<p>Female
Rwandan Refugee
legal resident</p>
<p>4.3 Weighted
3.93 unweighted
5th in class of 596</p>
<p>Tennis, 3 years
NHS VP
French Club
Student Government-Student Body Treasurer
Attended Girls State
Theatre-4 years, Thespian
Volunteer at hospital, many volunteer hours
APUSH exam score-4
AP LIT exam score-4
currently in AP LIT, AP PSYCH, AP GOV. plan on taking exams at the end of the year.</p>
<p>I guess my concern is this--I haven't taken my SAT's yet, and because of my packed schedule this year, I haven't been able to study very much for the upcoming October 1 SAT. I highly doubt my first SAT score will be up there with the average accepted student's scores, but I really want to apply EA because U of R is my top choice. I plan on applying to The College & School of Nursing Dual Degree program, and I heard it would be benifecial to apply EA because it is a competitive program and more financial aid would be available. So, my question is--would it be wise to apply EA even with my <em>expected</em> lower than U of R average SAT score, or should I apply after I've taken the SAT a second time?
Thanks!</p>
<p>First of all, they don’t have EA; they have ED, which is binding…</p>
<p>Second of all, with SAT’s, it’s very hard to chance you…</p>
<p>I thought they only did ED too, but then I saw this: [University</a> of Rochester : College Admissions](<a href=“http://www.enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/apply/freshmen/deadlines.shtm]University”>http://www.enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/apply/freshmen/deadlines.shtm)</p>
<p>you’ll see they have an “Early Notification” option, and I saw the form for it somewhere where you checked off Early Notification, but I can’t find it anymore. Please correct me if I’m completely wrong.</p>
<p>And yeah, I understand it’s hard to comment without my SAT scores, but I am certain for a fact that my scores will not meet the average. That’s my whole question–should I just wait?</p>
<p>I think Early Notification is UR’s version of ED2. (Which is binding.)</p>
<p>UR likes a good story. If you have a compelling personal story of overcoming obstacles, it may help compensate for less than stellar standardized scores. </p>
<p>I think special programs (like the dual degree in nursing) may have separate deadlines that differ from the normal application deadlines. Please contact the admissions office to confirm dates. </p>
<p>And correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought that the nursing program at UR was a graduate level program only for people who either already have a RN or a bachelor’s degree in something other than nursing.</p>
<p>Also UR is a ‘meets full need’ school–financial aid is not awarded on first come-first serve. UR is committed to meeting the full need of all accepted students. (However it is a CSS Profile school which means they determine your need and will consider family assets beyond what FAFSA requires.)</p>
<p>Just checked the admissions website and the School of Nursing admissions website. UR SON does NOT have a dual degree program for undergrads. </p>
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<p>[University</a> of Rochester School of Nursing](<a href=“Academic Programs | University of Rochester School of Nursing”>Academic Programs | University of Rochester School of Nursing)</p>
<p>UR’s ONLY combined admissions programs (CAPS) are REMS for medicine (MD or DDS); GRADE for education (BA and MSEd); REBS for a combined BA/MBA; and GEAR for a BS/MS in engineering.</p>
<p>@WayWestMom thank you so much for this information and clarifying everything for me. Obviously I will not be applying to U of R now. Everything was a little unclear for me, so I jumped to incorrect conclusions. I did not see that they served only students who had obtained another degree, and that threw me wayyy off. Thanks again :)</p>
<p>Actually not so fast! </p>
<p>For the first time this year, the combined admission program will be extended to the nursing program. It will be a five year dual degree program where you spend 3.5 year at the river campus and the rest at the nursing school. The school have not made it known on their website/brochures yet, but they are talking about it during their info sections. The Meridians have also started incorporating it in their tours. The best thing for you is to email one of the admissions counselors on the website. They will give you concrete direction of the steps for this combined program.</p>
<p>Also the “early notification” program is something else that is new this year. You basically turn in you application early and you are notified early. This is different from early decision in that it is non binding.</p>
<p>Thank you, Zobasity 
I plan on emailing an admissions counselors to see what steps I would need to to take. Again, thank you so much!</p>