HELP Please!! Chances for Nursing schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello!

I am a current junior in hs and will be apply for nursing schools (bsn) in the fall with the ultimate goal of become a nurse anesthetist in the future. Here are my stats:

Academic:
1430 PSAT (taking SAT in march)
3.8 ish unweighted gpa
4.2 ish weighted gpa
1 AP this year (US History), Taking 4 more next year (Bio, Spanish, Euro History, English lit and comp)
All honors courses except for math (which I have taken “AE” classes, in between CP and honors in my school)
All As and Bs but currently have a C (in Chemistry) that I am trying to bring up

Extracurriculars:
3 years Interact (International community service club) - president this year
3 year yearbook (this year an editor)
Hosa (future health leaders) - Social Media/Marketing manager
Youth member of local cultural council (gives grants to fund arts and sciences) - Recieved a Citation from the Massachusetts State Senate for my work
Lots of volunteering (over 350 hours right now; includes a service trip with my church this summer)
I will be shadowing a family member (he is a radiologist tech but can introduce me to the nurses and nurse anesthetists)
Peer Counselor of younger Students
Starting a non-profit with some of my friends that would support underprivileged new mothers

Awards:
Citation from Mass Senate
President Volunteer Award -Gold level, 2017 and 2018

Personal:
My “hook” could possibly be that I have a lot of health issues (congenital heart defects) that I’ve overcome/that’s why I want to be a nurse
I am a quarter Latina, three quarters white - don’t know if this will help

Could anyone tell me if I might get in the some of these places (or give me some recommendations for schools that sound right for me):

Northeastern (I am a double legacy, not sure if this helps)
UMass Amherst
Case Western
UMich - Ann Arbor
Catholic U
University of Virginia
NYU
Boston College
UNC Chapel Hill
UPitt
Villanova
Brigham Young
Washington University
Simmons College
UCLA, UPenn, Georgetown (all of which are reaches I know)

Also thinking of the University of Edinburgh - how’s their nursing program?

Any additional information would be absolutely spectacular. Thank you so much! ?

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Hi! Just checking in, anyone have any thoughts? Thanks in advance for your help!

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Not sure from a Nursing major-standpoint, but those all are mid- to upper-tier schools. It’s hard to say until you take your SAT. I would aim for some of the direct admit programs (look at the Nursing Major thread on this site) that may not be quite so expensive, and guarantee you a spot in the college of Nursing without you having to achieve some high GPA during your first year or two years of college. Too much pressure. Make sure you have some matches and safety schools on your list so it is not so slanted towards reaches, as it is currently.

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Thank you! Yeah I can totally see how I need both cheaper schools and safety schools on my list. Does anyone else have a bit more knowledge about nursing specifically?

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Go for direct admit schools, not pre-major nursing schools, since nursing is very competitive.

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@massstudent1224 The best place to talk and research nursing info that is current is

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/nursing-major/2108166-class-of-2023-nursing-admissions.html

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/nursing-major/2039571-class-of-2022-nursing-admissions-p7.html