Samuel Merritt Spring 2021 BSN

[Saeed.]

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to start a thread for the Spring 2021 term at SMU. Has anyone applied or planning on applying? Feel free to drop your stats and scores!

[Phoebe1991]

Does anyone know if Samuel Merritt requires HESI for fall 2021? Trying to think ahead if I don’t get in for Spring.

Also what are some ways to enhance the application? I already have patient care experience and second language. Thank you

[AdriN]

26 minutes ago, Phoebe1991 said:

Does anyone know if Samuel Merritt requires HESI for fall 2021? Trying to think ahead if I don’t get in for Spring.

Also what are some ways to enhance the application? I already have patient care experience and second language. Thank you

How do you add a second language? Like what category does that go under?

[Phoebe1991]

3 minutes ago, AdriN said:

How do you add a second language? Like what category does that go under?

I think it was under personal information on nursing cas

[ashley_godt1]

I'm really nervous too! I'm hoping these next few weeks go by fast because I'm itching to know! I got a email on August 4th thanking me for my application and it says to use the "Academic Update Period" to update your Summer grades. I'm assuming it's on NursingCAS. The email also mentioned that the period to update Summer grades is from May 28th through August 28th. So get those grades in ASAP!

Samuel Merritt sent these instructions to me if you need help updating your Summer grades:

1. Ensure your application’s status is Verified.

2. Navigate to the Academic History section.

3. Click Transcript Entry.

4. Click Edit under the school you are updating.

5. Click the blue pencil next to the term you are updating (if you need to add a new term, click Add Term).

6. Change the In Progress/Planned box to Completed.

7. Update your courses, credits, and grades.

8. Click Save All.

9. Click Update my application to send the updated information to your programs.

[Ari Moss, CNA]

Does anyone know of any schools not requiring TEAS or HESI?

[Vanessa Lindsey]

Does anyone know when we should receive an admissions decision?

[AdriN]

19 minutes ago, Vanessa Estebez said:

Does anyone know when we should receive an admissions decision?

I believe October 15!

[Momo26]

Is anyone having any issues with nursingcas and the academic update period? I updated my Summer grades/sent a new transcript in over a week ago and just found out there was some sort of glitch in their server and my update didn't go through. So I have no idea if it will be ready by august 28th

[Phoebe1991]

2 hours ago, Momo26 said:

Is anyone having any issues with nursingcas and the academic update period? I updated my Summer grades/sent a new transcript in over a week ago and just found out there was some sort of glitch in their server and my update didn't go through. So I have no idea if it will be ready by august 28th

I didn’t have any issues. Have you contacted nursing cas and Samuel Merritt ?

[Momo26]

3 hours ago, Phoebe1991 said:

I didn’t have any issues. Have you contacted nursing cas and Samuel Merritt ?

I contacted nursingcas. They said my submission didn't go through so she sent it through today, but I'm just worried on how that will affect the application since they start reviewing them on Sept. 1st. How long did yours take to update? I emailed -------------------- a as well, I just wanted to see if this happened to anyone else

[Tiffany Vo, CNA]

3 hours ago, Momo26 said:

I contacted nursingcas. They said my submission didn't go through so she sent it through today, but I'm just worried on how that will affect the application since they start reviewing them on Sept. 1st. How long did yours take to update? I emailed --------------------- as well, I just wanted to see if this happened to anyone else

I had the same issue as well. I sent in my new transcript and my community college said that it was already "received", but on NursingCAS, it still says that it hasn't been received yet. I emailed NursingCAS, but I still haven't gotten a response either :(. I hope this can be solved before September 1st.

[Momo26]

3 hours ago, Tiffany Vo said:

I had the same issue as well. I sent in my new transcript and my community college said that it was already "received", but on NursingCAS, it still says that it hasn't been received yet. I emailed NursingCAS, but I still haven't gotten a response either :(. I hope this can be solved before September 1st.

Have you emailed ---------------------? The more she is made aware of these nursingcas issues, the better. Yeah IDK what’s going on on their end but it’s annoying.