Good luck everyone! All I have to say is enjoy this time right now to relax before you start! I am in week 3 of my MSN program and its crazy! I wish you all the best! Try not to stress too much about the application process (easier said than done I k...
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The interview is one on one and you'll want to focus on 3 things and practicing how you can articulate them into an answer when they ask you. 1- why nursing? 2- why samuel merritt? 3- why case management? This did not happen to me, but others told me...
@macyymac being that I got accepted and I can tell you what I focused on for my personal statement. I made sure to answer those questions to the best of my ability, while giving them a very good idea of my past experiences and future goals and how th...
Hi everyone! I am starting my ELMSN program at Samuel Merritt in 2 weeks but I wanted to help answer some questions since I did go through this process twice (once waitlisted and once accepted.) @helloimkate no you can only apply to one campus at a t...
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There are 24 spots in the program and I heard that over 100 students applied (possibly more because they extended our deadline months after the initial one). I hope that helps! Good luck!
No problem! I think for any program health care volunteer work is highly recommended. With that being said, there are some circumstances where people get in without it. For SMU, I believe they are taking about health care volunteer experience, and fo...
I was waitlisted for spring 2017 and then reapplied and was accepted to the program at USF for summer 2017, but I had already been accepted to Samuel Merritt's ELMSN and had committed there, so I will be starting there in Fall. I went to USF for unde...
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@5AAB There is truly no one way they look at volunteer experience. They take a holistic approach and look at each applicant as a whole. There isn't one determining factor, but rather each part of the individuals application is reviewed. It's a very s...
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CONGRATS! To all you who got into the program this week! So glad that my spot went to one of you. I wish you all nothing but the best! @aposs yay!! Now you don't have to move out of state if you don't want! Did you ever hear from SMU ABSN?
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That's a great program! Makes total sense why you chose that one! I almost applied there for the Women's Health CNS specialty but changed my mind last minute because I hadn't taken the GRE. Best of luck to you!
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Thanks so much @gabe! Glad to be of help. Best of luck to you in this program at USF! I'm sure you're going to do great/love it! The campus is beautiful, the classrooms are small, professors are great, etc!
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Congrats! I guess this is a good time to say that I also have decided to attend Samuel Merritt's MSN program. I hope my spot goes to one of you lovely future nurses who wants this as bad as I do! Best of luck to all of you and I'm still here for anyt...
