Thank you, this is an incredible overview. We really have a lot to think about in terms of what she wants, but honestly, I am learning that staying in a broader biology/kinesiology major might be a better option. I will look into schools with those other types of programs as well, there are so many options for these kids now, it’s really wonderful. Thank you for the work that you do in terms of taking care of patients and teaching younger nursing students the profession. Grateful to have people like you in our world!
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I do recommend UDel for an east coast school, I think she’d get in with her stats. My daughter’s roommate (and 7 years later one of her closest friends) was a nursing major and she had a great experience, she now works at John’s Hopkins hospital which is highly ranked. It wasn’t even on my radar when my daughter applied.
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U Del was my first choice for my older daughter, but she chose a different school. Our babysitter went to U Del and loved it. Hoping it might be a fit this time around 
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Reading about your daughter’s profile and EC pursuits, I wondered whether this program might be of interest: Recreational Therapy: Pre-Occupational Therapy | Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock stands out in adaptive sports (and also offers a minor in Adapted Physical Activity, if the RT major doesn’t appeal), so students can get great experience in that area. (SRU also partners with the Wounded Warrior Project: SRU partners with the Wounded Warrior Project to provide adaptive sports opportunities for injured veterans | Slippery Rock University* ) And since the program here is structured to cover the prereqs for the OT grad program, it should also cover many or most of the bases for pre-PT or pre-PA… but RT+OT could be a great combo for her interests. And if she decided against going straight to grad school, she’d have an employable credential with the RT degree (more so than a bio or kinesiology major that doesn’t confer a professional credential). Athletics at SRU are D2, and there are many club and intramural opportunities as well.
Misericordia could be a good place to browse programs. They have a great array of health-related undergrad majors, including nursing, and they also have PT, OT, and PA grad programs.
There are lots of options. An undergrad RN program certainly does set one up to be very employable, but nursing isn’t for everyone, and working in health care is unfortunately not going to get any easier in the foreseeable future.
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Thank you, these programs sound like they could be a good fit, we will look into them. 
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