National College Fair

1) A public college: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This school offers programs that involve three year plans to earn your Bachelors degree. They are a focused school, but they don't specialize in Nursing as far as i want to go.

A private college: Gonzaga is a private college in Spokane, WA. It is a Catholic college, and they provide nursing as a major. They also have a volleyball team though i am not sure how good they are. They provide many clubs and activities. Gonzaga encourages you to grow in your education. All classes are taught by a professor and the student to faculty ratio is 11:1.

A rural college: Yakima Valley Community College is a small college that specializes in nursing. You can go to this college and earn your degree as a RN. They also offer AP classes. This college does have sports teams. They do not have boarding on campus.

A Traditional large university: The University of Washington is a very large school located here in Seattle, WA. They have a really good medical program, and also have their own hospital. They do take PSEC college credits, but might enroll you as a freshman. Their average enrollment is 40,218 people.

A small alternative college: St.Kate's is an all women's school in St.Paul, MN. This school is based on a Catholic tradition, but encourages any religion. They are known for their nursing. They also share classes and resources with four other schools: Augsburg college, Hamline University, Macalester College, and University of St.Thomas.

2) Three colleges that are known for nursing are The University of Washington, Montana State University, and Mount St.Mary's College. What impressed me about UW is that they have their own hospital to use for practice. Montana State University made me want to go there because of the location, and the huge variety of nursing degrees they offer that I want to be a part of. Finally, Mount St. Mary's College intrigued me because of the nursing program, they are Catholic, and they expanded their nursing labs. UW would be a nice place to go because it is close to home and my family, and because they have their own hospital I might become a better nurse because of the practice. MSU really sounds like a great place to earn my education because of their excellent nursing program. It would also be a fun experience being in a new part of the world, far from home. If I went to MSMC I would learn in a more Catholic environment and it would not only help me grow in nursing, but it would help me grow in my faith.

3) I attended a workshop about preparing for an effective admissions packet. The information I received at this workshop included what to take into mind when writing your admissions essay, and how to sell yourself. It also included a reason for a good admissions packet. Its reason is not only to get accepted, but also to determine how much you have to pay. It sounds like a good and effective workshop, but the information gathered wasn't put in a way that could help me.

4) The college fair was a great experience, though very overwhelming even with preparation. There were a lot of schools there, but it was hard for me to find a school with my major. One point that i didn't like about the college fair would be the fact that the schools don't show or display what major their schools specialize in, and what they are known for. The most useful information I gathered from the college fair would be that almost no schools there new anything about PSEC, and I really need to talk to an admissions officer to give them the full scoop of what PSEC is, and get the full understanding back. I am still not completely sure about what the colleges are looking for in a new student, and when excepting a new student. To continue my educational and career planning, I think that I still need time to explore more colleges, and attend the college fair next year. In between that time I will look into colleges on the Internet.