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  1. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I'm confused with NursingCAS's calculation of all those different GPAs. I was told my the admissions rep for Sacramento that they only are interested in your last 60 credits. NursingCAS doesn't even...

  2. Teas June 24th,2010 @ SMU

    greatpyr_mom replied to supraman408's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just too the test yesterday. The reading was very easy, the math section not hard, but damn, it was hard to do all those calculations in that short amount of time! I finished the math section...

  3. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, I think they are looking for a mix of all the characteristics. They want the 'total package' nursing

  4. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I asked that same question to the admissions counselor and she said that it does not negatively impact your potential admission into any program. So on that advice, I applied for both programs, which...

  5. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I'm applying for Sacramento, for the accelerated BSN and the Case Management. My GPA is 3.97, science GPA is 4.0, and I'm taking the TEAS on June 24th (I'm

  6. TEAS practice test 4 vs.5

    greatpyr_mom replied to greatpyr_mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just took the practice teas (on the ATI site, not the real teas 5) out of curiosity and to get more practice. I was just surprised how much harder it

  7. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I just checked the website, and here is the FAQ you were talking about. I believe if you do the electronic letter, you do not see the option of printing a request form. I am thinking if you do the...

  8. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I believe when they do the letter electronically, you or they don't need to actually send in any paper letters. I am so confused! By the way, I submitted and paid for my app fees, even though I'm...

  9. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, every single class you're ever taken! I have two degrees and some miscellaneous classes, so it took me at least 5 hours to enter in the data. I contacted the admissions adviser and she said that...

  10. Teas Test Prep

    greatpyr_mom replied to JLV5646's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So is there a big difference between version 4 and version 5 of the

  11. Anyone just take Pathophysiology at SBCC?

    greatpyr_mom replied to wannabe an rn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am going to take it this summer (next week). They use the 4th edition of the book

  12. What do you think of the Marieb workbooks for A and P?

    greatpyr_mom replied to katebean04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree that you would be hard pressed for time for the workbook in a 8 week session. Good luck with the

  13. Patho, Summer 2010

    greatpyr_mom replied to thatsthekeyRNC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking patho for the Samuel Merrit accelerated

  14. What do you think of the Marieb workbooks for A and P?

    greatpyr_mom replied to katebean04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used the website and the workbook. I found both very

  15. Patho, Summer 2010

    greatpyr_mom replied to thatsthekeyRNC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am taking patho at Santa Barbara online this

  16. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I second that motion. I had the old paper application complete including my letters of reference. I was not happy to go back to those people who kindly wrote the letters for the old application and...

  17. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, Thanks so much for pointing that out about the transcripts. I printed out the transcript request forms today and I will mail off all the documentation tomorrow. Ugg! I have 7 colleges from...

  18. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    Is that correct about the transcripts? The copies of the transcripts that I have are sealed and say 'official', but do not say anything about issued to student. I'll have to call NursingCas and ask...

  19. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I am going to turn in my NursingCAS this week and mail off my transcripts. I was just wanting for semester grades to be posted. I really didn't enjoy inputting all of the college classes that I...

  20. Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

    greatpyr_mom replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My mom has been a RN for 40 years and she loves the job, taking care of patients, etc, but hates the hospital administration. The hospitals are unrealistic, too many patients to care for and not...

  21. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for the TEAS input. I do have the study guide and I am working through it. I'll also pay to take the online TEAS assessment too. I'll just be glad when it's over. For me, I am most worried...

  22. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    greatpyr_mom replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    I am going to apply to the ASBN in Sacramento too. I went to an info session several months ago, but now with the new NursingCAS application system, I have been emailing Lisa O. various questions...

  23. Teas June 24th,2010 @ SMU

    greatpyr_mom replied to supraman408's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking it on that day. I'm driving down from Sacramento because all the Sacramento sites will already filled by the time I signed up. I called Samuel Merritt, and the admissions rep said they are...

  24. Getting bad vibes about next class

    greatpyr_mom replied to Anne36's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am just finishing up a class in pharmacology from a professor who had horrible ratings on rateyourprofessors.com . And yes, for my class she was probably the worst instructor that I've had in my 20...

  25. Am I crazy?

    greatpyr_mom replied to rdztx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P 2 over last summer, a 7 week course. It is doable, but be prepared to spend all your time and then some on this class. I worked 20 hours a week at my job, but have no kids and still it...