best bay area bsn programs?

[rayhay]

hi everyone!

im finishing up my fall 2010 apps for USF and Dominican. Right now i'm at a community college and i would like to stay in the bay area. do you recommend i apply anywhere else? im also thinking about samuel merrit. anyone have recommendations about the three? or maybe even other ones i didnt mention?

thanks!!!

[MBA2RN, BSN, RN]

Hi RayHay, I'm a new grad (9 months in med-surg) from a Bay Area school (Samuel Merrritt) and I work with grads from several other schools (SJSU, CSU-EB, UCSF, etc.). I'm obviously biased towards SMC. But I've been impressed with the level of expertise I've seen from grads from the other schools mentioned above. Also, prior to going to nursing school, I researched the entrance requirements for all the Bay Area programs and found them to be pretty consistent across the board.

At my facility, the school name is less important than what the candidate brings to the table besides school (experience, certifications, etc). There are lots of great schools in the Bay Area, expensive and less so.