Popphill

Hello there! I've recently got my admittance letters from MSMC LA and CSU Channel Islands for pre-nursing major and I am really struggling to choose which school to attend to. I am fully aware of the fact that Mount St. Mary's College, a.k.a the Mount, is an outstanding nursing school but the cost is,,, expensive. It is not that I cannot afford the cost but it is still very expensive compared to CSU Channel Islands. I would probably save about 15k~20k (depending on how much I receive for financial aid) if I decide to go with CSUCI, but what troubles me is that CSUCI is a fairly new school. I also heard from current students of MSMC that the BSN track is very challenging and competitive and this scares me a lot since my ultimate goal is to achieve a MSN (or perhaps even a DNP) which will require me a good gpa.. So far this is what I gathered from the internet: MSMC LA - Pro: Beautiful campus, great reputation, small classes, hard but caring professors, good resources(food,computer lab,library,security,etc.) con:very competitive especially for prenursing students, many students transfer out, expensive cost. CSU Channel Islands - Pro: Affordable to attend, nice environment, private college experience at a public college Con: Many tests to take such as TEAS and entrance exams, 4yr graduation rate is at 23% This is such a frustrating decision to make! MSMC has been sending me goodies since I got accepted and that makes me feel like MSMC cares about their students a lot too..omg .. It would be so helpful if I could hear your advices, please help me!!