My understanding at Emory was that they did not admit more pre-nursing students than they had space for, so as long as you met your minimum grades in all the pre-reqs you are in. This is pretty much equivalent to direct admit to me, most direct admit schools have the same requirement before advancing to upper level classes.
We did not tour Case. My impression is that it is much more generous with merit. I do not love the city of Cleveland and would factor the weather in my decision if not from a grey winter place. If costs were the same, Iâd choose Emory. My D chose not to apply to Emory, heard too much chatter before our visit and came in with prejudice. We would have been full pay, so did not push her since she had less expensive options she liked better on her list.
Hope you do have the problem of choosing, good luck!
@MAPAone many congratulations on your daughterâs choice of U Mass Lowell as her final nursing school decision.It must be nice to have that decision done and on to getting ready for fall!
@e/eric4532 Congrats on Rutgers & Ramapo ! My DD did not want to attend any NJ schools so did not visit either BUT having donemany volunteer hours at Hackensack and at Valley hospital she met several Ramapo nursing students doing their clinicals and they all had good things to say about Ramapo. The northern part of Bergen County is also a very nice suburban area of NJ (biased opinion of course! hahaha).
Hi @enavance, my DD did not apply to Emory nor Northeaster as after visiting them last year. She felt that the urban settings of both did not fit her criteria, in retrospect I should have nudged her into applying to Northeastern as a Boston re-visit would have most likely changed her mind.
CWRU is now most likely out. Our weekend admitted students stay, for a variety of reasons did not produce the âwowâ factor she expected as an undergraduate. In the same breath my DD did say it may be the best place to obtain her DNP once she is has a better idea what she wants to specialise in.
DDâs choices narrowed down further, My gut feeling from reading her cues :
Top 3 : Miami U, Drexel, UDell
Unlikely: Quinnipiac, Scranton (both re-visiting in March)
Dark horse: UConn (awaitng decision)
Withdrew / out on: CWRU, OSU, UMass, URI, Fairfield, PSU (regional), JMU, USC, Alabama
So much great news around here! Nice work @Bonchien on your daughterâs acceptance to Sonoma State and CSULB. The exciting admit to Azuza Pacific honors as well. Good luck on the rest of the California schools
@HankCT Thought Iâd move our nursing discussion here. Does Clark offer nursing or is your daughter applying to a different program? Clark is on lists for the happiest students, but it has a definite and strong alternative vibe that a student either loves or hates. I took my older son there 3 years ago, and it didnât click for him. Plus, the area immediately off campus seemed sketchy. My older son was accepted to Holy Cross which is up on the hill and set away from the city. On the other hand, Clarkies embrace engagement with the Worcester community.
What did you and your D think about UNH? It is a much smaller nursing program than the others on my Dâs list, which could make it more intimate. Plus, the campus is rated well in terms of safety and school spirit, but has a party reputation. D accepted into honors there. On the other hand, I heard the facilities need upgrading and it is a safety for lots of kids from Boston.
Binghamton is a great school, but my D dropped it after our second visit. Iâve heard it described as a pressure cooker academically, and my D seemed to pick up on that vibe. It was my top choice for her based on reputation, but the far away clinicals and nursing classses in Johnson City turned my opinion.
@eric4532 You have an enviable choice. Dorming at Ramapo sounds terrific if you want to live on campus and be more present in campus life but Rutgers has more name recognition outside of the area and would be great if commuting is your choice personally or financially. Good luck deciding!
Congratulations @vshleykim on UC Irvine nursing and the Campus wide Honors Program! Can you share your stats with us? Is that one of many schools or is it the one?
@GmanCC Thanks so much for writing. I understand your daughter not having the âwowâ factor impact from Case. I guess Iâm trying to look at it from a big picture (long range) perspective and not giving too much credence to location. Still on the fence but even though there are some âweightierâ acceptances, will prob go with Case based on what I know at the moment (though still waiting on 7 decisions).
@GmanCC Curious what the result of passing on urban campuses will mean when it comes to clinicals. Will your D have a car at that point? Also, for the admitted students âstayâ at CWRU, did your D stay overnight with a student, or just at a hotel?
Researching for my D20. Having many hospital close by, as NEU and CWRU do, seems like it would be highly desirable, but we live in an urban area so maybe itâs less of a concern.
hi!! Iâve been following this thread for a while but thought Iâd finally share my admissions process so that hopefully it helps others!
I only applied to direct entry programs and only looked at schools in major cities.
I applied ED to Penn and was deferred. In hindsight, I actually regret applying ED because it was never my first choice and only did because I was strongly encouraged to do so by my parents so I think a deferral worked out pretty well.
I applied to Boston College, Case Western, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Pitt, Minnesota, Tennessee, Penn and McGill and have heard back from all schools. I will hear back from Penn RD, but at this point I doubt Iâll get in and I donât think I want to go there anyway.
Right now I am trying to decide between Boston College and Minnesota. I love the nursing program at Boston College, but love the campus and atmosphere at Minnesota. Minnesota likely is a little bit more expensive since I am out of state, but total cost of attendance is pretty comparable between the two.
Iâd love some insight on whether it is better to pick a school based on the nursing program or the school overall.
@yukiharu Congrats on getting down to a couple final choices. It may help to know what your stats were, and what schools you were admitted to, as well as merit information if your comfortable in providing any of this information. Also, what went into your decisions on eliminating the schools that you eliminated?
As for whether it is âbetterâ to choose a school base on the nursing program or the school overall, it depends on what you are looking for. I would not consider rankings, since, in general, all nurses at any given hospital/location will be paid the same regardless of school attended. Based on the two schools you are trying to decide between, I donât see a differenceâŠboth great schools. UMinn will be a little colderâŠbut you didnât ask about the weather. A big factor I am making sure my D considers is the ease of transportation to clinicals. We sat through a nursing presentation at Purdue before realizing she would have to drive to Indianapolis for some of her clinicals. Good luck!
@bigmacbeth thank you so much for all of your insight!!
I was deferred to Penn and Case Western and accepted to the rest. I had a 4.7 weighted gpa and 34 act. For merit I received 14k at Marquette, 22k at loyola, 16k at Tennessee, 10k at minnesota, and 5k at Pitt. BC does not offer merit.
I think I applied to too many, as I knew my top schools early on and visited all I applied to but did not seriously consider Marquette, Loyola, or Tennessee and applied to compare merit. Pitt has a good nursing program but I didnât love the campus and it is expensive. McGill has an extremely rigorous freshman year curriculum and I plan on working in the US rather than Canada after graduation.
I am not sure about transportation to clinicals at Minnesota, but I know BC makes sure all students can get to pretty much all clinicals on public transportation and it is not necessary to have a car. BC is a little further outside of the city than I would like, but the Boston hospitals are amazing, clinicals start sophomore year, and they also have awesome study abroad opportunities for nursing majors
@yukiharu Congratulations on your acceptances! Either Minnesota or BC would prepare you well for a nursing career. Have you thought about where in the US you might want to work after graduation? The best sources of job opportunities after graduation may be either the hospitals where you do clinicals or your professors. To that end, if you want to be in the Northeast, BC might be the better option, and Minnesota for the Midwest. After your first professional job, where you went to college becomes less important.
A big factor I am making sure my D considers is the ease of transportation to clinicals. We sat through a nursing presentation at Purdue before realizing she would have to drive to Indianapolis for some of her clinicals. Good luck!