Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

Victory925 · Jun 15, 2010

I live in the outskirts of Sac, although I do love it. Nice that you have someone out here already. Its very cheap out here compared to the Bay Area too.

I hope we both get in! Study group!!! October seems so far, maybe there won't be a lot of applications, that'd be nice! :yeah:

ilnurse15 · Jun 15, 2010

Here's hoping! I think the process might go quicker due to the new system of applications maybe they will be able to let us know by the end of August or early September.

greatpyr_mom · Jun 16, 2010

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 nervous! :uhoh3: )

ilnurse15 · Jun 16, 2010

I didn't know you could apply to both. Is that common and does it increase your chances or negatively impact them at all?

Victory925 · Jun 16, 2010

Holy COW! Your undergrad GPA is 3.97! Congratz on that! I never even met anyone who's maintained above a 3.9. That's really amazing!!!!

Well, you should get into ANY program you apply to, hopefully the Case Managment- because you'll get a Master's level degree and with your stats, you seem more than worthy!!!

greatpyr_mom · Jun 17, 2010

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 will increase my chances of getting accepted in one of these programs (I'm hoping:clown: )

That's Victory for the compliment. I worked very hard for those grades, like I'm sure everyone else does who is applying to these programs. Man, the competition is high! I figure I'll get into a program when the timing is right. Things always happen for a reason.

I'm interested in Case Management because I think it will be a good fit with my BS in business. However, I think I'll really like hands on patient care too. Right now I volunteer at UC Davis Med Center, and I love helping the nursing care for the patients. The nurses on my ward are great, they are pulling me in and including me on procedures, and showing me a lot of stuff.

Last week I got to sit in on an in service on an indwelling rectal catheter. It was interesting. I can't believe some day I'll actually be doing that sort of procedure on someone! I'm looking forward to learning all this stuff, crazy as it sounds, even the 'poopy' jobs sound fun!

ilnurse15 · Jun 17, 2010

Wow, that all sounds really exciting. I just submitted my application to the ELM FNP program and the ABSN program, I'm really nervous/excited!

Victory925 · Jun 18, 2010

Good luck all! When I went to the admissions overview they said they were more concerned with the *quality of the person* - I assume they mean their past community involvement and their reasoning to want to enter the nursing field, rather than their overall stats.

So I made sure that I listed every single community enrichment I was ever involved with as well as focusing on them in the essay.

UGH- I'm nervous. I got into a Interpersonal Communication for this summer. It starts next week and ends in July. That will be my last pre-req for the SMU!

Yea!!

greatpyr_mom · Jun 18, 2010

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

rjcurran · Jun 23, 2010

First of all, I was so happy to stumble upon this website tonight. It is nice to know that everyone is freaking out just as much as I am. I'm sure my boyfriend is much happier now that I will have some other people to vent to.

I do have a specific question about the last 60 GPA calc: So do you know if they count the last 60 hours listed on the transcript OR do they take the highest grade for the course in the last semester that would total 60 hrs? For instance, counting back on my transcripts, I calculate 52 hours at the end of the summer term of 2003, BUT I took 12 hours during the spring of 2003. They need to take 8 hours from that semester to account for the 60-hour GPA, but do you by chance have any idea which ones they will take? That semester was a little rough for me, and I had 1 A, 2 B's, and 1 C. I hope they take the A and one of the B's, but I am not sure. I calculated it both ways, and it makes a difference of a tenth of a point, which is huge.

ilnurse15 · Jun 23, 2010

I was wondering that too. I think they might take the entire semester. I think it might be difficult to spilt up a semester like that. If not then I think that they might take it based on the way it's listed on your transcript. For instance going backwards: math C, english B, Chem A, They might just take the last two to get you to 60. what program(s) are you appyling to?

rjcurran · Jun 23, 2010

Thanks for the feedback. I was afraid of that bc my 'C' is the last one on the transcript that totals 60 hrs -- yikes! That's OK. I am determined to remain optimistic.

I am applying for the ABSN San Mateo Spring 2011 Cohort. I live in San Francisco. I see that you are coming all the way from IL. Congrats!

Do you know anything about the TEAS? I honestly didn't think the test was that big of a deal until I started reading some of the posts from applicants who applied to previous cohorts. I went to an information session at SMU, and they made it seem like they only looked at the score to make sure applicants made the minimum score. They said that they would only use it in a situation where 2 candidates were in equal and they had to choose between the 2 of them. After reading this website, I am not so sure that is the case. I got an 81.2, and that seems pretty low compared to everyone else's score that I have seen on here. So does anyone have any insight to what the "real" minimum score is? Thanks in advance.