What does this mean…Baylor is not a Jesuit college. Baylor is Baptist.
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Religious in general. Many apply Jesuit and Baylor from lists we’ve seen. I’m thinking schools like Loyola - next to Tulane and you can cross register, Portland, Santa Clara, LMU etc.theyre all with nice surrounds - one thing Baylor isn’t. Waco - yuck.
Not sure about going to baylor… visited but I really like A&M or UT more. Also isn’t the acceptance rate for a&m about 60%? Should my gpa, sat, and ecs be able to take me from there
You are correct. A bit higher. And if you do psych easier.
But because only the top 10% is guaranteed admission, you have to consider it a reach if you’re not close to that. But only 58% are in the top 10% so you might be right and my caution overdone.
But if that’s your dream, then why would you ED elsewhere ? And then Tech makes the nice safety complement.
The three Texas publics and done.
I feel like I can do more, but I am only a sophomore and I can do so much about my GPA and SAT, however I feel like my ecs aren’t strong enough for these schools. My ultimate goal is UT, but they dont have ED so thats why I considered emory.
You want a large, urban public so you apply to a suburban, small school.
And you’re in 10th but already have an SAT.
You are early. Come back in a year.
You keep saying how great your ECs are and now they’re not enough ? Hmm
You need 2-3 with tenure, impact. That’s it. Quality, not quantity.
Please come back in a year and update us. Your profile will likely be different.
Good luck.
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You meet assured admission at UNT and TTU, but not UTD. So UNT and TTU would be the safeties.
what about reaches and matches? how are they
I didn’t notice this part.
It’s nice that you are looking at college options but a LOT could change between now and when you apply to colleges 1 1/2 years from now. So…do your research and get some ideas…but really not fret about this…yet.
You could change your mind many many times between now and when you need to choose which college to attend by May 1 of your senior year.
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And OP no one needs to ED. No one.
If your two top schools don’t have ED, then you don’t ED.
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A few points with respect to applying ED.
First of all, you do not need to apply ED anywhere. If you get accepted ED, then you have already agreed to go there, without having the opportunity to look at what offers you get from other schools. I agree with other replies that you really should not be applying ED at all unless you have a clear first choice.
Also, in many cases the highest ranked universities are not actually better than other “top 100” schools. What they are is academically more challenging. I will admit that I might be particularly aware of this point having attended a very academically challenging university for my bachelor’s degree.
The top ranked universities overall are not necessarily the top ranked for any particular major. There are a LOT of universities that are very good for biology and psychology. For kinesiology and radiology some specific schools might be stronger but the strongest schools for these specialized majors are not necessarily the same as the highest ranked universities overall. If you know that you want a particularly specialized major then you should look at the program in that specific field at each university and figure out which one is the better fit for you. If you can explain why one particular school is a better fit for you then that might improve your chances for admissions (this is likely to come through somewhere in the essays).
While a 3.6 unweighted GPA is very good in general and will help you get into some very good universities, it is not likely to impress your ED schools.
I am under the impression that these imply some form of graduate school. I am not sure, but thought that a PA could take another three years after getting a bachelor’s degree. Seven years of university at this point could cost something close to $800,000. You might want to make sure that your parents really are ready for this.
Regarding ECs, and your lack of awards: Really, do what is right for you. Do not think about “will this impress admissions?”. Instead just do what is right for you. Varsity swimming is a good EC. Cultural camp counselor is good, particularly for someone who might potentially be interested in health care. 9 years of piano is a good EC, and shows the ability to stick with something constructive for an extended period of time and effort.
You have a long list of schools to apply to. Think about which of these are the best fit for you and are best for what you are likely to major in, and make sure that you apply to at least two solid safeties that you would be happy to attend.
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If these represent you goals, then you should be looking exclusively at schools which have nursing programs or a pre-physician’s assistant track - preferably a school which is a direct admit to the full 7 year PA program and even better would be one with an accelerated program which would shorten it to 6 or 6.5 years.
Nursing is the more practical of the 2 options. And your CNA + experience makes you an ideal candidate for a nursing school. Nursing is the better option because you can begin working and making money immediately upon completing your BSN/RN after 4 years and then passing your boards. You cannot begin working as a PA until you have completed the PA in grad school.
Second, you can complete a Nurse Practitioner degree in grad school, which would generally be considered to be comparable to a PA albeit with one key difference: A nurse practitioner can set up his or her own practice but a PA is restricted to working only under the supervision of a physician.
Nursing schools are highly competitive these days. Your CNA + experience will enhance your application. Their admit rates are different than the admit rates for the college as a whole, so you need to focus on the acceptance rates specifically for the nursing schools.
Nurse anesthetist is an excellent career goal for several reasons:
- The average salary of nurse anesthetists is almost double that of any other nursing specialty;
- You work regular hours;
- Your liability is covered by the anesthesiologist under whom you would be working. You bear no risk or financial liability.
Be aware, however, that as @twogirls mentioned, the path to becoming a nurse anesthetist first requires a nursing degree and then 3 years of experience in the field before you can gain entry into a graduate program to train and certify you for nurse anesthetist.
If you were to choose to pursue nursing, the following colleges would come off your list because they don’t offer Nursing AFAIK:
UT Dallas
North Texas
UCSD
Cornell
Tulane
Also you should be aware that at some universities, the School of Nursing is not necessarily on the main campus or even in the same city. You would need to check each school which you include on your final list for the location of its School of Nursing.
In picking nursing schools for your list, it would be ideal if they are direct admit from high school. Some universities will admit you to the university but will not allow you to apply to the nursing school until some time in freshman or even sophomore year. This is less than ideal for obvious reasons.
Finally, the prestige of the university is of no benefit in launching a nursing career. More important is the ability to have access to top hospitals for clinical experiences. These are most often found in big cities.
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Agree…and after a couple of years of working as a nurse, you could become a nurse practitioner …very similar to PA in most places in terms of job responsibilities. Many folks do the nurse practitioner training part time while working as a nurse, and some employers help pay for the coursework.
@WayOutWestMom what is the other career related to anesthesia that doesn’t require as much schooling and is terrific?
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Aside from CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist) which requires s BSN plus at least 3 year experience as a critical care nurse followed by a formal training program (which is full time and lasts about 18 months)
Another option is CAA (Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant).
CAA have job responsibilities very similar to CNRAs. Like CRNAs, they work under the supervision of an anesthesiologist to provides anesthesia services to surgical patients. CAAs can work in 15 states and 10 other local jurisdictions.
CAA requires a BA degree (along with all the typical pre-med type classes) followed by a 24 month long MA program.
There are a small number of 5 year direct-entry from high school CAA programs. NSU I know has one. So does the University of Akron.
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Yes, and there is a shortage of nurses so it’s relatively easy to pick up shifts in hospitals for part time work. Even your CNA will qualify you for some hospital jobs. Hospital shifts for nurses are often 12 hours, so you pick up a day & a half’s pay for every day you work. It’s also possible in some places to switch to full time when there are school breaks or vacations.
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Great information! What is NSU?
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NSU = Nova Southeastern University in Florida
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Just a couple of comments regarding UCSD as a potential university.
UCSD is test blind so your SAT score will not be considered for admissions or scholarship consideration only course placement. As noted by @Bill_Marsh, UCSD offers no Nursing nor do they offer Kinesiology and Radiology majors.
The UC application is very time consuming and the UC PIQ essay prompts are very specific so your common app essay may not be able to be recycled. If you really want to apply to UCSD, I would add a couple of other campuses to your list however, if you are considering Nursing then UCLA’s admit rate was 0.8% and UC Irvine was 1.1%. These 2 UC campuses are only 2 campuses with direct admit Nursing programs.
UCSD only uses 10-11th course grades for their GPA calculation and only AP/IB are weighted. 25th-75th percentile UC Unweighted GPA admit range was 3.84-4.00 and Capped weighted was 4.10-4.28. Admit rate for a Biology/Psychology for Freshman applicants was in the 28-33% range.
Good luck but definitely consider cutting down your list to the best fit.
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@babushkadollette I haven’t read all the responses so forgive me if someone has already pointed this out. I think you have a good shot at UT Austin for Kinesiology specifically, which is in the UT College of Education and a decent shot at UT Austin for psychology which is in the College of Liberal Arts. Biology (College of Natural Sciences) is a reach. And I don’t know what radiologic science is but if they have it it is probably in CNS so also a reach. You mentioned your friend got Capped with a 1490 - what school was this for? I really think with your stats the school you apply to will determine whether you can get in. You absolutely do not need to be top 5 percent to get in to the school of Education nor liberal arts. Also if you do get capped you can guarantee transfer to Liberal Arts. So just putting that out there. For A&M I don’t know if the specific majors you are interested in are particularly impacted, but I think you have a good shot at most majors at A&M, especially if you are open to Blinn Team. Good luck!
I just read a little more of your responses and see that you are interested in nursing or PT. Nursing won’t likely happen at UT Austin. It is super small and selective. But honestly if you’re happy with UT Kinesiology as a pathway to PT, I think you have an excellent chance getting in to that.
Another safety for you to consider is Saint Louis University. They have a nursing major that you can just declare. My daughter’s friend just changed to that as a freshman after starting in something else. The school itself has >80% acceptance rate. They also have a selective (I’m not sure how selective?) program for direct admission to PT school. Just another idea because you have a lot of reaches.
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