Congratulations on your admissions!
As a high school student in California in the 1990’s, I opted to attend a pricey, exclusive East Coast university over California public schools (at more than double the cost at the time). I too was looking for something different and exciting. While my college experience was very fun, I can tell you that it mostly does not matter where you go to school for nursing. In fact, some of my college roommates and I have joked about how we wasted our parents money attending an expensive university when we work side by side with awesome nurses who attended state schools, foreign universities or community college (and make the same $). What matters most to your future employers is experience and then your work ethic/grit/attitude.
I get that you want to go out of state and to somewhere prestigious and fun. Fortunately you have that option in CWRU! I would not take on significant debt to go to any other school in your situation.
Be careful about falling into the trap of assuming you’ll be able to travel and earn a high salary. Nursing can be cyclical. In my 20+ year career I’ve seen lay offs, buy outs of more senior nursing staff, and tough job markets for new grads.
I’d recommend going to an affordable university, achieving a stellar GPA, taking initiative in your clinicals to see and learn as much as you possibly can, and trying to build relationships with nursing professors and clinical instructors. Working as a CNA is super hard work but so helpful in landing your first job. All of these things will set you up for a prize fellowship in a nursing specialty at a great facility for your first job out of school. I’m a Labor and Delivery nurse and it’s so fun!
Congratulations and best wishes!