Daughter is OOS. Accepted at both Pitt Nursing (selected as a UMPC Scholar and received a Cathedral Achievement Scholar awards) and Villanova Nursing (received a Villanova Grant). Visited Pitt a couple of weeks ago for the MVP and Admitted Student programs. Going to Villanova this weekend for its Admitted Student Program. She’s having a tough time making a decision. As to financials, Villanova comes out as being $15,000 more than Pitt. Anyone care to chime in to help her decide?
I’d say Pitt. Too many training schools in Philly area, not enough hospital beds for the training.
Pitt. The $15k difference is a bonus. Opportunities galore on campus for medical professions.
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are they both direct-admit programs? If only one is then that would be the better choice.
Both are direct admit. Maybe the difference stems in clinical hours? Research opportunities? Access to different types of healthcare facilities? Employment opportunities upon graduation?
If both are comfortably affordable I’d let your D decide which environment she’d prefer to spend the next four years.
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Both schools would do nicely but to answer your research question. My major had nothing to do with health and I had pt jobs in a neuroscience lab. Tons of opportunities.
https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/nih-grants-pitt-totaled
As for job prospects I’m sure both would be fine as long as you pass boards. However, UPMC hires so many nurses. They operate hospitals for everything. From transplants to a Children’s Hospital and everything in-between.
Does it really matter where you earn your BSN degree? Earning a AA,ADN,BSN and so forth is a mark of respect.
There is a good opportunity for one of the nursing clinicals to lead to a first job. So choice of nursing school might also be a choice about where she’ll be living after college.
What are their weed-out grade or GPA levels?
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