Which university is better for becoming a nurse? CUNY Hunter, CUNY Lehman, SUNY Buffalo, University of Rochester, or SUNY Binghamton.
I want a college that would directly accept me into nursing. For example, SUNY at stony brook does not do that. There, you have to reapply again after getting admitted and if you don’t get in but you did all the prerequisites, you lose a year. I don’t want that.
Also, I am pretty sure I will either have to pay nothing or pay very little for the CUNY or SUNY schools, but am not so sure about U at Rochester. I’m not rich and can’t quite afford to even pay half of it.
I am not looking just for a good nursing program that would accept me directly if I get accepted at the university, I want a nice campus with many activity choices (free gym for students, extensive library, healthy food choices, being able to stay on campus all 4 years, stuff like that) and many opportunities to volunteer at hospitals.
SUNY Plattsburgh isn’t on your list, but it should be. It has a direct admit nursing program. Two of my children went there and while neither was in nursing, they had friends in the program. D’s best friend is now a nurse and doing very well, as is my friend’s D who graduated a couple of years ago.
The food is pretty good (or was when my kids went), there is a hospitality major and a dietician/nutrition program, both of which work with the food services. They were very accommodating to food issues - my D was a vegetarian and she had friends who were gluten free and there was an accommodation even back then.
The gym was redone when my D started about 10 years ago. I think there was a small fee per semester to use it, but it was worth it.
The campus is walkable and pretty and the town is a town. Burlington, Vermont is across the lake, with ferries and Montreal is a 30 minute drive.
CUNY Lehman (my alma mater) has been known for its nursing program since my time. I had several friends who went through it.