Looking for suggestions for a student who will likely be around a 3.7 UW GPA after junior year, test optional, decent but not crazy ECs. Will have 3 AP finished and 4 for next year. Looking specifically for a schools that’s in a town with things to do like a downtown. Prefer 2,000-8,000 students.
College Transitions publishes a list but it won’t allow posting of the links. It’s third party so you need to check with the schools but if you google college transitions direct admit nursing, you’ll get the list. You still need to validate their info is true good luck
I see in the NE - forgetting size …
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
BC
Carlow
Drexel
Duquesne
E Stroudsburg
Edinboro
Endicott
Fairfield
hartwick
Niagara
Quinnipiac
Rutgers
Seton Hall
Simmons
Temple
TCNJ
UConn
Delaware
Maine
UNH
URI
UVM
Widener
Duquesne in Pittsburgh is worth a look. It’s slightly larger at 10k students but has direct entry nursing, test optional, and the city is fabulous.
@2plustrio do you have any suggestion?
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Do you have any budget constraints?
Has the student taken an SAT/ACT and if so, what is the score? At some of the schools listed above, even scores that you might think are ‘less’ than may be fine to submit. If they haven’t taken a test, I would encourage them to.
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I agree. My D22 was admitted to 3 direct entry nursing programs with a 1030 SAT (submitted).
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Cast a wide net as nursing is competitive. Im a fan of Jesuit education!
Keep in mind transportation needs to and from clinical sites as most students will need a car their third and fourth years.
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A sampling of other nursing programs in Pennsylvania (wide range of selectivity, but none even close to Pitt/Penn State selectivity): University of Scranton, Wilkes, Lebanon Valley, Penn Tech, Alvernia, PennWest Clarion, West Chester (more competitive), King’s (in conjunction with Lucerne County Community College), Messiah, Immaculata, Juniata. Not all of these are in the 2-8,000 student range, nor are all in walkable towns. Here is a full list of approved RN programs in Pennsylvania:
Providence College also has a direct admit nursing program, is about 5000 students and is test optional.
Definitely have budget constraints and don’t expect to qualify for financial aid. Need to be below $40 but if being honest we truly cannot afford that. Live in NJ but prefers to get out of NJ.
You may consider not direct admit then. Many direct admit still have requirements to move up it seems.
U Maine may hit with its flagship match - but if you really want to be under $40K (well under it sounds like), you need to add some assured - like a W Carolina which will be in the 20s - even if it’s out of zone. Marshall is another - it is direct admit (I think) and is $30K-ish out of state b4 merit. So W Carolina and Marshall might be two schools (and there’s more like C Michigan) where you’d easily come under budget (well under $40K) but that’s the tradeoff - they’re not the NE. But they also reduce family financial strain.
Bloomsburg of PA (one of the now named Commonwealth schools) should be under $40K
Hartwick College in NY says this - or Academic year 26-27, Tuition is $23.5K with annual scholarships of up to $10K. Room and Board is $16.5K.
In essence, they are just acknowledging what the world knows. People aren’t going to pay big to attend these private colleges so they need to discount - whether through merit or in this case, they’re just flat out discounting up front. So it could work for you.
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Ok, that will change things. I would prioritize schools that give merit for nursing and where the student’s stats are above average.
Another possibility to consider may be to go to a CC and get an ADN, if that would work in your location. Then complete a BSN part-time while working as an ADN.
Edit: Cross post with tsbna, who gave some potential additional schools to consider.
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Southern CT State University will be under 40 out of state and New Haven is a great college town. Their Nursing program is one of the best in state.
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East Stroudsburg University is another possibility, though it is barely out of New Jersey. It offers lowered tuition rates to students from states bordering Pennsylvania.
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