<p>D has been accepted EA into all three of these schools. Villanova is rather different from CASE and Pitt. D liked all of these schools–and actually Villanova more than we did. We stumbled upon a group of nursing students hanging out in the nursing building and they were great taking us around the building and answering questions. (It was a Saturday and snowing) The campus and the building were beautiful. </p>
<p>Our concern about Villanova is that you will need to allow for time and transportation to get to ALL of your clinicals. It is a large sprawling suburban campus. There are no walk to clinicals–or hop on the free bus (Pitt). You will need to car pool or have a car from my understanding. Villanova has also been putting three girls in one room and the rooms are small. It’s also very expensive. Alot has been said about safety and neighborhoods. Our son is graduating from Pitt in April and has never had any problems with safety. CASE is like Detroit in spots, desolate, burned out and dangerous. But that’s not the campus, and I would implore any child going to college–including my own — to not be an airhead about safety. We even had to lecture our son about remembering to lock their off campus house. Criminals choose easy targets first. Laptops left anywhere, doors left open, smart phone texting on the streets, jogging with ears plugged in after dark and on untrafficked sidewalks and through isolated neighborhoods. No.No. No. and did I say No. It doesn’t matter if you’re at a campus keg party or walking home from the library, use common sense. especially around alcohol AND your basic belongings. Safety first; it is too easy to get lulled into a feeling of safety when you are a young optimistic college kid living on a 60K annually campus. Part of growing up is losing that mentality ;-)</p>