Hello everyone, I’m currently a senior considering Northeastern Nursing, Boston College Nursing, and NYU Nursing for Early Decision, and I’m really struggling to decide between them. I’d love to hear your insights on the benefits and downfalls of each program.
Check net price calculators for cost estimates.
Check for direct admit or secondary admit to the nursing major.
If direct admit, check nursing handbook for progression / weed out GPA requirements.
If secondary admit, find out how competitive it is.
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It looks like all of these programs are direct admit.
I would compare costs, requirements that are necessary to remain in the program, and which school appeals to you the most.
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IF all are comfortably affordable and IF all are direct admit then it comes down to personal preference (ex. NYC v Boston, urban v suburban, defined campus v immersed in city, any relevant details of the nursing programs, etc.).
Northeastern has the co-op program so you are required to get hands-on work experience. The moderator of the NU parents Facebook group had a daughter who was a nursing major. She liked her co-ops in Boston hospitals and accepted a post-graduation job offer from one of them. She was also able to study in Italy. There are NU students you can speak to about their experiences called Husky Ambassadors. I’m sure the other schools offer that too. Good luck!
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I believe all nursing programs have clinical rotations as part of the required program. These rotations all give students the opportunity to get hands-on experience.
The co-op may allow for some additional hands-on work opportunities but may also extend the time needed to graduate – I don’t know the answer but it is something for the OP to research and consider.
The OP also may want to research what rotations are available from the three colleges, the transportation to the rotations, etc.
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Exactly. Northeastern offers nothing different in this regard. Jobs are in high demand, so a co-op job is not much of a differentiator. BC also does rotations in Boston hospitals.
I agree with the others. Run teh NPC of each and then choose what college experience you would prefer: Urban-open campus (NYU), urban compact campus (NU), suburban (BC). Altho, technically, 1/3rd of BC’s main campus is located within the City of Boston. btw: BC automatically provides 4-years on-campus housing to nursing students.
NE says “Students have the option to select either the 4 year program with 2 six-month co-ops , or the 5 year program with 3 six-month co-ops.” in the FAQ section at Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Bouvé College of Health Sciences
As others have advised, find out the costs of each program and also what the requirements are (gpa, etc) to remain in the program once a student. Some programs have stringent gpa or other requirements to weed out students.
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@happy1 NU students pay no tuition while on co-op and get paid (most of the time). I am not familiar with the other schools’ programs and said nothing about them.
I understand, but I expect a co-op would lead to a later entry into the job market (a graduate’s salary would likely be higher than that of a co-op student). Again, the OP should research and determine a personal preference. In any event, from the post above it sounds like nursing students have the option to do a co-op or not.
As a parent of a recent NU grad with 5 roommates, most students graduate in 4 years. They offer summer study abroad programs so students can fit that in. Oftentimes if there is a graduation in 4 1/2 years it involves a choice for a particular program (and may not involve additional cost depending on income earned during co-ops.) But I agree the OP will get the best information by talking to current students of these colleges, as suggested in my first post. I see on the NU nursing website you can click on a link to connect with a student.
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I am not generally a fan of applying ED unless two things are both true: (1) There is a particular program that is your clear first choice; (2) Either you are fine with being full pay for a full four years without taking on any debt, or the NPC predicts that the program is likely to be affordable for you.
With regards to the quality of the nursing program, you are comparing excellent to excellent to excellent, in a field where there are lots of jobs and a lot of opportunities to help people.
And of course you can do very well with a career in nursing with a degree from a university that is ranked quite a bit lower than any of the three universities that you are considering for ED.
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If you fall into the category of being eligible for massive fin aid, or having such massive family resources that 400K for undergrad doesn’t matter at all, then you can apply to any private school you like. I would add Penn and Duke to your list, since they are traditionally considered the top nursing schools in the nation.
But if you fall in the middle, where you would be expected to pay more than your in-state public options, and that payment would matter to your family, know that you can go ANY route to your BSN (including community college RN with transfer to state U BSN) and you will still be offered the same jobs after college, and be offered admission to the same graduate nursing programs if you want them, whether you got your BSN at Penn or from UMass Amherst, or even community college to 4 yr state college.
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What’s weird to me is there must be a huge shortage because when my dad was in the hospital out west last year, most the nurses were imported from the Philippines. So yeah it seems anywhere would work as there doesn’t seem to be enough.
People aren’t imported.
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Brought in, etc. yes, like a product. Sorry you don’t agree with the word choice but that’s what it is….recruited to be here.
The point is not the choice of word but that there are a lot of nurses here from other countries and I assume that is due to the shortages.
So was just agreeing the where OP applies or enrolls likely not a huge deal for career outcomes.
I believe the terms are recruited or drawn to an opportunity.
For the past few cycles Northeastern has offered a financial Aid “pre-read”. Once an application has been submitted in any form (EA or RD), the pre-read can be requested. If the financial aid award makes Northeastern doable, the application can be changed to ED. If for some reason the student is accepted and the actual award is less than the pre-read, that would be a valid reason to be released from the ED agreement. The pre-read does not guarantee acceptance though.
Not sure if this is offered at other colleges.
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