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Very interesting conversation here -
To the OP - your daughter sounds wonderful and goal minded.
My daughter broke the news last summer about her desire to pursue Nursing - her ultimate goal is to be a Nurse practitioner.
We have been looking at BSN programs - and we have found they are not all equal. In some BSN programs the students take Nursing classes right away as freshmen and in others you take two years of liberal arts and your sciences then apply to the Nursing program as a junior and finally get to take a Nursing class.
She and I both wanted the former. In all the schools she applied to (6) she will be exposed to Nursing as a career and practice as a freshman.
She applied to one school with an AA in Nursing and a BSN - the kids basically get their AA/RN after two year then spend the last two years getting their BSN. She likes this idea because she can work summers and part time per diem as an RN while getting her BSN. Working in college is a requirement for my kids for financial reasons - this seems like a better option than Starbucks.
Note - the Nursing school programs that are ranked by USNews - it is the Graduate schools that are ranked - not the undergrad program.
I have also found that the Directors of nursing at most of the schools are very willing to talk and sell you their program - they are looking for top students!
One more things - at a regular visit with her specialist physician (one who has seen her through 3 years of health problems) told her right now the very "best" program to get into is a Nurse Anesthetist. Very high demand right now - excellent pay.
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