Duquesne vs Seton Hall (Nursing, Swimming)

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm having trouble deciding between these two. Any feedback to help me is appreciated!</p>

<p>I am a swimmer and plan to major in nursing.</p>

<p>Both schools are about the same size, both have very nice campuses. </p>

<p>Money - With academic and athletic scholarships, Duquesne has offered a bit less than half of tuition, room & board. Seton Hall has been very generous, and offered about double of Duquesne's offer, covering about 80% of tuition, room & board.</p>

<p>Location - Both are located about the same distance from home. Duquesne has a great location in a nice area of Pittsburg. Seton Hall is in a sketchy part of New Jersey, not much of a college town, but a quick train ride to NYC, which would be fun.</p>

<p>Nursing - I think both have good nursing programs, good clinical opportunities, etc. Duquesne has a higher pass rate on the NCLEX.</p>

<p>Academics - probably about the same. Doesn't seem to be a real difference.</p>

<p>Swim Team - Having been on official visits to both schools, I probably got along a bit better with the Seton Hall swim team and the Seton Hall coach. I really liked the assistant coach at Duquesne, though. </p>

<p>On balance, I have had a preference for Duquesne, but Seton Hall is offering a lot, lot more money. </p>

<p>Any help is appreciated - thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I don’t know either school but here are a few things to consider:</p>

<p>Coaches can change - don’t pick a school based on a coach, but especially don’t pick based on an assistant coach. Assistant coaches move constantly.</p>

<p>Academic scholarships are much better than athletic scholarships. Academic scholarships are usually guarranteed for all four years, while athletic scholarships can be revoked if you quit the team, if you are swimming slower, if some faster recruits come along, etc. Find out the coaches reputation for keeping the scholarship levels for swimmers. Some coaches are more known for giving scholarships freshman year and then taking them away later years.</p>

<p>Make sure you love the school even if you dont swim. Anyone can get injured. Also, college swimming is more time consuming than high school swimming and some people find it hard to balance the athletics with school. Find out how good the coaches are about prioritizing academics. What happens if you have a lab class that conflicts with afternoon practice - does the coach offer other practice times, etc.</p>

<p>If its even - go with the money. You can only guess how you will like the rest, but you will always like a lower tuition.</p>

<p>Good luck! Nice to have offers.</p>