Nursing as a fall-back to Pre Med?

YellowJacket76
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:47:40 +0000

Hi everyone. D is applying to several schools (Allegheny College, Georgia Tech and possibly Loyola Maryland) for BIOLOGY with a pre-med (pre-vet) intention. If she finds the workload (Physics, Calculus, Organic Chemistry, etc.) too hard & changes her mind she might consider switching her major to Nursing. Her private, college-prep HS weighted g.p.a. is 3.98 (4 scale) and her SAT scores are just shy of 2,000 with some AP courses included. But college-level work is much harder than HS and A’s & B’s aren’t that easy to come by. Then there is the MCAT …

Question: are there any mid-atlantic schools (other than jumbo state schools) which have Biology majors and a cooperative program with another institution to allow D to earn a BS Biology PLUS a BSN in a 3/2 way?

We know that Loyola/MD has a 3/2 program with Johns Hopkins (BS Bio @ Loyola/MD and BSN @ JH) but Loyola’s tuition+Room/Board is $50k+ annually. Here is a link to the Loyola 3/2 Nursing program:

[Nursing Program](http://www.catalogue.loyola.edu/catalogues/current/undergraduate/artsandsci/nursing.html)

D is fine with nursing, or most any healthcare path, but doesn’t want to give up on her dream to be a Vet without trying. Mom & Dad want a fall-back plan in case things don’t pan out, short of transferring to another institution. College counselor wants D to apply to U.Pitt but she would need to specify which school to apply to within Pitt (Nursing or College of Arts & Sciences for Bio).

Any Suggestions ???
thanks!
YJ76