbri's topic in New York Nursing

    I live in Cali so I don't know of any schools where you are but just wanted to say to keep your head up and I'm sure that you will find a way and a school that fits you. There were times I felt like...

  25. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    i know what you mean! I really want SF location even though I live in the East Bay. March 1st seems too far. My co-worker went thru the Oakland program and graduated in 2007. He found out his...