Accepted into direct admit nursing, not sure which one. I liked seton but they had poor NYClex rate but nice campus, good school spirit and not all commuter students - does anyone who has gone to these scoops have any advice? Pace was expensive, they gave merit aid but I would need to take out lots of loans.
I suggest posting your question in the nursing major forum
Do you live in New Jersey, New York City or in New York State, but outside of the City? All of these schools are private, with high COA (along with poor NCLEX pass rates). Any CUNY/SUNY options if New York City/State?
Ny but wanted direct admit only and small school
I’m not sure about Seton Hall’s commuting rate, but I’ve heard from multiple people that most in-staters leave campus on weekends.
Don’t take out lots of loans for Pace.
I think Pace & Seton Hall are very overpriced.
@Nursebsn2016 i live 20-30 minutes away from Seton Hall and it’s a really nice university. I visited it and was very impressed by the beautiful campus. The neighborhood is eh but the campus is very safe. The college is private and expensive, but it has a good reputation. It was #1 on my list but I crossed it off because of their poor NCLEX pass rates. Students form the area do go home on the weekend from what I’ve heard, but keep in mind that there are always going to be international and out of state students who don’t do that often. The school is also Division 1, so if sports are important to you, you might like it more here.
I visited Pace in Westchester and didn’t like how small it was. It’s a pretty campus but some of their dorms were on a giant hill and it just seemed kinda out of place to me. They do have new freshman dorms though, and they looked really nice in the presentation I saw when I went for a tour. Their nursing program is really good too, and it’s well known, so that’s definitely something to consider. Students get to start their clinicals early at Pace. I think it might be sophomore year, but double check on that. I wouldn’t take out loans for a college unless you’re completely in love with it and really don’t like any other schools. Pace was 50k less than Seton Hall & Adelphi for me and I probably would have gone there if it weren’t for the small size.
I go to Adelphi right now and it’s a great school with a great nursing program. They’re actually just finishing up a brand new nursing building right now which is supposed to be done sometime this Spring. Nursing is the most popular major here and as a nursing major, I really like that. Half of the students here are commuters and some people who live in the area do tend to go home. However, like I said before, there will always be international students and out of state students (like myself) who don’t go home too often. It could get quiet on the weekends sometimes but I personally don’t mind it too much because I always have work to do. I’m either studying, sleeping, or watching Netflix, and lack of noise is good for all of those activities.
I’m not sure how it works at Seton Hall, but at Adelphi, the weekends before big tests (anatomy tests, biology tests organic chemistry tests, etc.) are busy. People usually don’t go home then because it’s hard to focus with parents and siblings around. People also tend to stay on campus 1 - 2 weeks before breaks, because there’s no point going home if break is in only a few days. I think that as long as you make friends in the residence halls (which I’m sure you will), you won’t feel lonely. It might be the same way at Seton Hall and other schools where students go home on the weekend, but don’t quote me on that lol.
All three schools are close to NY and have good nursing programs. I think your choice just depends on what size you want your university to be and what kind of social environment you want. By the way, not all of these schools have low NCLEX pass rates (as Jamrock411 is claiming) so I would definitely research/ask college counselors from each university and find out yourself.
Neither Pace nor Seton Hall are worth a quarter of the money they charge. Can’t comment on the other ones, sorry.