Ohio State or Case Western for Nursing

aglages
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:02:57 +0000

JMPO…but people should take NCLEX pass percentages with a grain of salt. There have been a few discussions on this forum in the past about how those numbers can be manipulated. For instance some programs you may never have heard of have 100% first time NCLEX pass rates while Penn (University of Pennsylvania) has a lower rate. Does anyone believe that statistic means that Penn has a lower quality program?

My daughter considered both tOSU (I’m an alum) and CWRU. Even though she would have been a direct admit at tOSU she (we) thought CWRU’s program was considerably better than tOSUs. As mentioned…the difference in clinical hours is huge.

Also, if you live in NE Ohio there is something to be said for being within comfortable commuting distance of your daughter. She has her independence and you still have the ability to deliver essential <grin> items like seasonal clothing and pick her up for doctor/dentist visits and family “occasions”. You still have to get acclimated to “letting her go” but having her relatively close helps in making the parting a more gradual and gentler process. </grin>

IMPO…both programs are good…but direct entry in CWRU would be the best choice.