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whoops that was a major typo my sister goes to BU, never even liked BC when she visited haha! Thank you for the reply.

Hi everyone! I'm new to this board and am finding the information hear so useful! I'm 17 years old and entering my senior year in high school and with that comes all the decisions about college. A month ago, I was undecided about a major but thinking of nursing, and now I feel that that is really the place for me for various reasons. The more I read about people's experiences, good or bad, I feel like it would be a really good fit. In the long term, I'd like to be a neonatal nurse, but being that I have no experience that is obviously up for change. Anyway, I like in NY and my sister is in college in Boston. She is entering her junior year but has already been accepted into Boston University's medical school and so she'll be up there for a while longer. I love Boston and ideally would love to go to college there. My sister and I could live together once I get to my sophomore year and that would definitely help my parent's with expenses considering the cost of college education now. Anyway, one of the schools I am looking into is Northeastern University. That is so far the only one, other than BU, that I'd really like to attend in Boston. Outside of Boston I'm looking at NYU (it might be a bit of a reach but the data that my high school supplies us with has people with my same GPA and SAT scores getting in there...however I don't know if it makes a difference applying to the nursing school), George Washington University, and possibly Fairfield. Some of the other colleges I have looked at are Loyola, Fordham, Providence, and American. The reason that Northeastern is so high on my list is because of the co-op. I think that supplies students with a great experience in building their resume in their intended field before graduation as well as networking. But I don't know much about the programs of each of the schools I am applying to. When I visit them all again, or for the first time, in the next coming months, what questions should I ask to compare each of the colleges? Are there any websits I can look at that compare colleges with a nursing school/major? I would appreciate any information! Gaby

Leda, thank you for the information! Do you know if each state provides that information? I'd like to look up some of the other schools I'm looking into as well. Before summer's end I will definitely be getting into contact with the school to see if they have any extra information to provide me with. I'm also going to visit in the next few months for the second time. The first time, I didn't have any questions to ask because I was undecided on a possible major, but now there are definitely things I'd like to look into. Are there any specific questions I should ask about the nursing programs in the various schools I will be visiting within the next couple of months to compare them? Thanks again!

I'm new to this board as of this week. I've been looking around a little bit and finally decided to post. I'm 17 years old and interested in a career in nursing. Long term I'd like to be involved in neonatal care but being as I have no experience with this I'm sure my mind will change many times. I live in NY and for college would perfer to stay in the Northeast. Second to NY, I love Boston. It's where my sister goes to college and I go up anywhere from 4-8 times a year and love it. Much more manageable than NYC! My sister is a student at Boston College and was recently accepted into their med program. She is entering her junior year in college and will then go onto the med school after graduation. Her interest in medicine is what got me thinking about nursing. I never wanted to be a doctor. But nursing is something that interests me a lot. I have a strong desire to help and want to be there for the patients in a way that, I guess, doctors are not able. Anyway, Northeastern was always a top college choice of mine before I was even thinking Nursing as a career mainly because of it's co-op. I think its a wonderful learning experience and a great way to get a resume before even leaving college as well as making connections. I guess I sound pretty certain about my decision, but I haven't really "heard" anything about their nursing program. I know people that have gone to the school, but none for nursing. Their PharmD program is supposed to be extremely good, but once again...don't know anything about the nursing. I'm not worried about the cost of te college because all of the others I was looking into are in the same range. I want a four (even though at NU it's five) year college experience. I just wish I knew more about the actual program other than what's on the website. I'd be interested in hearing any of your advice! Gaby