The $5000 per year difference turns in to a $20,000 difference, which nearly pays for an extra year at Ohio state or another school (when you include merit money.) I am concerned about the merit money if she did not get in and had to change schools so she would be limited to schools that either offered merit money or were in state/reciprocal state or she could look at PA programs or 3-year nursing programs that lead to NP after a Bachelor’s degree.