Which college for nursing in FL: UNF OR UCF?

mikemac
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:49:57 +0000

I took a quick look at both schools websites and while the info is not exactly clear, it does not look like either is a direct admit school. According to the page at https://sites.google.com/site/directadmitnursing/list FSU is direct admit. Rethink going there, IMHO.

If I were you, I’d go to a direct admit program. Pass all your classes and the NCLEX exam, you are a nurse. At other schools, including the 2 you are choosing between, you go to college for 2 years and then apply for the nursing program. The problem is you get a few C’s or perhaps mostly B’s your first year while you’re getting used to the pace of college work, you may very well be out of the running to be selected. And then what will you do?

As far as comparing colleges, what really matters is the NCLEX pass rate. This is the national licensing exam. You can see the rate for Florida schools at http://media.miamiherald.com/static/media/projects/2015/higher-ed-hustle/nclex.html However be careful when comparing direct-admit schools to others. Direct admit schools are likely to have a lower rate because they chose their students as frosh and everyone making it thru the program is eligible to take the exam. In contrast the other schools get to cherry-pick the best students after 2 years of college; naturally, their pass rate is going to be higher.

BTW there is a sub-forum for nursing majors. You are more likely to get answers by those knowledgeable about nursing over there.