<p>I am posting this for the daughter of one of H's employees. She is Hispanic and want to study nursing. I don't know her stats but will find out. (According to her mom, who's a medical assistant, she's smart, but who knows what that means) The mom is a medical assistant and had been on welfare and turned her life around, so we are talking first generation college student. The high school she attends is a largely minority student population.
Her mom wants her to stay local at our CSU but she has been recruited by Dillard College, a HBC in New Orleans, and she has applied. H told the mom that if she's smart she might be in demand at some colleges. </p>
<p>Without knowing her stats, could anyone suggest some schools with January or February app deadlines to which she might apply? I am going to tell the mom to file the FAFSA when available. This is the kind of kid who will have an EFC of almost 0.</p>
<p>I will try to find her stats and post them.</p>
<p>Somewhere closer to California and less selective --- this is a naive girl with a protective mother who is afraid to let her go away from home. We are trying to open up the mom's eyes to other possibilities for a Hispanic girl who could get significant need based aid.</p>
<p>Azuza Pacific (<a href="http://www.apu.edu%5B/url%5D">www.apu.edu</a>) near LA has a top notch nursing program.A friend who has two daughters there praises the caring campus atmosphere that has really helped his daughters succeed. It is a non-sectarian Christian school. Dominican up near San Francisco also has a good nursing program and is a very supportive and caring school. Both are reputed to be good with financial aid, both have fairly large percentages of hispanic/minority students. Both are not overly competitive in terms of admissions.</p>
<p>Also, the University of San Diego has an excellent nursing program - a bit more competitive than the others but they are trying VERY hard to recruit more minority students, one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. Catholic. <a href="http://www.acusd.edu%5B/url%5D">www.acusd.edu</a></p>
<p>Hmmm---A naive young girl whose protective mother doesn't want her to stray too far from home... Did you really mean that double entendre in your thread title??? (Hispanic student-nursing). Sorry-- just hit me as too funny :)</p>
<p>KInshasa-
I know -- I was just kidding. But when I first read the thread title, it did cause a chuckle, and then when I read your description of the student--- sorry it was just a nice bit of unintended levity today. It is freezing here in the south today-- and it was nice to chuckle instead of shiver...</p>
<p>I was going to suggest Pt. Loma, but Carolyn beat me too it. Not all CSUs have a nursing program and the programs are impacted. A lot of the nurses I know went the CC route and got an RN, not a BS Nursing.</p>
<p>I talked to the mom. She said her D is an average student. Told her about Dominican University-- according to the website, there is another prospective student day on January 22, and the $40 application fee is waived for students who submit apps that day.</p>
<p>Kinshasa, It's a little far but my daughter just received some mail from University of Portland today and I noticed they also have a strong nursing program. Another one of those schools that is very nuturing. But I have heard terrific things about Dominican and know it is well respected up in the bay area. To give you an idea of acceptance stats:12% hispanic students, 8% African American, 13% Asian, 1% native american.Overall acceptance rate is 72%. Median SATs math 410-540, verbal 440-520, combined 850-1070, average GPA is 3.1, Financial aid - 81% applied for it, of those 72% were determined to have need, but only 22% had their need full met. Avearage aid package was $16,543.</p>
<p>I think the mom liked the idea of D less than 2 hours away. Transportation costs could be an issue if she went out-of-state. I think it's great that she's even considering something other than a community college.</p>