I'm new to this site, but have been following the allnurses posts regarding Samuel Merritt program applications religiously for a while now. I recently applied to the ABSN and ELMSN - FNP program for the July 1 deadline. Thought it would be great to have a place to provide insight, stay updated and share experiences with all of you through this terrifying journey. I mean we ONLYYY have to wait until October - November to hear anything. Let the wait begin.....
Hi! I just finished patho. It was 3 20 question quizzes a week covering 2 chapters each quiz and 1 research paper and 1-2 group discussions a week, it's a heavy workload. Are you taking the 6 week course or the full course over spring? I found quizlet very useful for studying. If you PM me I can share my patho folder with you. I managed a B, I finished my final last night and I should have studied harder for it. I was only a few points away from an A.
WebbC1 thank you so much for your info! I would love anything you have but I can't PM you on this site for some reason. Would you mind sending me an email when you get a chance. You are amazing! I would be taking the 8week class. You should be super proud getting a B is still really good for such a fast paced Summer class.
I got a 96% overall on my HESI. Things I used to study:
Elsevier test prep book for all sections.
"Crash Course: Anatomy and Physiology" videos on YouTube for a quick (and fun) review/ overview of A&P.
The grammar/vocab was not as difficult as the Eselvier book makes it seem, in my opinion. However, I had already taken all of the English prerequisites required by the program. Still, I felt the vocab/grammar was at an appropriate undergraduate college level.
Additionally, all portions of the test felt very straightforward. I didn't feel as if I was being "tricked" by the questions.
Last bit of advice, study but don't absolutely stress out over studying for this one. It is a reasonable test. Plus, if you don't do well on your first attempt, you do get a second try using the Samuel Merritt code. (Retesting would be a little hard on the bank account, but helped to calm my nerves going into test day.)
I applied to San Mateo, too! I received my prelim. email on July 23rd. I'm just hoping we'll all hear back with a decision by September. Waiting until Oct. or Nov. just seems like eternity.
I applied for San Mateo and received my preliminary email 7/23 as well. They should get back to us asap because people who still need to finish pre recs as well as other schools deadlines to accept admittance are this week and next. I applied to schools in Colorado too and they need my answer by this Friday so I am hoping we all will know if we got in asap!!
I applied for San Mateo and received my preliminary email 7/23 as well. They should get back to us asap because people who still need to finish pre recs as well as other schools deadlines to accept admittance are this week and next. I applied to schools in Colorado too and they need my answer by this Friday so I am hoping we all will know if we got in asap!!
They definitely wont have answers to us by then. It took them over 3 weeks to get through preliminary application screening and from there the applications get sent to the faculty for review which will likely take at least another 3 weeks. If you have a spot at a Colorado school then I would take it, you likely wont hear back for another month or more from Samuel Merritt.
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Hi! I just finished patho. It was 3 20 question quizzes a week covering 2 chapters each quiz and 1 research paper and 1-2 group discussions a week, it's a heavy workload. Are you taking the 6 week course or the full course over spring? I found quizlet very useful for studying. If you PM me I can share my patho folder with you. I managed a B, I finished my final last night and I should have studied harder for it. I was only a few points away from an A.