Class of 2014 Nursing - Final Decision

Neonzeus
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:54:33 +0000

Sent Honda a PM. You definitely need a visit to Duq if your kid is considering it. Their facilities and nursing required curriculum were probably the #1 selling point for D (friendliness-fit was #2). A visit will let your kid know if it’s a possible fit or not.

D loves it there so far. She says that she has not encountered cliques. There are 5-6 students from our H.S. at Duq as freshmen. D hasn’t seen some of those students on campus yet, although she has run into 2 upperclassmen from our H.S. She’s heard about some kids who room with h.s. friends, but the school is large enough that it doesn’t keep anyone from meeting new friends. She’s made international friends, and has met many out-of-state students.

Comparing her view of Duq to the large public universities attended by her siblings, D says that there isn’t as much diversity or kids going to class in pjs at Duq. (I view this as a negative). D says that she’s heard people say that Duq is full of rich kids. Since almost everyone she has met is there with scholarship $ or loans, I’m not sure where this impression comes from. D has mentioned that her professors have all been interested in getting to know each student on a one-on-one basis, even her professors in non-nursing subjects.

I have had a strong bias towards large public universities in the belief that they offer the most opportunities for undergrads at the lowest cost. I even tried to talk D into going to Pitt instead of Duq (cost was approximately the same after scholarships). I admit it - Duq has favorably surprised me.