momof113

Thank you! We just found out a few minutes ago that she got accepted! As long as their net price calculator is fairly accurate, Capital is really affordable for our family. It has been a struggle to match up direct admit + affordable for us, so this is big news!

Temple has a direct freshman admit option with a 3.25 GPA and 25 ACT (or you don't have to submit scores and can do their "Temple Option" instead if she doesn't feel her scores reflect her true ability. You'd also most likely get a sibling discount in aid if you have two children there at the same time. BSN Admissions | College of Public Health | Temple University

I registered with this site just to reply to this thread because I have a lot of info that might help. :) First of all, do not wait until Thanksgiving - start as soon as you can. I am helping my daughter look for and apply to programs right now and it is a full time job. With her GPA you should absolutely be looking for a 4 year BSN program, regardless of her ACT scores. There are many that will take her. Go here for a VERY long list of direct admit schools on the College Confidential website: Master list of Direct Entry Nursing Programs: - Page 17 - College Confidential The schools on that list all have a variety of admissions requirements based on how selective the school is. My DD has lower stats than yours (3.5 GPA/24 ACT) and the ones she has applied to and is accepted (or most likely will be based on the college's stats at collegedata.com) are: Wisconsin - Carroll University, Cardinal Stritch, Alverno, Concordia, Carthage Minnesota - St. Catherine (not technically direct admit but they are generally able to admit all qualified each cohort), Gustavus Adolphus (same deal as St. Catherine) Ohio - Capital West Virginia - Marshall University (your daughter would get excellent OOS merit aid here) Pennsylvania - East Stroudsburg University I don't remember if you said what state you are from or if financial aid is a concern. Our list above has taken us literally hundreds of hours of research because we have high financial need and she has pretty average stats. We decided pretty early on that direct admit was the only way we wanted to go because of the uncertainty of getting a spot in the 2+2 programs and the amount of time (and waiting) that was possible with them and/or the ADN.