<p>In our case, my Daughter applied to a total of 8 schools, all of them Direct Entry. Of the 8, 2 offered entry to their nursing program, 4 offered admission, but not to nursing, and 2 did not offer admission. </p>
<p>In our view, Direct Entry is the only way to go. For example, many of our California State Universities (a step below The University of California like UCLA) offer nursing programs, but admission is determined in your Sophomore year of college based on your college academics. CSU Northridge only offers 18 Slots each semester. There are over 300 students applying for those 18 slots. We asked, why spend two year in college with the “Hope” that you’ll be accepted into the nursing program, and then what do you do if you’re Not accepted?</p>
<p>We looked at Northeastern, and that was our first choice. We did not get offered admission there. Our second choice was Drexel, also a Co-Op school, in Philadelphia and my daughter will start this Sept 2012 in the Nursing Program. </p>
<p>We are big Fans of Co-Op. Yes it takes an extra year, but when you can Graduate with up to 18 Months of actual Work Experience, you have already made employment contacts and have a leg up having actually worked in the field you’re going into.</p>
<p>For a list of schools that offer Direct Admit Nursing, check out this thread here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/nursing-major/859704-master-list-direct-entry-nursing-programs-7.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/nursing-major/859704-master-list-direct-entry-nursing-programs-7.html</a></p>
<p>You can also download this list from here:
<a href=“https://sites.google.com/site/directadmitnursing/home[/url]”>https://sites.google.com/site/directadmitnursing/home</a></p>
<p>Good Luck in your search. With your grades and SAT and extra curricular activities, If I were an admissions officer, I’d seriously look at your application. (We would also suggest doing Face to Face meetings when you visit the schools with someone from the Nursing Department)</p>