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I'm still here and while I can't say it's been easy, it has been do-able. I have always been a diy kinda person and you need that to make it here, but you also are going to need the support of your classmates. I most likely would have folded by now without them.

Agelinayum, Im interested in seeing the material that you have as well. I'll probably be attending the nursing 100 class on the 20th as well. I'll be the 6'6" guy in the class. Kinda hard to miss me lol

I got those two and the study guides that prepare you for the type of questioning that we can expect. I will say that graduating with an ADN is definitely a disadvantage to a BSN when it comes time to apply for a job. When questioned about this they attempted to play it down a little bit but hospitals are shying away from hiring new nurses and when you go into an interview you will be competting with BSN holders. The only ADN's ive seen hired either already worked at the hospital or knew someone higher up that recommended them. So my advice is apply for a job at a hospital, volunteer and make connections or if you know someone inside, make sure you keep yourself in the back of their mind for when the time comes.

I have nothing but respect for the graduating and current students that took time out of their day to come and advise us of whats to be expected. I will say that had I gotten into another school i would not have been at that orientation. All the negative comments about Merritt most likely have some truth and it is also likely that the problems are amplified by the people reporting them because they were the ones that failed. I expected the professors to be abrasive and I expect this to be a nursing bootcamp that will weed out 2/3 of the 75 people sitting there. I work at one of the hospitals that Merritt, as well as some other 4 year schools do their clinicals in and i can tell you that professors from other schools treat their students worse than ive seen the Merritt professors. The way I see it is you can put your life on hold another year and try your luck again in 2012 or you can take advantage of the opportunity given you now. Im with you ProudMom511, I went right home and got on amazon and purchased the first semester books. Over the summer I will be reading the chapters that the former students suggested and hit the ground running at bootcamp! See you guys in August!

88 overall score, 98th percentile nationally, accepted!

Congratulations to you too!! :-) Dont get me wrong, I am definitely excited about starting the nursing program at Merritt and I'm going to give it my all. I feel very blessed that I got into a program on my first attempt and Merritt is literally around the corner from my house! I'm just trying to get a feel for what's to come.

Hello All, I was accepted to Merritt College's ADN program starting Fall/11 and wanted to know who else may be attending. Im really nervous about their program because of all the bad reviews. Is it just a matter of unhappy people are more likely to complain and there are people out there who are happy with the program? If anyone in the program has any advice id surely appreciate it. Thanks!