<p>The competition trying to get admitted into any 4 year BSN Program, whether direct entry or 2+2, is intense. This id due to the fact that the Nursing major has become increasing attractive as a career and that at most all universities the number of nursing slots available is only a small percentage of the total freshman class. For example, at the University of Delaware (direct entry and one of your larger University Nursing Programs) there are almost 4000 students in the freshman class but only about 135 (a little over 3%) of them are in the Nursing Program. They get over 1500 applications for these few slots. The few slots available in most programs is due to the facts that Nursing Programs are expensive to administer, are labor intensive due to required clinical components, and faculty salaries are relatively low. As noted by many previous posters the stress involved in 2+2 Programs is frequently extremely intense as not only are you having to deal with an admission decision to get in as a freshman but then having to do well enough to subsequently get admitted into the Nursing Program. IMHO one of the benefits of direct entry programs is that students can work together right from the freshman year in a collegial fashion to help one another succeed rather than being at odds with one another for 1-2 years trying to compete for spots as is required in 2+2 Programs. Just my perspective. I guess you could make a case for the opposite (obviously 2+2 Programs feel this way). </p>