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I guess it can be assumed that the bare minimum is adequate to prepare you for the NCLEX. That speaks volumes about the massive issues that nursing education faces in our times. I also have a feeling that a lot of the insanity erupted when the 'nurs...

Hi all, Does anyone have any insight into reasons why the CABRN does not standardize prerequisite courses for nursing school applicants in California? For instance, why would a student who has taken only an online Physiology course (no lab!) be elig...

Hi all, I have first-hand experience with the often bizarre culture of nursing and the culture of nursing school. I'd like your two cents about seeing any improvements (or not) with respect to aspects of the profession (horizontal violence, managemen...

The ABSN program's tuition is over $58,000. Master's programs charge over $1000 per unit. There is also a 2+2 undergrad program that I'm not too familiar with. Students can easily accrue over $100,000 in debt very quickly if they are using Federal an...

I tried everything in my power to apply the 'school is what you make of it' principle to SMU. I continued to have experiences where I was treated like a number, or a kindergartener. I would say that if you do start school at SMU, at no point should y...

Thanks for your input, everyone! I am wondering, what does everyone think about the root of these issues? Is it burnout? Is this behavior specific to a certain age range of nurses? Is there a certain psychological 'make-up' of a nurse that exhibits d...

"But again I ask, why care? So long as its accredited, and you got accepted, and can achieve your RN what difference does it make?" Oh, you SHOULD care. I had that same attitude and wish I could have known then what I know now. I am a former student ...

Thanks, K :) The doc they requested was an administrative clearance. I'll disclose more about it once I've received their decision. When I was interviewing today, I was really puzzled by the questions. It seemed a poor attempt at seeing how I handl...

*Sigh*....well, mine was....interesting. They've requested an additional document, and so I'm not sure one way or the other how it might go. Fingers are crossed :)

Go get 'em, Stifffunny! Best of luck. (I really would love to know the story with your screen name. I keep wondering if it has something to do with morticians....:)

Thanks! I had just been checking out the CM pdf docs on the SMU website, did anyone else see those? They're interesting and helpful. I think they're prior students' final projects or something. My haircolor is refreshed....clothes picked out & re...

It's at 11am. Yours is at 9, right?

I am SO getting that clock, whether I get in the program or not! :) I have this funny feeling that SMU makes their final selections first, then interviews. Just a hunch. So me and stifffunny (soooo intrigued by that name!) are hopefully 'in' and the ...

Awesome, lele07! Congratulations! I really hope to have good news on Thursday...I'll post asap after my appointment.

Congrats, kzimmermann! That's terrific. Thanks so much for the info that you shared; being chosen means that you really stood out among many others. I'm reviewing some literature related to the field of nursing case managment and just really mentall...

I'll be interviewing on Thursday :) Good luck tomorrow!

It would be great if you could gently 'fish' and see if they'll be doing interviews the following week. :) Thanks!

That's terrific! Good luck :) I'm glad I didn't get called yet, I'm SUPER SICK with the worst sore throat I've ever had. Hopefully I'll get another week to heal up for the interview :)

I had confirmation today from SMU that they are definitely still in the app review process. I would think more interviews will be scheduled beyond next Monday.

Well....if they are indeed still taking applications, those apps still need review and verification, so I wouldn't lose hope and assume they won't schedule more interviews.

This announcement is still on the SMU CM page: "Applications are being accepted for ELMSN-Case Management for fall 2011. The TEAS must be taken and the score must be available when you submit your application and all other prerequisites must be comp...

Congrats, Bblue! SMU is known to be notoriously disorganized with regards to administration, so the best approach is to be pesky, but really nice about it. I had known that faculty conducts the interviews, so it's true it's different than FNP. The ...

Hi All, I've been following the thread for the 2011 FNP applicants to SMU. I have a funny feeling that SMU is interviewing for FNP first, so they can then shift the remainder of that applicant pool to the CM track. Especially since FNP applicants hav...

Hi all, I'm just about to start nursing school and I'm hoping to avoid any meds. I had a terrible (yet very enlightening) episode of benzo withdrawal over the summer; I hadn't known how addictive (and difficult to stop taking) benzos are. I would hav...

Hi...I just wanted to step in and say that an offhand suggestion to start taking benzos for anxiety is not a good thing. I've been through my own personal hell trying to get off these meds and it's VERY difficult. If one's stress level is that high, ...