<p>My son wants to get his Bachelor's Degree for Nursing at Villanova. I know that business is the main attraction for Villanova and the most competitive. Is the College of Nursing more lenient compared to College of Business?</p>
<p>Any information would be helpful! Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Being a male applying to Nursing is a HUGE hook. This could significantly help him get in. It’ll make nova want him. If his scores are about a 1200 I think he will get in. </p>
<p>p.s. the nursing building is new and really nice (if you haven’t visited yet)</p>
<p>My D got deferred,something "Nova does to ALL EA applicants who don’t get in via EA…Very good nursing program,but % of deferred who actually get in is slim</p>
<p>While VSB is Nova’s most competitive school, the College of Nursing is also pretty selective. I’m a current freshman and there are only 85-90 students in my graduating class (2 or 3 of which are male). Gender isn’t a huge determining factor of whether a student gets in or not, but if there was a female student who had the exact same qualifications as your son, he may have a slight advantage over her. The College of Nursing makes a big deal about changing the public’s view of nurses (such as gender roles, or what “nurses” do on TV verses what they do in real life) and are always looking for a diverse group of students. If your son has the grades, extracurriculars, and ambition, I’m sure he won’t have a hard time gaining admittance. </p>
<p>Best of luck to your son!!!</p>
<p>qdogpa,</p>
<p>How do you know this? Just curious, because if it’s true, it’s disappointing especially when their deferral letter said the “majority” of their freshman class would come from RD applicants. Thanks!</p>
<p>Qdogba is just being pessimisstic. A lot of the EA acceptees have villanova as a safety. Most of novas class does come from regular decision. EA is for the best of the best in hoping that they can lure them with nice scholarships.</p>
<p>Pessimistic? hardly…realistic? absolutely…Here is an article from the Villanovan paper</p>
<p>Opinion
EDITORIAL: Why waitlist so many?
Editorial BoardIssue date: 4/12/07 Section: Opinion
PrintEmailArticle ToolsPage 1 of 1 The numbers and figures are in for the class of 2011, and they are record-breaking yet again. An application increase of 6.4 percent and a record-low acceptance rate of 39 percent are at the forefront of the admissions statistics. However, among all these numbers is one that is most staggering: 4,000.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions reported that around 4,000 applicants were offered a spot on the waitlist in addition to approximately 5,400 acceptances this year. Based on historical matriculation rates, UA estimates that the current number of acceptances should form an estimated class of 1,595 in the fall. Based on these numbers, offering an additional 4,000 high school seniors a spot on the waitlist is not only unnecessary, but it is also unfair to the applicants and detrimental to the University’s reputation. Also, with a projected number of 2,000 waitlists electing to stay on, it begs the question of why so many are kept on the waitlist.</p>
<p>It may be more pleasant for a high school senior to walk to his or her mailbox and pick up a waitlist letter instead of a letter of rejection, and admissions officials have clearly stated that they do not want to completely nullify the achievements of high school seniors by outright denying admission. But, officials have also said their goal is to use the waitlist modestly. The placement of such a large number of applicants on the waitlist gives those waitlisted a false sense of hope. Though a letter indicates that their chances of admission are not high, it still instills in the applicant a sense of optimism for something that probably will not happen.</p>
<p>However, the repercussions are even more hurtful to the Villanova’s future reputation and its aim to be a school of higher academic prestige. Compared to commensurable universities, the University’s sizable waitlist does not reflect positively. University of Notre Dame indicated that out of its 14,496 applicants, the school only offered approximately 980 applicants a spot on the waitlist. Georgetown University boasts similar numbers, offering approximately 1,000 spots on the waitlist to an applicant pool of about 15,000. If seemingly anyone can apply to Villanova and get waitlisted, it reduces the power of saying, “I got waitlisted,” to a school that is gaining more academic acclaim.
As the quality of applicants improves and the number of applications continues to soar, admissions officials must do the math and realize that with these increases, the percentage of acceptances and waitlists must decrease. </p>
<p>Officials must realize that doing so will only help high school seniors get through the college admissions process more efficiently and effectively, but more importantly, it will help Villanova’s rise to prominence among the nation’s colleges.</p>
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<p>qdogpa - the article you reference from the Villanovan is about students who are not accepted RD and are put on a waitlist. That is entirely different from students who are deferred from EA to the RD pool. As the letter to the deferred students indicated, most enrolled students do come from RD.</p>