What school to go to for nursing?!?

Charliesch
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:25:44 +0000

In my daughter’s experience, she applied to several private colleges that were not extremely selective and where she was in a top tier of their accepted students. Almost all offered her 50% off of tuition merit scholarships. If a college is mid-priced to start with, that can bring down the price to a level close to an in-state college.

It is common for private colleges that are not extremely selective to discount their tuition for students with good scores.

My son had higher numbers than my daughter and applied to multiple colleges with high sticker prices that offered to meet 100% of proven need or that offered large amounts of merit aid. All but one (Villanova) brought their price down to the sticker price for Penn State, which is our in-state flagship.

You want to make sure you apply to enough colleges where you can compare net prices. Also, the best aid and the spots in nursing programs often go to students who apply early.

Also, keep in mind that housing, food and ordinary living expenses vary greatly across the country. In general, California, NYC, Boston and DC are the most expensive. You can live like a king in some areas for what you pay for a hot closet in NYC.