I started a FB group for parents/students looking for info on direct admit nursing programs. I’m currently compiling a spreadsheet of schools that’s searchable by state, affiliation etc. So far I have ~140. Visit FB group Direct Admit Nursing Program Info for Applying to College
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I’m highlighting the most competitive (low number seats/high stats) direct admit programs. I have UVA, UPen, Mass Amherst, UCLA, Georgetown, Clemson, Boston College - more I should add?
Penn State (main campus)
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UC Irvine: 5885 applicants/65 admits/ 1.1% admit rate
Cal State Fullerton: 3,000-4,000 applicants for 40 enrolled seats
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Thanks! Also adding CSUSM which has new direct admit, but admitting regional applicants first
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I would think Pitt falls into that category.
Pretty much any top DA nursing program is probably a reach nowadays.
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Not sure what threshold you are using for competitive admit rates but San Diego State’s Direct admit BSN program had a 4.9% admit rate for 2024.
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Villanova
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Hi Everyone, well the kid and I got in some applications this weekend.
- Carroll
- Creighton
- Duquesne
- Marquette
- Messiah
- Regis Univ
- U of Maine
- UNCG
- York
We’re open to other ideas still and the Nov 1 EA deadline is fast approaching. I’m researching today. We’re in CA and we focused on east coast because of impaction on this coast. Any further ideas are welcome.
We still need to submit our CalApply probably will only list SDSU. I keep hearing and finding online confirmation that Fullerton and San Marcos are pretty much only taking locals from counties around them so I’m less excited about paying the application fee for what sounds like no chance of acceptance.
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From what I’ve read on here, it does seem to be extremely tough to get into a CA school. I would still try a few depending on application costs. We are on the opposite coast, but don’t have your list although I would add Pitt, if you have Duquesne.
I’m looking into schools on west coast and nearby today. Even Hawaii. I feel like Pitt said you had to take physics and D didn’t take physics.
Edit: Oh I’m wrong! I just explored further…They do not require physics. Thanks for the rec! I’ll look at it. I’m becoming concerned that we’re over-focusing on Pennsylvania. I’ll see how involved applying is. Is there a campus that’s better??
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Mine saw HI on the list of direct admit and was interested, but for us it’s just too far and the time difference/cost for travel. You’re so much closer to HI.
Pittsburgh is the main and usually the most desired campus. Johnstown and Greensburg also have BSN programs but are much smaller campuses.
When I did a deep dive into Manoa it turned out they accepted fewer than 4 out of state the past few years. Chaminade in Hawaii might be more likely.
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Curious about how you came with this list. It was not easy to find out stats of nursing schools except some of public colleges.
Hi - sorry I don’t understand the question. Which stats? Merit? 95% of it came from the college sites.
when did you submit the application? i submitted mine on Aug. 27 and still waiting
We toured the UVA Nursing School in April of 2023 and they told us that the in-state and out-of-state university wide ratios applied to the BSN nursing program. So my recollection is that there were about 75 spots and 50 were for in-state students.
Sorry in advance for the naive question, but at the end of the day, each of the programs mentioned up until this point awards a BSN and hopefully prepares students to pass the NCLEX. Does it actually matter if a student graduates from a nationally ranked university, say Pitt, or some other local university? I guess my real question is, does a Pitt (or Duke, or Iowa etc.) graduate make any more money or have any more opportunities than someone who graduated from a school outside of the rankings?
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excellent question. I am wondering the same. We have a great private university closeby (78K) vs a GREAT public for 27k…they have the same pass rates over a 5year period. They use the same hospitals. The private boasts that their students get the better jobs (ICU, oncology, etc…) I am interested on thoughts on this as well
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