I really love both campuses.
Northeastern opens up connections to the best hospitals on the planet. And lots of np grad school options.
that sounds so nice…that’s why i want to attend northeastern. only if i get accepted
I believe that both Emory and Northeastern have acceptance rates of around 31% for ED1.
Emory’s rate has been dropping, but ED is a big advantage at Emory. With a GPA higher than 3.7, solid course rigor, taking a good percentage of AP courses when available, SAT super score at 1400 or above, and good essays, there would be a decent comfort level with an ED1. If you apply regular decision to Emory, then SAT would need to be over 1500 and grades over 3.8 and, even then a reach. They like ED1s as applicants motivated to be at Emory who want to be in the Emory community. This year 500 of the 1400 enrolled students will be EDs.
I would have considered the campus a big advantage for Emory and location a big advantage for Northeastern, especially with easy access to both the Orange and Green Line light rail in Boston. I would think that Emory nursing students would have no trouble finding jobs in Boston, but certainly no advantage over Northeastern in Boston.
I would think the advantages of Emory would be: better liberal arts education, much nicer campus with better facilities, research opportunities, and weather (also, people are more friendly in the south and I say that as a New Englander).
For Northeastern: better practical experience with co-op opportunities, being in Boston and in the city.
@futurenursep : How about choosing the one you like the most and also financial considerations…that would make more sense as there are plenty of good nursing programs out there.
@ljberkow : As “advanced” as Boston’s hospitals are, Atlanta (think exposure to Grady and stuff) and specifically Emory’s rank very high in a number of healthcare specialties. I feel like the training is what really matters and I think they are both great at that, and apparently Emory’s is very rich and perhaps more “academic” (lots of research funding versus most nursing schools). Also may depend on what communities you want to serve as the two cities/metros are drastically different demographically.
In many ways, I actually think the 2 cities mirror each other in certain ways (Atlanta really is kind of like if you scaled down Boston’s vibe for the south. Home to numbers of centers for higher education, extremely large business community, generally a more “nerdy” vibe in comparison to the south’s other large cities. There are more comparisons to be drawn than it will ever get credit for). One is just in the south and is of course “newer” in its growth. I would never write living in Atlanta or working in healthcare off so quickly. People seem to love doing that (though millennials post-grad seem to like it a lot).
Folks need to keep an open mind, especially with things like post-grad planning.
I don’t know that this interests you, but there are opportunities for nurses at the Centers for Disease Control (adjacent to Emory): http://whsc.emory.edu/home/publications/nursing/emory-nursing/fall2013/the-cdc-nurse.html