Which college should I choose?
I am in between 2 different colleges. The 1st is Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA and is about 6 1/2 hours from here. I really like the college, but I don't know if I want to go that far away. It has a good pre-nursing program, but after 2 years I would have to go to a nursing school up in New York, which is even father away. The 2nd is Gwynedd-Mercy College in Gwynedd Valley, PA and is about 15 mins from here. They have an excellent Nursing program and I can get my RN after 2 years. The problem is that I don't know if I want to live at home. I would get a car out of the deal, but I would have to be living with my parents for another 4 years and I don't know if I could do that. I love them, but they can be a pain in the butt. Let me know what you think! What should I do?
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There are lots of places you can study nursing. You have chosen to narrow it down to just these two schools. Petersons.com lists 45 options for nursing in Pennsylvania http://www.petersons.com/nursing/ug_code/ug_searchresults.asp?sponsor=1 It is easier to chose between just two, but there are other options. Gwynedd-Mercy costs $20,000 per year and Geneva is roughly $10,000. If you looked at a state school like East Stroudsburg, tuition is more like $6000 per year. To become a nurse, you have to pass a national test, and the people who give the test don't care if you went to Harvard or community college to prepare for the test. If you leave school thousands of dollars in debt, you will have fewer options than if you are debt-free. You also say that you don't want to be far away from "here", but then you say your parents can be a pain in the butt. So, what's great about "here"? Are there friends you could get an apartment with, or a dorm you could live in and make new friends wherever you end up going?
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Choose the school closest to home. Loan debt is no joke. I had the same decision to make and opted for out of state and I will be paying for it. If you earn any type of scholarships and/or aid in the form of grants and scholarships then go as far as you want if you feel like you can maintain a high gpa. But take the car and living at home...although living on campus is an experience boy oh boy is it something that can go wrong. Besides you can get an apartment out of the deal too if you try.
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