Daughter debating Biology/Kinesiology vs. Nursing

Another idea to keep in mind (if your daughter decides against direct admit nursing), is that most colleges and universities make it clear that you can major in almost anything you’d like to study while also completing the pre-requisites for admissions to medical school, DPT, OT, etc.

D23 is majoring in Psychology (minoring in Chemistry because she learned how much she loves it during college) while also planning on getting her DPT after undergrad. She has friends with are Creative Writing majors, History majors, etc who are also in all her science courses because they are planning on applying to grad school in a health field (med school, dentistry, etc). There are also the Neuroscience majors, Biology majors, etc.

One of my closest friends in undergrad was a Studio Art major while also being admitted early to med school (our university had an early admission program of getting your BA/MD combined). She is a plastic surgeon who credits her art background in her final choice of practice.

There is often more flexibility in the system in the US than many of us are aware of when looking at going into Health fields. Just another piece to keep in mind.

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