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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  Friend was NMSF, 1590, top 5%, tons of rigor including AP Stat and BC Calc.  Applied nursing to UVA and UNC from oos.  Thought scores were good enough so didn't try elsewhere.  Ended up at state university but not even in nursing program.
Now....mistake was only having two reaches.  And nursing makes everything unsafe. [/quote]

OOS is always a crapshoot, sure, but instate, Nursing

If she's not getting into nursing instate, who is?!

Is she permanently blocked from nursing, or just has to apply after first year? [/quote]

Direct entry nursing is VERY competitive. I am in another state with our flagship acceptance rate of 65% but the BSN has 6% acceptance rate. I am sure UVA nursing is even more difficult to get into. I don't know who actually get in. People on DCUM don't really talk about nursing programs. [/quote]

This is really interesting to me.  I thought nursing was like teaching.  Isn't there a shortage of well-trained nurses?  Why aren't the programs expanding?[/quote]
I likewise thought the same and had my eyes opened when DC went thru the application process this past cycle. Direct admit is indeed difficult and some schools don’t even offer it.

It’s just one of the reasons DC took a direct slot at a lower-ranked school (that still has a Level 1 trauma teaching hospital on campus). While it’s “direct,” it is still dependent on a 3.0 in certain prescribed classes like chemistry and biology. Didn’t want to have to “apply” yet again next Spring.

After much conversation with family and friends who are RNs, we’re still unsure it’s worthy of a $100K+ (total) degree when, as has also been pointed out here on DCUM, that the undergrad diploma location is largely a shoulder-shrug. DC has aspirations of NP or PA so it’s as much of a “see how it goes” as the actual degree. Plus, DC worked their a$$ off to have good enough grades, scores and ECs to get enough merit to keep the cost <= any other STEM (where the “M” could mean Medical) degree that has a lot of post-grad and occupational options.

So we are their biggest cheering section, atm. [/quote]

DP.  We know someone in the same situation and were wondering (to ourselves) why the student didn't simply go to a less expensive in-state university for nursing.  It really doesn't matter where you go for undergrad nursing.[/quote]

Job prospects aside, maybe they wanted a different type of university experience? (And maybe cost was less of an issue than it is for others, meaning they're willing to pay for a more expensive school in order to get a different overall experience.)

For example, we have a friend whose DS wanted a very specific type of condensed professional program (like nursing, but not.) He chose the school that would get him the degree he wanted for the least amount of money. It turned out to be a school with a very high admit rate overall, and they gave him a ton of merit money because his stats and ECs were well above their average (understatement). The school lacked the full rah-rah campus community experience and the broader, liberal arts / humanities feel. But he valued the merit money more and was happy with his choice!

But a different kid in the same situation might make a different choice - to do the same type of condensed professional program that will yield them the exact same job prospects - in a different environment, even if it means paying more for tuition or taking on more loans.

There are many variables at play when it comes to choosing a college. Different kids (and families) value these variables differently, which in turn leads to people making very different choices.

For example, I have no clue whether Stanford offers nursing, but one kid/family might be THRILLED to pay Stanford tuition to study nursing there, while another family/kid might be THRILLED to pay significantly less for their nursing degree, even if it means turning down Stanford for [choose an 80% admit college].[/quote]

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