Nursing and Pre-Med Question

givoau
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:11:22 +0000

Hello! I’m a high school senior who will be attending the University of Washington-Seattle starting in the Autumn of 2014. I’ve been going back and forth between whether or not I want to do nursing or pursue a major fit for medical school.

So, I thought a great idea would be to get my BSN and complete the pre-med requirements. Based on the research I’ve done for UW-Seattle, most of the Nursing pre-reqs and Pre-Med pre-reqs are overlap. (Although, I know I’ll probably have to take physics classes as my “electives”, but that doesn’t bother me. I’m also not opposed to taking a few courses during the summer to fulfill my Pre-Med requirements.)

I’ve seen a lot of people on the internet saying that having a major in nursing with hopes of attending Medical School someday is a bad idea. Why is this? If I’m completing the requirements + majoring in a similar major, why is it frowned upon?

In summary, I want to use nursing as a safety net, but I also want the option to pursue further education that’s not limited to a CRNA or NP. Any advice would be extremely helpful!

-EDIT- Just realized there’s tons of topics about this, I’ll search the forum some more.