Help! I can't make my decision for school next year!!!!

[TinaSalehi]

So I have a problem that needs to be solved soon.

I am in high school wanting to major in nursing. I currently live in Carlsbad bad and I got into all the state schools I applied for.

My top 2 choices are SDSU and CSUSM

both ive heard are good schools in different criteria, but both are very impacted when it comes to the nursing program so idk what to do.

The benefits I would have going to SDSU is having a good time since its such a fun school and being able to balance that with my studies, since ill be living in the dorms, but the problem is idk what id do for my second year..live in the apartments?

The benefits I would have going to CSUSM is not too much at least from what I know of living in the dorms, but I would probably live at home my second year and so on. I just hear its more like a community college but just higher degree of education.

I have over 300 hours in the volunteer program at Palomar Hospital and I just got my license in EKG reading (cardiac rhythm) so that could benefit me in both schools for nursing.

Im just trying to figure out if its worth it to have a good college experience for the cost that SDSU has than go to CSUSM and not have the college experience but save $$$$

But I also want to go to a school where I would be able to get a job easier at

[Devie06]

Are you in Carlsbad NM???? I am not familiar with the schools u r talking about. It depends on the program, the class sizes, etc. I preder smaller environments and I currently go to classes of 200+ students and hate it! The college experience is great, just get involved with activities and organizations. Living at home will be much cheaper, I wish I had done it. Trust me, those student loans add up!!! Also, you can work first two years while u get pre reqs done, but when nursing school starts, th ey dont recommend having a job because it is so demanding. Good luck!!!

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

save the money. All adult education is self-taught. If you want to succeed you will, not matter where you are

[Heidi the nurse, BSN, RN]

I'd either steer away from the party school, or "waste" a year and get it out of my system, not worrying about grades. My sister (who is also a nurse) went to a party school and ended up transferring out because she couldn't get any studying done because her dorm mates were partying all the time.

I don't know if things have changed in the 20 years since I graduated, but I have never had an employer ask about my grades, or even if I had a BSN or AA degree. All they care about is the license.