I want to earn a BSN in my future years at college and will be applying for colleges this upcoming fall. If anyone could shed some light on this topic, it’d be great. I’ve researched a lot and I’ve come down to these four colleges as the top choices as I would probably attend. I know nursing at UCI and SDSU are pretty good but also hard to get into. I was wondering what people thought of each school. I want to pursue only a BSN in Nursing and UCSB is an alternative ( I know they dont offer nursing) but i absolutely love the school/campus. My stats are:
ACT: 28
UC GPA/weighted GPA: 4.29
Unweighted: 3.9
Lots of extracirriculars including sports, high recognition for academics, volunteering (100+ hours), etc.
Top 5/6% of my class
ALSO, i will have another sibling attending college the same year I enroll and was wondering which UC would probably be the cheapest/offer me the most grants/scholarships. I know SDSU will obviously be cheaper considering it is a state university. Do any of these colleges cover almost all of tuition? What sort of grants/scholarships may i receive depending on my stats? Thanks to anyone who responds!
Are you in-state for California?
That SAT score won’t qualify you for merit aid. The unweighted GPA is good, but it’s not competitive for scholarships.
I agree with @aunt bea, your ACT score is not high enough to qualify you for any scholarships at SDSU and the UC’s. If you are low income, you would qualify for Cal Grant and Pell grants which would cover majority of expenses at SDSU. Financial aid the UC’s, can many times be more generous than the CSU’s. You may still be gapped for additional expenses such as room/board with a student loan. Have you run the net price calcualators for these schools? They usually give you a good estimate of your costs. Although you are a qualified applicant, the BSN programs are highly competitive and if you are relying on merit aid, CSU’s and UC’s give very little. My advice is the run the NPC’s on each school and to retake the ACT in September aiming for a 30+ score. Good Luck.
@auntbea @Gumbymom Yes, i am instate and if I retake in fall and do not receive a higher score, would an older sibling in college somewhat help me out? My family is on the peak of the higher low income/lower middle class but we also pay tons of taxes (higher than most familys that make the same income around us) due to one of my parents being an independent worker. After taxes, we perhaps have 60k-70k but we will also have to pay for my older sibling and I in college so would we make the low income cut for financial aid? Any info would help. Thanks for responding again!
This is why you need to follow @Gumbymom’s advice: check out the NPC’s for the schools and include a second college sibling.
I understand your financial dilemma as our family is in the same situation, with really high taxes, because I am an independent subcontractor. The Blue and Gold or the MCS may work in your favor, but that depends on how the finances work out.
Use the NPC to estimate those costs!
okay thanks a ton to both of you!
Long Beach, Sonoma and Sac State also have excellent programs.