<p>Thank you New Hope. We will search our hardest to find a way there. You outta see his bed room. All Decked out in WVU(Bedspread,Pillows,Wallpaper,Clocks, Pretty much everything he wears is WVU affiliated) but my S is a grateful kid. He will understand he cannot go there because we know there are other great schools in north carolina(and with cheap in-state tuition)</p>
<p>About the ROTC...This is my son's 4th year in one of the states biggest JROTC Programs. Hes actually been awarded a leadership position in the Brigade. We have mentioned going through ROTC but when the military obligation comes into factor, its pushes him away. But im trying not to throw it out of the picture</p>
<p>pugmadkate, we have been looking for nursing scholarships, but the only ones we have found are for students currently enrolled into college.</p>
<p>cam...Has your S visited UNCW and ECU? If not, he should go tour both and may become a little more interested (or at least less resistant) in the idea of staying instate if that should turn out to be his only option.</p>
<p>The nursing programs at both schools are very strong. I did nursing at ECU many years ago. My S2 attends ECU now and really likes it (we are in the Charlotte area also).</p>
<p>You will prob. not find a lot of scholarships for freshmen nursing majors because students are not actually admitted to the Sch. of Nursing until their Jr. yr. Up until then, they are just prospective nursing majors who have to apply for the sch. of nursing in spring of soph. yr. They spend the first two years taking the pre-reqs. That's why specific nursing scholarships are usually given at the jr/sr. level.</p>
<p>ECU has also has a very good AROTC program. UNCW does not have a ROTC program.
WVU has Army and Air Force but I don't believe Air Force gives nursing scholarships (I could be wrong though). </p>
<p>My S1 attends NCSU on a NROTC scholarship. It requires a lot more time and effort than high sch. ROTC so it would be hard for your S if he really wasn't interested in the ROTC (and subsequent military commitment) part.</p>
<p>No we havent toured yet but we are liking the looks of East Carolina. We have read that the nursing program there is excellent and my S likes size and the athletic teams. S wants to be able to enjoy the sporting events(mostly football) considering that ECU does have a good football team(didnt they beat WVU lol?)</p>
<p>OP, a possibility is your son to attend a pre-nursing program at either ECU or UNCW. He can then apply to nursing school at WVU. He could apply for some nursing scholarship at that time. That way, at least, he doesn't have to pay 4 years OOS. Who knows what happens in the two intervening years. He could fall in love with the NC school, or in love with some NC school girl and will forget the WV thing altogether :-)</p>
<p>AIR FORCE ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS
The Air Force ROTC Nursing Scholarship program is designed to encourage students to earn an Air Force Officer Commission through Air Force ROTC and acquire an undergraduate degree in nursing. Air Force ROTC Nursing Scholarships provide for the payment of tuition, fees, books and incidental costs and a $150 monthly living allowance during the academic year. Students must successfully complete the Air Force Officer qualifying test, an Air Force medical examination and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA for all college work. Upon completion of the nursing degree, students must serve on active duty in the USAF Nurse Corps for a period of four years.</p>
<p>To the suggestion of trying to become independent financially from parents - this won't work. Most schools and financial aid systems consider a child a dependent until they are (I forget the exact age) 23, in the military, or married. It doesn't matter if the child moves to another state or parent stops claiming the child on their own tax forms. If this was the case, most parents would do this to route around financial aid limits. Same for in-state status... we are from California and our son was interested in Chapel Hill... we looked into having him move to NC and do a gap year (work, establish driver's license, etc), but that wouldn't work because <em>we</em> live in California. So, that just isn't a route if you read all the fine print. </p>
<p>There are many scholarships for future nurses, and due to the fact that males are in high demand for that field, males are first in line for those scholarships.</p>
<p>That is another reason why S wants to go into nursing. With him being a male we believe it should help him out as nursing is a predominately female department</p>
<p>Has he looked at Appalachian State? I have no idea about the nursing program, but it is in a beautiful area - especially appealing to outdoor enthusiasts. Good sports school too. My D and I visited there and I have never met more friendly people in my life.</p>
<p>You've probably all ready seen this on their website but just in case, here is the list for scholarships for out-of-state students.</p>
<p>Also check out the link below. After going to the link, scroll down to the Scholarship Heading. It says that Nursing Scholarship funds require the FAFSA to be filed.</p>
<p>I am dealing with a somewhat analogous problem, and fighting with my wife about it. The problem is that children have no perspective on this subject, and cannot be expected to. I understand your emotional anguish (believe me, I feel bad as well about limiting my children's choices). But the bottom line is that the choice of college is a business decision and needs to be treated as one, except for those who have enough money that additional tuition doesn't matter. From that perspective, this is a no-brainer unless your child can find a LOT of aid from West Virginia.</p>
<p>IMO just as the wedding is not the determinant of the kind of marriage- the particular college institution is not the determinant of the quality of education/career.</p>
<p>Kids often are more upset about disappointing their parents than adjusting their plans</p>
<p>You outta see his bed room. All Decked out in WVU(Bedspread,Pillows,Wallpaper,Clocks, Pretty much everything he wears is WVU affiliated)</p>
<p>this sounds * very* unusual-
and a concern frankly. has this been a pattern?</p>
<p>Yes,Cam, ECU did pull off the upset win over WVU this year. S2 was there cheering the Pirates on. All students at ECU are eligible for game tickets. There is no lottery for tickets like at some of the larger schools. While not in the national spotlight like WVU, the Pirates have rabid fans who turn out in droves on gameday. S2( a h.s. football player) has a view of the football stadium from his dorm room which is what he based his dorm choice on,lol. He can walk to the field in about five minutes.
For a large sch., the campus is pretty compact and easy to manuever</p>
<p>Has your S applied and been accepted? Go for a tour as soon as you can. We went last year in Feb. and S2 was so impressed that he wouldn't even go on our other planned tour (Western Carolina). It would be good for your S to at least tour so he could reasonably compare his options. Our tour guide's enthusiasm for the sch. was infectious.</p>
<p>Is he interested in UNC-CH at all? Has their reg. admit app. date passed? They have a good nursing sch. also. Most either love it or won't even consider it. Mine were in the latter category,lol.</p>
<p>Glad to hear AFROTC has a nursing option. If he were to go that route and wanted to stick with it, the AF might pay for his grad. sch. also. I will caution again though that ROTC is more demanding at the college level than some might think. Also it is getting somewhat late in the cycle to apply for ROTC scholarship for an '09 grad. He would need to get on that process right away if interested. They may have a college program that lets you start without a scholarship and then apply for one after the first semester or yr. The Army and Navy both have those programs.</p>