UCI, SFSU, or Seattle U?

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Hi all!

I am currently finishing off my senior year in high school and I am debating on which school I should attend in the fall. My top choices are UC Irvine, Seattle University, and San Francisco State. I got accepted as a Nursing major to both UCI and SU, however freshmen are only allowed to apply as pre-nursing majors at SFSU. If anyone has any experience with the nursing programs at each of these schools or advice on which school I should pick, I would love to hear it! I really like the idea of small class sizes at a private university such as Seattle because I am someone who thrives in that environment, however there is the burden of tuition prices (I am a California resident so i qualify for in-state tuition at UCI and SFSU). Thank you!

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Why SFSU of all of the CSUs? It's a fine university with a good (and very competitive) nursing program, but the cost of living is sky-high. And why are Irvine and Seattle at the top of your list? We need more information from you!

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I live in the bay area so SFSU is close to home & also I really enjoy the city. Seattle is my top choice because I love the values of the school, it's class sizes, and when I visited for a scholarship program I felt very welcomed & could really picture myself going there. My parents are only afraid of the tuition (although I am getting a very significant schoolarshop) and how far away from home it is. UCI is a also up there because it is a very good program, tuition is slightly cheaper, and I have family in the area so my parents would be more comfortable with me staying in state. My parents have a large swat i. the school I go to so that is also what is making my decision difficult! Insight to the programs of each school would definitely help me decide.

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Ok, that helps! I love the city too. :-) I applied to SFSU but got into my first choice school, another CSU closer to my house. Other CSUs not too far are East Bay, Sonoma, San Jose, Stanislaus and Sacramento. I think all of their programs are probably comparable--some excellent teachers, some less so. Probably all have good clinical rotation sites. So maybe you should be looking into what it would be like to be a freshman living on campus, etc. A big draw of UC Irvine is that you can be a nursing major as a freshman and I don't think that's true of any of these Bay Area schools. I love Seattle too, but with the high tuition, nope, wouldn't do it.

I am at East Bay, and love a great deal about it, but not everything. But I think I will be well-prepared to take NCLEX and to be a good nurse.

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I think SFSU is a great choice however because of the cost of living, my parents want me to live at home & commute to class since it's only around 40 minutes away should I choose to go there. (I do not want to live with my family in college) With my scholarship from SU, tuition would be the around the same as UCI so there are so many factors to consider

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If you want the quickest route to becoming a nurse then I would suggest against entering a school as a "pre nursing" major. Acceptance into a Bay Area Nuring school is so competitive that I can't see why you wouldn't take a direct entry program. I also have friend that went to SFSU that had the worst time with getting classes (like physiology) they split their lecture and lab up and she was only able to get into a lecture course. I attend USF, and during the summer physiology course I took, there was a student from SFSU that couldn't get her lab course so she was taking the lab at USF. If a school is saying come and be in our NURSING program than take it! As for the money that's just something you and your parents need to decide. Maybe look at length of program (will you finish in exactly 4 years) and NCLEX pass rates to decide? Best of luck!

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Thank you so much! That helps a lot! I also got into USF as a nursing major but tuition is so expensive and unfortunately I didn't get a big enough scholarship to make up for it.

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Thank you so much! That helps a lot! I also got into USF as a nursing major but tuition is so expensive and unfortunately I didn't get a big enough scholarship to make up for it.

Aid is a big deal! The freshmen I have met have really good scholarships, I'm guessing the people that say yes to USF are doing so with a nice aid package. But it is nice that USF guarantees incoming freshmen to finish in 4 year (as long as you pass all classes). I would look into the lengths of the programs when deciding between UCI and SU!

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They are both 4 year programs!

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