We have had a few conversations with them about all of this. Their clinicals go from Greensboro to Duke Medical. They just graduated their first accelerated class of 14. They capped the program at 65 for this incoming class Fall 2023. They are being very carefully to ramp up slowly and thoughtfully. The clinicals are not close , you do need a car but they are with some great facilities so it depends on what is important to you
Can anyone offer any feedback on FAU’s (Florida Atlantic University) overall Nursing BSN program? Seeking information on the quality of the program and clinical locations.
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Did they say if all 14 passed the NCLEX on the first try? That is good they had a small run through but 14 is very small and perhaps those 14 were exceptionally qualified? Elon is a lovely school but for our time and money we just do not want to take the chance on such an unknown for something so important. But that is us.
Does anybody know a student who applied EA to Ohio State prenursing and got into the direct admit route? (They accept you into the program from HS) DD just applied and the interview was nerve wracking!! It was on Hireview. The first question gave 10 or 20 sec to read and then it starts taping her for the answer. She remains calm under pressure (unlike me). I don’t have a feel how many they accept this way. Does anyone know?
I believe they said they accepted 16 students this way last year. You typically don’t find out results till middle of April. The annoying part is that you must be in the top 3 percent of your class to have them even review the application so you could do the work for no reason and they never look at it….or at least that is how it works in our case. My child’s school does not rank so they said there will be a determination made based on unknown factors as to whether they deem her to be top 3 percent after she applies. My daughter has the grades and rigor in class work (and actually got a full tuition scholarship offer from osu based on her grades and activities which makes the whole thing even more annoying) but who knows what constitutes top 3 percent in their eyes. She is leaning towards a couple of other direct admit programs where they start nursing classes and clinicals right away so she isn’t sure if she is going to bother with the osu application for early admissions. How long did the process take?
This is what worries me too!! My daughters school does not rank either. She is definitely going to OSU as she has signed a NLI for athletics. We just threw her name into the mix bc it would be so great to have that nursing spot. The test I think took 2 hours or so- 3 essays and 3 recorded questions. The essays didn’t have a time limit but the questions, I think were 2 min each.
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Can you do nursing as a college athlete?
We asked and they said yes!! Multiple schools said they would work it out - Temple, UNC,OSU, UPenn, Penn State
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So here are my 2 cents on this - can a college sport and nursing be done? Yes - but both the nursing faculty and college coach have to be onboard with this. Once you start getting into clinicals, the athlete will most likely have to miss practices/games. At D1 schools, the sport is like a full-time job for the athlete. It typically takes priority, especially for scholarship athletes. Sure, you might be allowed to miss practices but then I highly doubt you will be a starter.
I was recruited for my sport at a D3 school many moons ago (extremely competitive program). When the coach asked me what my major was going to be and I told her nursing, she told me I might be able to play one, maybe two seasons due to the academic requirements for the nursing program, or I could change my major. I decided to not play my sport in college.
Again, not saying it can’t be done - but be sure you have that honest conversation with the coach, the nursing dean, and yourself. Ask direct questions like “how will my place on the team be affected if I need to miss a practice?” Sure, many can be “on the team” and do nursing, but will they ever see game time?
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Thanks. My child (Freshman - so plenty of time!) is considering trying to getting recruited but also wants to do nursing. We spoke with a college admissions counselor who said trying to do both was not possible - that they should choose one or the other. Was hoping maybe counselor is wrong.
I guess it may depend on the sport. My daughter is a fencer. When she talked to Temple , they had a nursing student on their roster. First year at OSU should be fine. We will see what they do when she hits her clinical.
My son was being recruited for baseball… after talking to 10 D1 coaches and 6 D3 coaches he realized it was not possible. All D1 told him it would not work. A few D3 said maybe he could play a year. One D1 coach told him they would work out another major for him! So be careful of the wording that is used. He decided he would never be in the MLB but could be a nurse forever.
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I would agree. Two of my son’s played D3 baseball… first question from each recruiter was, are you majoring in Nursing or Engineering? They know they are only going to get, at max, 2 seasons out of you. I can tell you, even at D3, the commitment to play a sport is enormous. It is not just about the games, practices… it is about all the extra’s… mandatory meetings, mandatory weight room, mandatory yoga, working the clinics. With clinicals, they are having so much trouble trying to get kids into the hospitals, with the shortages, they don’t have much flexibility to work around a sports schedule.
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Daughter got into UNH, UVM, BINGHAMTON, Fairfield, UMass Boston, Loyola Chicago, Temple, Drexel, FAU. Any feedback on Binghamton, UVM, UNH?
BINGHAMTON clinicals are in Johnson city area. She feels that area is a bit depressing though she loves the campus. I like the hospitals on UVM campus, but any drawbacks except weather? How about UNH and Fairfield? I heard traffic to clinical is significant for Fair field. Thanks in advance.
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Hello! As you were kind enough to share your daughter’s stats a while back, please know she has a truly INCREDIBLE array of DA options. Congratulations.
I can’t really answer your specific questions, but all are wonderful DA programs!! 
If COA and travel restraints don’t matter, she really has to consider if she wants a CITY or COUNTRY setting.
Congratulations! I remember answering your initial posts and I predicted your daughter would have several DA acceptances. I am glad I was right 
Is Binghamton your state school? What’s the financial situation in all of those schools? UVM probably has the least amount of driving since the hospital is on the campus. I think it is the only school in the list like that. It is a great school in general (not too big while being a flagship public school) and has lots of fans among students. UNH is also a popular school. It’s closer to Boston area than UMass Amherst and easier to get a part time job or summer job in Boston (although clinicals are not in the Boston area). About driving: My daughter was a bit apprehensive on driving distance to clinicals when she went to college. She knew she would not have a car on campus and that stressed her. However by the time she was a junior and the bulk of clinical rotations started she did not worry any more. Nursing schools are small and students spend time together and they get to know each other pretty well. Lots of students have cars on campus and/or know the area pretty well. They go to hospitals as groups and they love their time together. Getting that coffee at 4:30am driving across town is now a “fun” memory. Does your daughter care about distance to home?
Edit to add. Things that might be different among those programs and maybe interesting to a student, are: accepted AP credits, possibilities for co-ops, possibilities to finish in 3.5 yeas, easiness of doing semester abroad, possibilities of minoring outside nursing etc.
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Thank you. Because of your sharing, we avoided URI. Phew…
Thank you! Glad she’s got choices. Loyola and Fairfield offer her 2.5-2.6K, and state schools offered 1k-1.6k. I think it’s typical. We are not in-state for Bignhamton. In fact, no many applied Binghamton in our high school in the past.
“Edit to add. Things that might be different among those programs and maybe interesting to a student, are: accepted AP credits, possibilities for co-ops, possibilities to finish in 3.5 yeas, easiness of doing semester abroad, possibilities of minoring outside nursing etc.”
Great thoughts!!
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Hi. My daughter (Chicago) has been accepted to the following schools for nursing:
UIOWA
Michigan State
Indiana U Bloomington
IUPUI
Miami Ohio
Marquette
Illinois Wesleyan U
Illinois State U
St. Louis U
Her preference is direct admit. Any feedback on any of these programs would be very appreciated. Thank you.
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We are Chicago area too. My daughter is looking at going further out of the Midwest but we did a visit to IU Bloomington (would be in-state tuition for us) and it was a hard no. Not only are they not direct admit, their decision is based solely on GPA for about 8 classes you take your first 3 semesters. Then they have a rate of about 30% progressing to upper division they told us. My daughter heard that and it was an easy no. One bad class - one bad patch with a family member sick or dying - it’s all over. Just giving you a little feedback on that one.