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There are so many different types of nursing programs out there so a little research is required. Some of the options:
4 year BSN programs - admitted as a freshman
UPenn, UMich, Boston College, NYU, Georgetown
UPenn offers sub-matriculation into Masters degree so you can earn double credits for some coursework and get a jump start on graduate work
Nursing school but related degrees like International Health:
Georgetown (nice appeal if you aren't sure you want to be a traditional nurse)
2 year BSN programs with applications for Jr year:
Emory
2/3 MSN program - 5 years but graduate with MSN (nurse practioner): Vanderbilt
3/2 program (Liberal Arts/Nursing)- start undergrad at one school then complete 2 years nursing at another: Wheaton College (has deal with Vanderbilt, Emory, Case Western, Johns Hopkins)
2nd degree masters - for those who have a first degree in another field (bridge programs):
Michigan, Penn, Columbia - lots of schools!
Many of the universities that used to have undergrad programs now only offer masters - Columbia, Cornell, Vanderbilt
In the end my daughter decided that she wanted a school where she would start in nursing right away - she went with the understanding that if she found out that nursing was not a fit she could transfer to another major. As we live abroad she had not had opportunities to work or volunteer in the health care field so had very little experience. She was very interested in Georgetown's International Health program but it's a very small program (30 admitted) and she ended up on the wait list.
During her first semester at Penn in her Intro to Nursing class everyone gets to shadow a nurse for a day That experience helped confirm that she was in the right program.
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