<p>Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anyone knew how hard it is to get into Temple University's nursing program. It's a rough area but a decent school from what I've heard. The thing is, I don't want to apply unless I know I at least have a chance of getting in. My GPA is a 3.5 & SAT score is 1000 (CR+M). I still have one more SAT & ACT coming up but I don't know how we'll I'll do on those tests :/ Any response will be helpful!!</p>
<p>The main campus of Temple has greatly improved, and has seen the construction of a large amount of off-campus student housing nearby. The nursing school is many blocks to the north, next to the hospital, which is a more dangerous area. People have said the clinical experiences in the Temple Hospital are unlike most hospitals, because there are many more homeless, AIDs patients and victims of gang shootings. There was recently a shooting as part of a scheduled gang fight immediately in front of nearby Einstein Medical Center, which the local news described as “convenient for the victims.”</p>
<p>I would imagine nursing admissions would be easier than West Chester and Penn State, but I don’t have stats to back it up.</p>
<p>I’m not too crazy about the nursing school and hospital being in the northern area, since philly seems to get more dangerous the more north you go. I’m guessing Temple’s nursing students are prepared for anything after they graduate though, since they’ve probably witnessed all of the good and bad in philly. My dad doesn’t like the area at all but the campus itself was fairly nice. I’m assuming I would be able to walk to the nursing building and hospital (clinicals) with at least one friend. Would you feel comfortable letting your child walk in those areas??</p>
<p>You could take the subway from the main campus to the hospital campus. The subways in Phila are usually safe, and they now are running late night hours. The U. may also run shuttles. I’m guessing they probably have security guards escort students at night outside the nursing school. If someone is street-smart and cautious, it may be OK. </p>
<p>My daughter just said to me how nice it is to be able to safely around her campus at midnight. You see more security patrols than squirrels. However, she has to be careful about walking in certain directions off her campus at night </p>
<p>“You see more security patrols than squirrels” LOL!! That would definitely make me feel safe too. Temple actually did have cops everywhere when I visited, so I guess I’ll still apply. I emailed Temple and sooo many other colleges (from my really long list) last week asking if they would give me their stats. Many of them responded, but a few like Temple, Marymount, Scranton, University of Rhode Island, Widener, Wilkes, etc. havent yet -____-</p>
<p>And honestly, I don’t mind applying to 15 or so colleges and neither do my parents. Nursing school IS competitive after all. I’ve also got a cousin my age who is applying to Columbia, Johns Hopkins, etc. for biochem engineering and pre med. I know I can’t compete with Ivys and top notch schools like that, but the least I can do is get in somewhere decent, no matter how many applications I have to send in. I just feel bad for the secretaries at my school who have to send so many transcripts out hahah :)</p>
<p>I’m going to net calculate the costs for all of these colleges tonight and cross of all the ones that are +$50K or so and don’t offer a lot of scholarships/aid. I don’t know if I would get much aid for my 3.5 GPA & 1000 SAT score anyway though. Maybe a few thousand dollars if I’m lucky.</p>
<p>Just keep in mind that minimum quals do not mean those numbers will get you accepted. </p>
<p>As I noted on another post, you can make the process as simple as possible for the guidance staff by clearly letting them know what is needed and when, and by giving them the needed email or mailing addresses, etc.</p>
<p>Many colleges will give you merit aid for test scores you achieve AFTER you are accepted. That is because they want high scores for US News rankings. Most students do better on the ACT than the SAT if they are better at science than math. </p>
<p>One university saved their merit aid offers for students who did not immediately accept an offer of admission. </p>
<p>Some colleges have a follow-up process to decide their merit aid. For example, West Chester had a follow-up application for merit aid, and DeSales had an interview process for merit aid.</p>
<p>After acceptance, some colleges require a deposit within a couple months to keep your place in the nursing program. That is because there are plenty of other students who want the spots. If you are accepted to a college, and then decide not to attend, it is common courtesy to let that college know as soon as reasonable so that another student can have the spot.</p>
<p>Yeah, I hate that. I keep thinking I won’t even get into some of the schools that I fulfill the requirements for. </p>
<p>I’ve really got a lot of things to think about but thankfully, some college’s early action deadlines are later than November 1st. I still want to get my things in early, but it’s nice to know that I can wait a few more days if I really need to.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the great information!! I’m going to go talk to my guidance counselor and teacher tomorrow regarding the recommendation letters. I know my guidance counselor will definitely write me a nice one since he’s helped me find nurse shadowing programs, nursing schools, etc. I’ll just have to wait and see about my chemistry teacher lol.</p>