Anyone's advice about colleges in Indiana

[smocky123]

Hi! I am going to be a senior next year and the thought of choosing a great school for next year is daunting. I have a 3.7 GPA in high school right now and I want a school that will challenge me, but still be realistically possible for me. I would love anyone's imput/ advice!

I heard that Purdue gives its nursing students the opportunity to go directly into its nursing school after their senior year of high school. But I have some questions about that! What are the requirements to getting in? Will the nursing school at Purdue effectively prepare me for work afterwards/ is it as challenging as a school that accepts students after they have completed one year of prereq classes?

I am also considering IU. I have done research and their nursing school is great! But I was talking to a recent graduate and she said that out of the 800 people that applied to the school only 60 got in. What is the average GPA needed to get into the school? Also, if you don't get into the school, could you apply to IUPUI the next year and continue classes there?

IUPUI seems like a wonderful school for nursing students because of the nearby hospitals and cost of tution. But would you get the same complete college experience as if you would go to IU or Purdue?

I know I have too many questions, but thanks for reading through this! Any comments and answers would help me GREATLY!!

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

Some schools make you take all of your pre-req classes before being admitted into their program that takes two years, which means once accepted you only have nursing classes. Schools like Purdue incorporate the pre-reqs into the first two years. There is no difference between the two types of schools. Both Purdue and IU are highly competitive. You will not have an easier time getting into Purdue over IU.

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