<p>You would think a nursing degree would be good preparation for med school and would give you a back-up career if you don’t get into med school. However, that is frowned upon by others, reportedly. There have been some previous discussions on this topic on this nursing discussion section.</p>
<p>One reason is that they don’t want nursing school seats wasted on people who don’t want to be a nurse. Another reason is that they involve a different type of training. Third, there are many med school prerequisites that are not included in the average nursing curriculum - particularly involving advanced chemistry classes. Most med school applicants also have taken calculus.</p>
<p>A high percentage of med school applicants don’t make it into any med school. They then typically apply to graduate physician’s assistant programs, which also are very competitive. One of the great things about nursing is that you can have a real career with only a bachelors degree.</p>
<p>For more info, I’d spend time on the pre-med part of this website.</p>
<p>The med schools will tell you that any major is acceptable. However a bio-chem major fits in best with the prerequisites.</p>