For nursing major, do you guys think that Emory is easier to get in or Northeastern?
I am planning to apply to one of these for ED, and I can’t choose…
I want to choose my ED school wisely. There are both my top choices, and I just want to put in the school that has a better chance of getting in for ED.
Please help!
Can’t answer “which is easier”, but unless things have changed, NEmakes it hard to change majors, and has done some things to get their ratings raised perhaps more than it deserves. I’d choose Emory, even if its harder to get in ED.
which school is a reach for you? You are assuming your stat is good enough for both, just a matter of which one you get better chance in ED.
nu and emory’s avg gpa and sat seems to be about the same so i’m not sure whch i’ll have a better chance in… although i do know that emory has a lower acceptance rate.
ED to the school you would prefer to attend. Be sure the school appears affordable (run net price calculator) before applying anywhere ED.
It looks like both schools have ED and ED2 options (you need to double check that) so if you get rejected from your top choice ED1 you can apply to your second choice ED2. Note that if you are rejected in the ED1 round you are free to apply elsewhere ED2.
you think that ED2 and ED1 has about a similar chance of getting in?
This is not true nor has it been for at least 5 years. Northeastern is one of the easiest schools to change majors at.
As others said, ED at the school you prefer, not the one you think you’ll have the best chance at.
ED1 admits a higher percentage of students than ED2 for most schools so Ed1 improves your chances regardless of which school you choose.
I don’t have a preference for Emory or Northeastern…Both are equally my top choices. So, can you tell me which I would have a better chance of getting into for nursing major for ED1?
Keep in mind that at Emory you apply and are admitted into Emory College (or Oxford College) for the first 2 years. You then have to apply to the nursing school during your sophomore year for junior year acceptance. I think at Northeastern you apply directly into nursing. You may want to factor that in.
Yes, Northeastern is a 0-4 nursing program.
@chemmchimney I’ve heard admissions officers say that the reason ED1 generally has higher admission rates is because: 1) the ED1 round typically includes all of the "hooked applicants such as recruited athletes, children of big donors etc. who have a higher chance of admittance and 2) ED1 often has a stronger candidate pool because a portion of ED2 applicants chose to wait for the later round in order to show improvement to their grades senior year. I think it is unlikely that a candidate who has had no major changes early senior year would have a different outcome applying ED1 or ED2.
All things being equal I would favor a direct-entry program over a program with competitive admissions into the major after two years. Also, NU’s co-op model is a great way to add additional real-world experience to the clinical rotations that are already built into a nursing program.
Northeastern does not make it easy to switch INTO the direct-entry specialty majors like Nursing, PT, architecture, etc, because those programs hit the ground running in the first year and don’t add more students later. But it is absolutely no problem to transfer OUT of those majors into an academic major, should you decide to.
I’m sure Emory has a great program, but all other things being equal, if I could get direct entry at Northeastern I would grab that - both because of avoiding the stress of another application cycle, and because of the opportunity to get started earlier on the “meat” of the nursing major rather than cramming all that material into the last two years and doing just GenEd and prereqs in the first two years. The pacing is better in a direct-entry program. JMHO. Other than that I’m neutral between the two schools, but I’d take the ED1 shot at direct entry first.
My daughter is at Emory and while it is not a direct admit to nursing, it is close. You just have to complete the prerequisites during the first two years. If you do this and are in good standing, you are automatically admitted. The nursing school is currently ranked #3 in the country. While ED1 may have more legacies and athletes, many schools fill as much as 50% of the class from this much smaller pool of applicants so your odds are still much better than ED 2 in nearly every case. The stats on this are avail on CC and school websites if you want to confirm. My daughter was accepted to both NE and Emory but not in nursing. Northeastern is a very unique program - lots of internships and most students take 5 years to complete a degree (no extra cost as internships are paid). I would decide which program you like better amd apply ED 1 there.
^Yes, chemmchimney is correct about Emory automatically admitting Emory and Oxford College students who meet certain requirements. From the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School’s website:
http://www.nursing.emory.edu/admission-and-aid/bsn-programs/emory-oxford.html
The required prerequisites are listed on that site as well. Emory and Oxford students only need a 3.0 GPA and a 3.8 science/math GPA in order to get automatic admission, with no grade lower than a C in the prerequisite classes.
I agree that you should choose your ED school based on which one you like the best. If you really are so equally torn that you cannot choose, flip a coin.
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(I’m not suggesting that you actually choose your ED choice by flipping a coin. Usually, I suggest flipping a coin, then sitting with that “decision” for a week or two. How does that feel? Terrible? Satisfying?)
Emory’s nursing and business schools try to accommodate all qualifying students from Emory College of Arts and Sciences. It would come down to the preference of the applicant between Northeastern and Emory. Emory will provide a better balance of liberal arts and nursing whereas Northeastern would be more about nursing. Emory is in a very nice section of suburban Atlanta and Northeastern is right in Boston. These universities are as different as night and day even though both are outstanding. Emory gives a big bump for those applying ED1 at around 35% admit rate.
Do you know the acceptance rate for ED1 for northeastern as well?
These are very different schools. How did you feel about the campuses when you visited? As mentioned above Emory has a campus at the edge of the city while Northeastern is in Boston. Both have proximity to great teaching hospitals.
Where do you want to live after college? I suspect both have significant access to and placement in the nursing community within their respective cities. Have friends that did nursing in the Boston are back in the 80s and are still with the same hospitals they interned. Have had great careers for a long time, moved up to very senior positions within their hospitals. You’ll do great at either.
Thank you!
I’d rather live in Boston