Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. Highly regarded BSN program. 100% NCLEX pass rate this year. Generous merit aid.
So DD has direct admits to
Marymount
Duquesne
Xavier
Jefferson
UH@Manoa (eyeroll on that one b/c we are on the east coast)
Michigan State admitted pre-nursing with merit (not a direct admit school)
UDel accepted for psychology not nursing
Pitt-accepted but to Bradford campus and not sure this is even direct admit, but no matter she’s not considering it.
SFU denied
Ohio State denied
Waiting on Clemson (not realistic), Wisconsin (not direct) and Cinnci (which she really, really wants).
She’s feeling conflicted. And worried b/c she put a second choice on her Cincci app and shouldn’t have, but it was too late to change (she tried). She got really good aid at all 3 Jesuit colleges, but now thinks she wants a bigger school with a more typical college experience.
Gah. Please let Cincci come through…
So far with direct admits to:
University of Southern Maine
Curry
Norwich
UMASS Dartmouth
Univ of Harford
Florida Southern
York College
Indiana Univ of PA
Jacksonville U
Florida Gulf Coast (not direct entry)
Still waiting on Purdue, St A’s.
Denied nursing at UMO, UNH, FAU
So nice with options!
Top 3 choices Norwich (would do AF ROTC), Florida Southern and UMASS Dartmouth… How to decide…
@RNMOM2 have you visited all the schools? UMass Dartmouth is one of my son’s choices for engineering, but we found the campus sooo depressing. He calls it the concrete jungle. The school has a lot going for it, but he’s not sure he can live there for four years, especially with other good options.
We have visited both Norwich (x2 with an overnight) and UMASS Dartmouth. I agree, I was impressed by the nursing program at UMD but the campus looked more like a prison… Still deciding about visiting Florida Southern.
@RNMOM2 I don’t know Florida Southern but have read good things about it. I think its a pretty small and supportive atmosphere. It’s between Tampa and Orlando so clinical sites could be pretty a bit far away.
I noticed you listed Florida Gulf Coast. My husband’s niece is a Senior there in Hospitality Management but her roommate is a Nursing major . Happy to connect you if you PM me. and would like to talk to her. My sister in law and her daughter loved the school and we would definitely consider going there if it was Direct Admit. I do know that it is a very competitive program to get into. It has one of the best NCLEX pass rates in FL.
I know it’s late in the game, but since you are looking at FL schools, have you looked at University of Tampa? It’s a rolling admission school so they might still have openings. It’s on my daughter’s list and even though not a DA, she is still considering it. Outstanding compact campus in downtown Tampa, new SIM lab, the highest NCLEX pass rates in FL. We’ve toured 13 schools and it still remains one of our favorites. Private school but not overly expensive. They were pretty generous with their merit.
@RNMOM2 hopefully she will get a Sutton scholarship to IUP. My S applied super early (July) with similar stats a few years ago.
@mnjjacobs Congrats on your admissions! What are your DD’s stats? I ask because we just added some schools to our list after we got deferred for Nursing elsewhere. My DD has 3.5, 1200, AP’s, tons of community service/volunteer, camp counselor/lifeguard, varsity athlete/captain.
We are in a panic over here
@MortgageMamma have you looked at University of Hartford? I think she’d have a good chance there.
@taverngirl Great idea. Also UMaine? Have you visited?
@MortgageMamma we’ve visited UHart and UMaine. Both campuses are nice. UMaine obviously much more rural location but very pretty and lots of green space. UHart was nicer than I expected. Parts of campus are close to less than stellar areas of Hartford, but I know several people who have gone there and none ever felt unsafe. West Hartford is very nice and close by. We live very close to Hartford. UHart gives generous merit aid (even for low stat kids) and UMaine’s scholarship info is very clearly outlined on their website. Happy to answer any questions you might have about either school/campus.
Does anyone have any info on Merrimack College in MA? It looks like they just expanded their BSN program. Weirdly, it never came up on any of my searches as College Board has outdated info and doesn’t show that they have the BSN program. Their website clearly says they do!
@MortgageMamma My nephew went there and liked it, but he was a communications major. Another friend’s daughter is there now and likes it, but I"m not sure of her major. We toured for my son for civil engineering, but that program seems like an afterthought so he never applied. Nice campus, nice students, they seem like they really care about the students. Worth an application I think. They’re not super competitive so your d should be in their range.
@MortgageMamma I know nothing about Merrimack. It appears that the nursing program is brand new and the first class will start this year. The new facilities sound great. This newness could bode well for ease of admissions but the first class will be the “guinea pigs” and the program probably won’t be fully accredited until the first class graduates.
Take a look at Emmanuel in Boston as well. They just started a BSN program but have had masters and other programs for a while.
@RNMOM2 Did you look at Curry?
We liked Curry! Just too expensive even after merit aid…
My daughter got in to nursing at Salve Regina, Endicott and Umass Boston. 3.6 gpa, sat 1230. Umass Boston is only 20k a year after merit. She would come out of there debt free.
My daughter got into nursing at Seton Hall, Salve Regina, Endicott, UMaine and Emmanuel. We are waiting on Fairfield and Gonzaga (bit of a reach but why not?). She also got into a handful of other schools that do not offer direct entry. Barring some unexpected crazy packages from Fairfield or Gonzaga, we’ve narrowed it down to UMaine or Emmanuel at this point. UMaine is in state for us so obviously a great price point and a well established program. But Emmanuel offered a strong financial aid package and its location smack in the middle of the Longwood Medical region makes it an attractive option. Emmanuel’s four year program is brand new - the current freshman class is the first class admitted for their four year program. However, they previously had an RN to BSN program and masters programs. My sense from the interactions we’ve had with the folks running the nursing program is that they are heavily invested in the success of the new program and it’s small enough that I think the kids will get individual attention. It’s really in my daughter’s hands at this point. We can make either one work financially and I’m confident that she can do well at either school. But I can’t wait for this decision part to be over!
My daughter found Randolph Macon’s new direct entry nursing program in the eleventh hour and applied. Finger’s crossed.