Greetings SDN network,
I am 24 years, RN (adn), work in an ER of a small community hospital doing 11pm to 7am shifts 5 days a week.
I've perused through the forums a bit hoping to find some information that will help me make my decision.
Nursing was never the ultimate goal for me, it is more of a safety net in case I don't make it to MD (also money is nice to help my family and help fund my MD goal).
My current GPA is 3.3 to 3.4 ish
So my questions are these (for now):
Can I apply to medical school after getting a BSN from a non state university, aka a private for-profit college such as West Coast University but is WASC accredited?
Can I apply to medical school after getting my BSN in nursing without taking organic chemistry and such?
I spoke to a doctor, and was told that all I need (as far as minimal requirements go) to apply to medical school is a bachelors in whatever field and a good MCAT. But these forums are saying I need pre-med classes? So I would like some clarification.
Trying to plan out how the next 2 years or so is going to pan out for me, go to school full time to attain my BSN (which i'll be doing online) or take it part time and take pre-med classes such as organic chem part time as well.
I'm doing my BSN primarily for 2 reasons: 1) work in a bigger hospital, such as Kaiser Permanente (pay is better and work shifts are traditional 12hr shifts 3x a week as opposed to the 8hr shifts 5x week I'm working now) and 2) CRNA in case I don't make MD.
What should my next steps be?
Also, if you all have any other insights, more than welcome to discuss please!
Thank you!
I am 24 years, RN (adn), work in an ER of a small community hospital doing 11pm to 7am shifts 5 days a week.
I've perused through the forums a bit hoping to find some information that will help me make my decision.
Nursing was never the ultimate goal for me, it is more of a safety net in case I don't make it to MD (also money is nice to help my family and help fund my MD goal).
My current GPA is 3.3 to 3.4 ish
So my questions are these (for now):
Can I apply to medical school after getting a BSN from a non state university, aka a private for-profit college such as West Coast University but is WASC accredited?
Can I apply to medical school after getting my BSN in nursing without taking organic chemistry and such?
I spoke to a doctor, and was told that all I need (as far as minimal requirements go) to apply to medical school is a bachelors in whatever field and a good MCAT. But these forums are saying I need pre-med classes? So I would like some clarification.
Trying to plan out how the next 2 years or so is going to pan out for me, go to school full time to attain my BSN (which i'll be doing online) or take it part time and take pre-med classes such as organic chem part time as well.
I'm doing my BSN primarily for 2 reasons: 1) work in a bigger hospital, such as Kaiser Permanente (pay is better and work shifts are traditional 12hr shifts 3x a week as opposed to the 8hr shifts 5x week I'm working now) and 2) CRNA in case I don't make MD.
What should my next steps be?
Also, if you all have any other insights, more than welcome to discuss please!
Thank you!