LGDee

How did your interview go yesterday? Hope it went well.

Best of luck for you! Keep us posted on how it goes.

Hi SanFranciscoRN, is your interview scheduled toward the end or beginning of next week? Congratulations on the invitation!

jdeba, have you heard any decision yet? I filed my app really late and got my acceptance this past Monday at 8am.

Thank you for sharing your experience, KO-1219. I just got my acceptance email this past Monday for the ABSN Samuel Merritt for Summer cohort. I think my approval process took just about a week after my application was forwarded from the admission office to the nursing faculty. I chose ABSN because of their Peninsula campus - closer vs SAC or OAK locations, since I live in South Bay and with kids and husband - can't really pack up and move :) I got a lot of encouragement from the nurse leader and the nurse manager where I'm volunteering at to take the seat at ABSN. I guess that's what I'm going to do. I'm so confused with the financial aid application tho, can someone share their experience with SMU financial aid process? Thanks.

Wow!! Congratulations, KO_1219! SD is beautiful! More reasonable housing vs Bay Area! Do you have to have some experience in healthcare to apply to this MEPN programs? How was the interview? Was it intimidating?

Just wondering the reasons you're giving up your seat, KO_1219? I'm still waiting for June cohort.

Congrats! thank you for putting down the timeline since you submitted your application until you heard back. I'm still waiting to hear back for June cohort. Very anxious and just getting harder to stay calm.

Thank you all for your replies. It really helps me to think through. Student loan at that staggering amount is really scared me. The tuition itself is $71k. The $119k budget total includes everything (i.e. estimated living costs, supplies, etc). Please see below. [TABLE=width: 195] [TR] [TD]Budget Category[/TD] [TD]Amount[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tuition[/TD] [TD]71,107[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]SBA[/TD] [TD]50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Lab Fees[/TD] [TD]840[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]HESI[/TD] [TD]718[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Graduation Fee[/TD] [TD]130[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Books & Supplies[/TD] [TD]2,055[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Personal[/TD] [TD]4,200[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Room[/TD] [TD]14,400[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Transportation[/TD] [TD]9,000[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Board[/TD] [TD]5,052[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Loan Fees[/TD] [TD]188[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Health[/TD] [TD]7,136[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Uniforms[/TD] [TD]500[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Utilities[/TD] [TD]3,000[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]PEXM[/TD] [TD]500[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Other[/TD] [TD]150[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Budget Totals[/TD] [TD]119,026 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Since I live in the area and I don't have to pay room, board, transportation - I'm not sure which items that I could cross out and came up with the $$ related to school.Any thoughts are welcomed.

Thank you, KO-1219! Great info. Not to deter anyone, but does anyone here think it is worth it to get an ABSN for close to $120k? I'm really worried about the amount of student loan that I have to take out. Any insights? Thank you.

Does the email mention the total cost of the ABSN program? I read someone posted $119k earlier. Is that true?

Thank you all for the insights! Really appreciated. I hear ya about the $120k! It makes my stomach churned just by thinking about it. As for landing a job, I heard BSN now is preferred vs ADN. I'm thinking of taking CNA courses while waiting for ADN program to start. The nurse manager where I'm volunteering said that if I were to have a CNA, she would hire me at the spot, get my foot at the door thing. She really appreciates things I do for her unit. Should I do CNA, ADN then do Bridge program to MSN? since I already have a non-nursing B.S. please help. Cost is as important as landing a job to me. Thank you.

Hi everyone, Please help with some insights. I got accepted into an RN program through our local cc (ADN) and should start in Fall 2016. I'm still waiting to hear from an ABSN program in two weeks or so. If I got accepted into the ABSN program, the idea of one year program is very attractive to me since I'm in my mid 40's. Cost: ADN ($7k) vs ABSN ($120k) Job: does the ABSN grads have better chance than ADN grads to land a starting position, considering they both have no prior experience working at a medical facility. How about the Bay Area? Is it worth it to spend $120k and then still fighting your way in to get a starting job? Please help. Thank you.

Hi Gina, Congrats on the acceptance for June Cohort. Which campus are you at? Also, I thought the tuition was around $70k?! I read your posting and I, too, almost fell out of my chair!