Looking for Reaches/Matches/Safeties in Northeast with Nursing/Education and Dance Opportunities

College Search & Selection
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Hi everyone! I posted another thread about my complicated high school situation, and got some good advice. I had another thread and got good advice about making the title more specific. I have started looking at colleges and wondered if anyone had some other suggestions.

Stats
4.0 U/W 4.2 W GPA
31 ACT (36 E 23 M 36 R 29 S) and I am taking again in April.
Dance is my main extracurricular and I have done many performances. I have also tutored middle schoolers and volunteered at a summer camp for the YMCA.

I am looking at colleges within a 2-2.5 hour radius from Boston due to chronic health issues. I need a school with good disability and mental health services. I have liked UNH, Westfield State, and Endicott. I also liked Curry, but it is very small. Did not like Salem State or UMass Lowell. I think they were a little too urban for me. Majors I am interested in are education, nursing or psychology. Would like a dance team or possibly minor so I can continue dance in college. My parents will thankfully be able to pay but merit would be nice to reduce costs. If people could recommend some reaches, matches, and safeties, that would be really helpful.

TIA!

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Nursing may be harder to find safeties for, since nursing majors are often much more competitive than the rest of the school.

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@ucbalumnus I understand, just wondering if anyone knew of any.

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@ucbalumnus, while nursing majors are more competitive than the rest of the school, @Livvyxoxo has excellent credentials and should be able to find schools where even the nursing major is a safety.

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@“Cardinal Fang” Thank you! I know nursing is more competitive but I figured there was a range of schools for me.

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Any ideas?

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How about Quinnipiac U and Fairfield U? They’re both within a 2.5 hr radius in CT, and both have nursing programs, education programs, and auditioned dance teams/companies.

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@aquapt Ok thank you!

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Salve. Rhode Island College. URI. All safety and matches

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@privatebanker Thank you!

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I toured UMass Amherst over the weekend and really liked it! Nervous about how competitive it is though.

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Simmons (if you’re female), and University of New England would both be solid safe choices.

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Check the list of direct admit nursing programs in the Nursing forum

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@ScooterDee Thank you I am female!
@scholarme Will do thank you!