I am a physician and I agree with WayOutWest Mom. Spot on, as far as description of the difference in real practice, as well as the fact it is too early to make yourself decide. Many people change in college or after. I briefly turned away from med toward science research the second half of college then came back to medical pursuits. My roommate freshman year was an engineer and hated everything about “premeds” (even though no major as such, she just hated the general grade conscious type or what she perceived as such). Well, hmm, her sophomore year she transferred out of engineering and junior year was “premed”. So it is too early to even know for sure if you want a health profession, let alone MD vs NP. Keep both options and non-health options open and decide much later.