Hello! My son applied to CA direct entry nursing schools only (except for his safety: CSU Sacramento which doesn’t have a direct admit program).
GPA UW 4.0
GPA W 4.4
11 AP classes: Chemistry, World History, Biology, Psychology, US History, English & Composition, Statistics, Macro/Microeconomics, Gov and Politics US, Gov and Politics Comparative (received AP Scholar with Distinction Award), 4 Honors courses: English 9, World Geo, English 10, Precalc), 8 Dual Enrollment classes at the local community college, enrolled in high school Medical Careers Pathway
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation Sealbearer status, Hospital volunteer (100+ hours), various clubs (MedPros, American Red Cross, Music Jam, Volleyball), sports (received MVP award for Track and Field 9th Grade)
CSU Sacramento (no direct entry, pre-nursing): ACCEPTED
USF (direct entry): ACCEPTED 24k merit
Dominican University of California (direct entry): ACCEPTED 24k merit
CSUF (direct entry): DENIED
APU (direct entry): DENIED
PLNU (direct entry): ACCEPTED 22k merit
SDSU (direct entry): pending
UCLA (direct entry): pending
UCI (direct entry): pending
I’m really hoping he gets into SDSU. We are in the Sacramento area, so not local. What do you guys think? Also, do CSUs and UCs give merit aid? Or is that mainly given by private universities only? This is my first time going through all this. Thanks for any info.
Thank you all for the wealth of information! Thought I’d also share, in case it helps anyone. We are in Northern California.
GPA UW 3.9
GPA W 4.1
Arizona State University - Accepted w/ $14,500/yr merit
Northern Arizona University (no direct admit) - Accepted w/ WUE discount plus $8,500/yr merit
San Jose State University (no direct admit) - Accepted
Seattle University - Accepted w/ $25,700/yr merit
University of Portland - Accepted w/ $42,000/yr merit
University of San Francisco - Accepted w/ $29,000/yr merit
CSU Fullerton - Denied
CSU Long Beach (no direct admit) - Denied
San Diego State University - Pending
UC Irvine - Pending
UCLA - Pending
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Pending
USF is the most expensive, even with the merit aid. Planning on visiting Univ of Portland and Seattle Univ during spring break. Would love any of the SoCal schools too! Any thoughts on the schools that she got accepted to? Thanks for any info!
Yes, it’s 79k minus 12K merit for my daughter. I compared notes with my SIL whose daughter applied and was accepted to TCU 3 years ago. it was $66,640 in tuition back then, before merit. She is a business major. She goes to Baylor now
UC’s and CSU’s will give some merit but the majority of financial aid is need based.
Merit aid is highly competitive and only the top applicants are in the running. Regents and Chancellor scholarships are awarded automatically by the UC’s.
All CSU’s and UC’s do offer scholarships that you can apply as a continuing student to help offset costs. I would check the FA office website for details.
Sometimes, and towards the May 1st date a school might increase merit if they see they need to do it to secure the students they want. Emphasis on sometime and might. If you think your student will attend if merit changes from 24K to 29K you can always ask. Of course no guarantee but “small” increases in merit are not unheard of. I would only ask though if my kid for sure would attend. The merit landscape had changed a lot the last few years. Changed as getting harder to get.
@Marivic007 and @doodlemama24
She also received the Chancellor’s Award, which you get if you graduate from a Catholic or Jesuit high school. It’s a $5,000 annual award, for up to 4 years. Even with it, it is STILL the most expensive option!
Can anyone share anything about PLNU’s Direct Entry Nursing Program? They recently changed to Direct Entry. Does anyone have any experiences or insight they can share? Thank you.
Hi, my daughter got a very generous offer from Duquesne (direct admit BSN). Does anyone have any experience with it? Or visited and talked to the nursing program? Thanks!
