Well…it’s been established that there is additional and arbitrary competition to get into NUR 203. That’s the whole issue … and frankly why my D22 ultimately did not attend URI, even though she really liked it, was admitted, great fit, great location, good price, etc….
Another related factor - as I’m reminiscing- the tour guide actually told us that freshman should expect to be tripled up. Let that sink in. Coupled with this issue with over-enrolling in the nursing program. It SEEMS URI just hopes few will ask these questions and few will mind that finishing the BSN degree will potential take an extra semester or two.
Odd that there’s a super specific policy for a hypothetical scenario that has never happened. That’s what’s confusing to me. Really appreciate that you reported back what you learned. Thanks.
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Looking at this thread again I can’t believe that Saint Anselm Nursing is not on the radar! By far and away one of the best programs in any of the other schools you all named with a 100% pass rate! Please note that you need to look at a pass rate if it is first, second or third time passing! Saint A’s places nurses in ALL the top school in MA and NH and beyond. Brigham and Womens took over 10% of their class last year and hired them! Preceptorships at Dartmouth Hitch, Mass General, UMass etc the list goes on and on. Great campus, wonderful and engaged teachers and Machester has wonderful food and bars to entertain. If Saint A’s is not on your list you are not looking at schools that have one of the highest pass rates (which hey is what you need to earn the $$$$ as well as great smaller campus atmosphere.) No I do not work there but have a child who after getting into some great schools for Nursing (Clemson, UPItt,Fairfield etc…) was smart and chose the wisely and with pass rate and $ in mind.
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Comparison between BSN program between UPitt, Stonybrook, UCONn and Umass amherst. CT resident. Clinicals and opportunities and ranking wise how do these schools compare. Guidance requested.
Take a look at the nursing handbook for each nursing program and check what the grade and GPA requirements to stay in the program are.
What I can tell you is that Stony Brook is NOT direct entry, the rest are, I believe.
All excellent, extremely competitive programs.
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There are no meaningful rankings to distinguish among those programs. All solid, great programs. There are differences in clinical locations, tuition to you, details in curriculum and such but those don’t make a program better than another. It depends what a student particularly is looking for. For example one program might make it easier to study abroad, or make it easier to get a specific minor/activity etc. Take a look one by one at their programs of study and see if something is more attractive to your student. In general it is easier to get hired by a hospital that is near the school. If everything else is equal I d say choose the school that has clinicals in the area that your students intend to work. Edit to say that I missed the Stony Brook mention that yes is not direct entry so you need to think about it.
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Update on our applications to date:
Applied
Direct Admit:
University of Tennessee
Clemson - Accepted on December 1st with scholarship
TCU
Elon(Direct Admit PA)
Non Direct Admit:
University of Florida
University of North Carolina
Baylor - Accepted with scholarship
University of Mississippi - Accepted with scholarship
Auburn - Accepted with scholarship
Should be getting decisions from Tennessee, Elon and TCU in the next week or so. She is very excited about the Clemson acceptance since it is direct admit. We just have to wait and see how things shake out, then she will have some decisions to make.
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I didn’t notice this mentioned, but if it has been, I apologize. Providence College has established a new School of Nursing, which is accepting applications for its first class during this admissions cycle. PC has Early Decision 1 and 2, Early Action, and Regular Application. The Nursing program is direct admit.
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My daughter has many of the same schools.
Here is where we are at so far:
Direct Admits
University of Tennessee
Arizona State - Accepted with scholarship
Louisville (one of 10 directs offered) - Accepted with scholarship
TCU
U Miami
Non Direct Admit:
University of Alabama - Accepted with scholarship
Auburn - Accepted with scholarship
Baylor
University of Tampa
University of Kentucky - Accepted with scholarship
LSU
Still over half to hear from - some will be this week. Also waiting on additional scholarships and Honors programs which might tip the scales. We only applied to schools she would be happy at - that was a great deal of work on the front end, but makes this part so much easier. She’s happy with what she has thus far, so the rest is icing on the cake and will show her the path!
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I don’t know if anyone feels comfortable sharing but I thought it was very useful last year when I saw the dollar amount for the scholarships that people received. It gave us an idea of what to expect this year for my daughter’s senior year and where we should apply this year.
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Note that ASU nursing weeds out students who do not earn a 3.50 college GPA each semester: Traditional Prelicensure Clinical Nursing Program | Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation (see the continuing eligibility section)
We are very aware of that. It is one of the things she will be weighing. She’s a strong student and comes in with Ads and dual credits but that is certainly a great deal of pressure. For health reasons she really prefers the warmer and sunnier climate though.
Sounds like she has some great options!
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I am happy to share what we have received in scholarships thus far.
Most schools have supplemental scholarships that have not been announced yet but we received the following basically with the acceptances or shortly thereafter:
Arizona State $15,500 per year
Louisville $20,000 per year
Univ of Alabama $24,000 per year
Kentucky $12,500 per year
Auburn $15,000 per year
Some schools you can basically see what you would expect to receive on their websites based on GPA and test scores. I can tell you that test optional students often do not get the scholarship money that is given to those with test scores at some of these schools. If fact with Auburn, many of the test optional students are getting deferred or denied because they expect test scores unless you are truly unable to test for some reason. It’s worth getting a tutor and getting some points on an ACT re-take because it means more money in many cases.
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Has anyone heard from West Chester or Binghamton for nursing yet?
My daughter got acceptance on Binghamton University (She applied EA), we received results on Dec 1st. No scholarship info yet.
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Here is my daughter’s situation so far:
Direct Admit Acceptances:
Loyola Chicago - $26,000 year
Arizona State - $12,000 year
Duquesne - $23,000 year
University of Maine - $21,200 year
University of Minnesota- still waiting on merit scholarships
Miami of Ohio - $22,000 year
Non Direct Admit Acceptances
University of Northern Colorado - $4,500 year (in state tuition)
Washington State University - $11,000 per year
Still waiting to hear from : Marquette, UConn, URI, Vermont. So far her #1 is UMinnesota, then Loyola. She wants a big city in a cold climate. If the merit comes through for Minnesota, think that is what she will choose.
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@Catcherinthetoast Congratulations!
My daughter got in Loyola Chicago with $26,000 too. Does anyone know if the program is good on factors like clinicals, NCLEX passing rate, academic etc?
I know URI decisions started coming out yesterday. I don’t believe they sent an email, so you may want to check your portal
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