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Hi StudentnurseNM, Can you tell me what shows up on your background, and what type of background check you did? School programs are actually fairly lenient on admissions: it's the BON that's the tough one. Feel free to PM me if you don't want to p...

I haven't even thought about that, but that's a great idea. However, then you get into the territory of Civil Rights and I'm kind of fuzzy on ACLU practices. If you have an interlock device and blow over a certain amount (I think it's 0.04), the c...

I never included this in my original post, but I wanted to highlight my situation here. I live in Napa. It's pretty interesting here, and all the old-time locals know every back road anywhere near a bar. There aren't as many as there used to be, ...

The background checks in CA require fingerprinting and FBI checks. When you're arrested for DUI (and I'm sure for everything else as well), you're assigned an FBI file as well. As it's a federal agency, your arrests may not appear on national or eve...

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the tips! This is totally helpful detail that I could use, and hopeful as well. :)

Another note for everyone... I've found an apartment close to campus (Adams Point neighborhood), just a little over a mile away. It's pretty good sized, so I'll be more than happy to host study groups, since I'm pretty sure I can cram a lot of my l...

Hi All, I would have written earlier but was out of town. Just a heads up re Immunizations: turns out the immunization forms that were sent to us were out of date. The only major changes are that everyone needs to get 2 (yes, 2) TB tests prior to ...

Well said, Tiger747. On a side note, I used to commute with a woman who's husband let the tires bald on their minivan (not that she couldn't have taken care of it, but you know what I mean), an accident was caused resulting in a fatality, and they w...

Hey Sahar! I haven't even received my financial aid packet yet (I just left my financial advisor a message). I had played phone tag with her a few weeks ago and she said that SMU was just beginning to send the Summer students their packets. So I've ...

Hi jeff3852 and chris82, First off, thank you two so much for the support. Your kind words and suggestions mean a lot to me. Jeff3852, you're truly an inspiration to be an advocate for people in our situation. Last night's birthday meeting was espe...

Hi All, I was brought over to the accepted group and declined as well. I've got exams 3 weeks in a row before Finals week and my professors were not willing to budge on allowing me to take the finals early. Sooo...I'm sure someone has gotten a welc...

Hi There, I've been searching around and I haven't seen a thread yet for USF's CNL program for non-nurse Summer 2011, so I thought I'd start one. Anyone out there applied yet or still applying? I just submitted my online application last night and a...

I'm sad to say I found this thread that is close to my situation, since it means quite a few are in the same boat, but I'm glad to get some information. I've been sober for 3 years now (going to my Birthday meeting tomorrow) and have 2 misdemeanor co...

Hi SkiBumNP -- Thanks so much for your thoughts and advice! :) Much appreciated

Hi SkiBumNP, Thank you so much for posting and offering information. I hope you don't mind, but I'm already going to hit you up: In my interview, the Assoc. Professor made sure I understood that the first semester --primarily due to the Pathophysiol...

And for those in the CM program reviewing this thread, the FB page still goes for us too, since our curriculum is the same for the first year. :)

Hi adusf84! Thanks for confirming the cost -- I had calculated my tuition plus fees plus student health insurance (mine is $567/mo) and come up with the same. I'll be applying for loans from banks, likely, and from my finance experience a good plac...

Hi There! By the way, loved your suit. :) When you get a chance, PM me & let me know how the interview went. Mine was pretty tough but it was a different style of interviewing (the stress test). Congrats on getting accepted to USF! I'm plann...

Hi Mistymall, Congratulations on getting the interview for CM! Here's a link to the discussion between those of us who interviewed for it, and how our experiences went. Hope this helps! :) https://allnurses.com/graduate-nurse-forum/samuel-merritt-...

Hi Fingerscrossed12, Sorry to hear that, but I'm glad you at least heard something since I know the waiting was driving you crazy. In addition to not many people being accepted, for those of us who are finishing up prerequisites, so far I haven't he...

Hi fingerscrossed12, Yes, my letter said that those who were accepted need to contact admissions by April 15th to confirm. They didn't say anything about after that point when they would be contacting the waitlist. My fingers are crossed for you too...

Hi eenglish :) Thanks for the heads info about your friend. Well, I didn't ask the school about it, but I figured that I likely wouldn't be able to get my finals pushed up, and since they have so many applicants and a good number of students on the ...

@Niffy: Oh man. I'm sorry to hear that your professor lagged on the recommendation letter. Well, good news for those of you on the waitlist -- you'll definitely be bumped up by one spot. I don't know why I had dates wrong, but I don't have finals f...

Thank you, eenglish! You have great credentials -- really great --and the only thing I can think of is the fact that your classes overlap. Since the classes are prereqs, they would want to ensure that you have everything complete before starting the...

Hey All - I just got the letter today and I'm waitlisted. I honestly expected a rejection, as my prerequisites weren't stellar. I guess the other criteria was strong. We'll see what happens.