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Hi everybody,
I'm new here and I wanted to get some advice for my situation.
I'm 18, a freshman in college and just finished my first semester. I'm in a direct entry BSN program and in the first semester I took Spanish 101, English and the nursing specific Bio & Chem classes. I got A's in everything and a B+ in chem for a 3.83 GPA.
In the past few months, I've been seriously considering switching to another major and being pre-med. I had that thought in the back of my mind before, but I doubted my own intellectual ability and whether or not I could commit to so many years of school. I honestly never believed I could succeed in science classes and actually enjoy them, but I'm finding that I really loved what I was learning in bio and chem and I'm excited for anatomy & physiology next semester. I signed up for the general biology class as well and I might have a research internship with one of my professors this summer. (I did beat myself up over that B+ though..)
I chose to major in nursing with the intention of eventually becoming a nurse practitioner. My plan was to work as an RN for a few years after graduating and then go back to grad school. The idea of being able to keep learning and advancing my career and doing new things was very appealing to me, on top of being able to help people in such a direct way. However, the more I researched the responsibilities and roles of nurse practitioners, the more I thought about becoming a doctor. I have huge respect for what NP's do, but I feel like I would personally want all the education I could get if I was to take on any leadership/primary care position.
I'm just so conflicted now because the sciences I took this past semester only count for nursing so I'd be behind in the chem requirements for pre-med. I'm stuck between the "nursing model" vs the "medical model" and what I would be better suited for. I'd appreciate any advice / stories of people in similar situations!
Thank you so much
I'm new here and I wanted to get some advice for my situation.
I'm 18, a freshman in college and just finished my first semester. I'm in a direct entry BSN program and in the first semester I took Spanish 101, English and the nursing specific Bio & Chem classes. I got A's in everything and a B+ in chem for a 3.83 GPA.
In the past few months, I've been seriously considering switching to another major and being pre-med. I had that thought in the back of my mind before, but I doubted my own intellectual ability and whether or not I could commit to so many years of school. I honestly never believed I could succeed in science classes and actually enjoy them, but I'm finding that I really loved what I was learning in bio and chem and I'm excited for anatomy & physiology next semester. I signed up for the general biology class as well and I might have a research internship with one of my professors this summer. (I did beat myself up over that B+ though..)
I chose to major in nursing with the intention of eventually becoming a nurse practitioner. My plan was to work as an RN for a few years after graduating and then go back to grad school. The idea of being able to keep learning and advancing my career and doing new things was very appealing to me, on top of being able to help people in such a direct way. However, the more I researched the responsibilities and roles of nurse practitioners, the more I thought about becoming a doctor. I have huge respect for what NP's do, but I feel like I would personally want all the education I could get if I was to take on any leadership/primary care position.
I'm just so conflicted now because the sciences I took this past semester only count for nursing so I'd be behind in the chem requirements for pre-med. I'm stuck between the "nursing model" vs the "medical model" and what I would be better suited for. I'd appreciate any advice / stories of people in similar situations!
Thank you so much
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