NUrsing to pre med???

bluebayou
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:05:47 +0000

Just wanted to add in here…not all of us can actually afford to get a liberal arts degree, then go back for a nursing degree if we decide med school isn’t right for us/we can’t get in. I have been considering getting my BSN, working for a few years to save up a bit of money, then applying to med school.



Yeah, everyone gets that. But the key is that med schools, for the most part, don’t care. Yes, they love non-traditionals, but your idea makes little economic sense if you really plan to attend med school.

1) Nursing school requirements will not meet med school requirements. (Sure, you can take the premed Chem and the premed Bio, but it will wreak havoc with your BSN schedule since no other BSN students will be doing the same.)

2) Think about the opportunity costs (AP Econ?) of the intervening years: you’d be making a nurses salary instead of a physician’s salary.

3) Your undergrad gpa is critical for med school, and adcoms tend to look askance at the gpa’s of vocational majors. (Doesn’t mean it is fair, but it is reality.)

Isimarie, since you mentioned BC, let me provide you with the Connell course list for Frosh:
1st Semester
Life Science Chem
Anatomy & Physiology for nurses
History
Eng/Writing
Nursing seminar

2nd Semester
Health Statistics
Anatomy & Physiology for nurses
History
Eng/Writing
Nursing Seminar

Of those 10 courses, only the Eng/Writing would fulfill a premed prereq, according to the Dean of BC’s premed advising program – and he is the one that signs BC’s Committee Letter (recommendation) for your med app.



Also, last time I checked, you had to APPLY for business school after sophomore year…



Some colleges yes, but most, no. But wrt Goizueta: ~auto acceptance if one has a B+ Frosh year, which is pretty much required for a premed anyway.



I don’t think being a nursing major is going to drastically decrease your chances of getting into medical school. Do you have statistics that prove your statement?



Instead of an anonymous website, whose advice you don’t agree with, why not ask the premed advisors at Emory?