<p>Have you compare the NPC? If there is no big difference, I would say just let your kid pick which ever one. They are all great schools.</p>
<p>You have to let her decide. Prestige is in the eye of the beholder. If she really like Iowa, let her go. If she doesn’t want to be a nurse she will figure it out quickly. The medical facilities at Iowa are excellent. I live near the UIUC and had no desire to have my daughter go there.</p>
<p>I think it is easier said than done to let your child decide where he/she wants to go, with no input from the parent. These are teenagers who are (in many cases) not really sure what they want to study - so what is wrong in providing input about career choices and schools. - FWIW, and I think prestige really does matter (maybe not between the 3 in this case). You really are not going to fund your kid to go to Northern XX state university if they can go to a Michigan or a UNC or a UVA - even though all of them are state schools – based on “feel” or “fit”. and JHS - I think your comments are unwarranted and rude to the OP. </p>
<p>Msd, your daughter is going to college, not you. You allowed her to apply to a range of colleges. Let HER choose where to matriculate. She is the one who will be doing so. The schools are not appreciably different in terms of prestige. Plus, I personally do NOT think college should be chosen based on the “prestige factor”. It should be chosen because the student wants to attend the school.</p>
<p>If you planned to forbid her to attend a college, it should have been forbidden at the application time.</p>
<p>Please, this is a huge decision for your daughter. Let her make it. Simply put, if YOU make the decision, and it’s wrong, she will blame you forever…and who would blame her?</p>
<p>Yes, college is costlly. Did you put a price limit on the schools during application process? those private universities will cost more than Iowa as an OOS student. Is she OOS for Iowa, or is that where you are instate?</p>
<p>Oh…and let your daughter choose her own major.</p>
<p>ETA…your daughter’s salary will be based on where she is employed, not where she got her degree.</p>
<p>I’m a research junkie so I totally get that. </p>
<p>But…not facetiously… I am wondering if OP went to college what was her experience? I’m wondering if that colors the picture here. OP did you choose your college or major or did your parents? </p>
<p>Which major requires more math - business or nursing? She might consider that.</p>
<p>Iowa’s nursing major lists 22M:015 (Mathematics for the Biological Sciences):
<a href=“BSN - Plans of Study & Prerequisite Information”>https://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/academic-programs/bsn/prerequisites</a>
<a href=“https://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/default/files/documents/academic-programs/undergraduate/bsn/2plus2%20Black%20and%20Gold.pdf”>https://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/default/files/documents/academic-programs/undergraduate/bsn/2plus2%20Black%20and%20Gold.pdf</a></p>
<p>Iowa’s business major lists 22M:017 (Calculus and Matrix Algebra for Business) and 22S:008 (Statistics for Business):
<a href=“Tippie College of Business First-Year Admissions”>http://admissions.uiowa.edu/academics/first-year-admission-business</a></p>
<p>Both math courses appear to require high school algebra 2 or 22M:008 (“College” Algebra) but not trigonometry:
<a href=“The University of Iowa 2023-24 General Catalog < University of Iowa”>The University of Iowa 2023-24 General Catalog < University of Iowa;
But 22M:017 (for business) requires a higher math placement score than 22M:015 (for nursing):
<a href=“http://www.uiowa.edu/~examserv/ALEKS/Placement.html”>http://www.uiowa.edu/~examserv/ALEKS/Placement.html</a></p>
<p>22S:008 also lists 22M:008 as a prerequisite:
<a href=“Course Descriptions & Syllabi | Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science - The University of Iowa”>Course Descriptions & Syllabi | Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science - The University of Iowa;