Case Western seems like a good fit. It’s in a nice area in Cleveland, in the city but not downtown. It’s in a cultural district with theatre, museums, etc. and Little Italy up the street. It has a top-notch nursing program and a research hospital on/adjacent to campus. Nursing students start working in the hospital day one, I believe. School gives good merit aid, usually in the $10-$25k range, though it is still expensive.
It seems to place a premium on test scores, so it seems like you would be a reasonable candidate, particularly if you can get your score up a bit. I don’t know anything about admission into the nursing program specifically though. Good luck!
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities would be perfect for you. They have an awesome nursing program, and the campus is gorgeous, with a light rail train stop that can take you to downtown Minneapolis or downtown Saint Paul.
Are you interested in a nursing program or an open curriculum school? Those are incompatible-- nursing students have a pretty hefty set of required courses with only a little flexibility.
@austinmshauri Yeah over 4 years I could go to 40k in loans if possible but definitely no more than 60k. I have louisville and university of kentucky on my list for scholarships and northeastern, emory, penn on my list for financial aid. But I’m trying to stay in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri to be close to family. I’ve applied to Indiana University in bloomington and purdue. Do you know of any good nursing schools in Indiana with good scholarship aid for 31 superscore and 30 ACT?
@validation, Do you have a cosigner who qualifies to take $15k/year loans for you? Your EFC is $0. If that’s based on your dad’s income, I don’t think you’ll be able to get private loans.
The community college or tech school route might help you avoid gen ed requirements. If your only source of funding is student loans, this might be the only way. Did you get your scores?