<p>My daughter is a junior in high school and wants to go directly into a BSN program. We are interested in finding out what nursing schools you would recommend -- west of the Mississippi. She has a 3.89 GPA, her PSAT score was only 173 but she did well on the PLAN and is intending to do the ACT in February. Any suggestions would be welcome! Thanks in advance...</p>
<p>Here are some to consider:</p>
<p>U Washington [School</a> of Nursing | School of Nursing](<a href=“http://nursing.uw.edu/]School”>http://nursing.uw.edu/)</p>
<p>U Minnesota [Academic</a> Programs - School of Nursing, University of Minnesota](<a href=“http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Education/home.html]Academic”>http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Education/home.html)</p>
<p>U Iowa [The</a> University of Iowa College of Nursing](<a href=“http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/]The”>http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/)</p>
<p>Creighton [School</a> of Nursing :: Creighton University :: School of Nursing](<a href=“http://www.creighton.edu/nursing/]School”>http://www.creighton.edu/nursing/)</p>
<p>Oklahoma [The</a> University of Oklahoma College of Nursing](<a href=“http://www.nursing.ouhsc.edu/]The”>http://www.nursing.ouhsc.edu/)</p>
<p>I think it might be difficult to directly enter a BSN program as most have pre-requisites. UW probably would be the most competitive.
West of the Mississippi: U Minnesota campus straddles the Mississippi.</p>
<p>Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI</p>
<p>[Bachelor</a> of Science Degree in Nursing at Viterbo University - La Crosse, Wis.](<a href=“http://www.viterbo.edu/bsn/]Bachelor”>http://www.viterbo.edu/bsn/)</p>
<p>La Crosse, a border town with Minnesota, is located on the Mississippi river. Besides Viterbo there is also a Tech College and one of the UW campuses in La Crosse so a lot of college students. Additionally, there are 2 teaching hospitals in the city. One is affiliated with Mayo health system and the other is consistently rated one of the best health care systems in the country.</p>
<p>Can you afford the OOS cost of attendance?</p>
<p>The only school I’m familiar with that offers a BSN degree is California State University, Sacramento. But that’s because I have a nurse friend who got her BSN there, and haven’t actually searched for any BSN schools. I’m sure there are lots others.</p>
<p>Although it would be a BA in Nursing, I think the program offered by St. Olaf is worth lookingg at.</p>
<p>Yes, depending on the school… her Dad is obliged to pay a certain sum of $$ in the divorce agreement. Between that, financial aid, and what I can manage, we’re pretty sure we can pull it off… but we are from Canada (although I live here in the US with her) and we are not as familiar with US colleges as we are with Canadian schools. She could go to a Canadian uni, but prefers to stay here.</p>
<p>Thank you! this is a huge help!</p>