Samuel Merritt ELMSN Sacramento 2011

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Hey everyone- I thought it was time to start a new thread for the up and coming applicant pool for the ELMSN Sacramento cohort 2011. Five months until applications are due and it doesn't hurt to start communicating with one another already. I met with the admissions counselor last week and she gave me many pointers on how to strengthen my application. Can't wait to hear from some others out there who will be in it with me for the remainder of the year hoping to get into SMU.

Hi Mallory,

I do remember you from the interview. I agree with Aarti, I think you made some great points in the interview and you did fine. I'm one of those clam up types, my mouth goes all dry and I have no idea what I'm saying, just that I'd rather not be saying anything. I guess we all have our anxieties. It's really hard to go into these things knowing that you are there to be judged. Usually I try to convince myself that there are no long term implications, but this is certainly not the case here. Anyway, until they let us know something, I'm sure each of us is going to go over every little detail in our minds and drive ourselves crazy. It's a good thing my kids haven't started school yet. They keep me on track. You just can't think too deeply when somebody has "something important to tell you" every couple of minutes.

Hang on everyone - we either know by the end of the week, or we don't. The ball is in their court. I have to say, that discussing this with everyone here does help me out a lot, especially now that I have a few faces to go with names.

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maia99- How many kids do you have?

I have three girls ages 7,5 and almost 2. Are you worried how hard it will be to get through school and still handle all the mom responsibilities? I am for sure, but I'm hoping I will be able to stay organized and focused.

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OK, I just finished my CM interview today and it went great.

CM interview was 1 on 1.

So, it is now 'waiting game'.

Good luck to all of us!

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Who did you interview with? How long did it take? Good job!

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atmywindow - Congratulations on your CM interview! Best of luck!! Did your interviewer tell you anything different about the timeline for decisions?

I'm still wondering whether anyone is going to hear anything this week, or if it's going to be the long wait until October. I hope it's not the latter.

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Thanks all.

I was interviewed by a current CM program professor and the interview was scheduled for one hour.

However, I know that another candidate was interviewed by a different interviewer in another office.

I was told that the result for the CM program will be provided within next few weeks (before ABSN results).

FNP results should be this week unless something changes. Anything can happen.

Let's hope that some of us receive a good news this week.

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2bgr8nurse - Mine are 9 and 5. My little guy is in kindergarten this year, so I thought our family might be ready to embark on this together. Of course the fact that it's taken me an hour to get this message out may speak otherwise. I'm working really hard right now on my organization and time management skills, because my fear is not that I will fail the program, but that I will fail my family along the way. I'm hoping that if I can get things in place now, I'll be ready for whatever comes in the future. I also asked questions of a mom (3 kids - youngest was 5(?)) in the program now, and she made it sound do-able. I think that the kids can play an important role in forcing you to take breaks. It will still be a juggle - but we'll be better for it.

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I guess I just blew it on the essay portion. I made it specific to the ABSN program. For so long I just did not want to move out of Santa Cruz. This decision came easier the more I realized how great of a program ELMSN FNP is and how I can always come back to Santa Cruz. Now, it is the only program I want and the decision to leave Santa Cruz is so easy. I wish I would have realized this sooner. I wonder if they are reviewing are personal statements after the interview.

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MP4NP- I would not assume that you messed anything up by writing about one topic for your essay instead of the other. According to an earlier post on this site, the admissions counselor told them to keep it general for the essay if they were applying to both programs. If they haven't already contacted you for an interview it could still happen. Don't give up hope!

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Mallory,

You've already interviewed, so I think that your personal statement said what it needed to say to get them to look at your application seriously. You wouldn't have gotten that far if it didn't. I think that right now we are all kicking ourselves for what we did and didn't do - I know that I am, but I think that none of us should be too hard on ourselves. We haven't heard back from them yet, so the decision is not yet finalized. Until then, just stay as optimistic as you can.

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Oh my goodness. I thought for sure you hadn't interviewed yet, because you were so worried. Oh I wouldn't worry about your essay. You already got interviewed that's the main thing. Don't be so hard on yourself. This is just the beginning. Lets hope that we start getting some good news soon. Is anyone else checking their phone constantly to make sure that's its on and the ringer is up? Aaahhh this is craziness :clown:

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I don't think I've let my phone out of my sight since the interview. I truly hope we hear something in the next day or two!! :uhoh3:

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