Accelerated BSN or Pre-Med pre reqs????

[ra206p]

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Hi all!

I got accepted to an accelerated BSN program this fall 2015. Im not sure if I should enroll, or just do 2 more years of med school prereqs?

I got my BA from a foreign country, did 29 credits (so far) in a community college for my accelerated BSN prereqs, have a greencard (but will be naturalized within a year), no student loans, and Im married with no kids. My husband has a job to support our household whatever path I choose.

At first, I was leaning towards being a RN and becoming a CRNA in the future. However, the process to becoming a CRNA is more or less 6 years (2 years RN school, at least 1 year ICU experience, and 3 years CRNA school).

To be a physician, i need to do at least 2 more years of pre-reqs, MCAT, and 4 years med school + years in residency.

I know med school is really, really rigorous and competitive, but i have read that CRNA is also hard and selective.

Any advice/input is appreciated.

Thanks guys!

 

[pamac]

Shadow and decide what career you want. Nursing is not going to make you happy if you want to be a physician. Neither will crna. But... You can balance family pretty well as a crna working part time and making crna wages.

 

[ra206p]

Shadow and decide what career you want. Nursing is not going to make you happy if you want to be a physician. Neither will crna. But... You can balance family pretty well as a crna working part time and making crna wages.

Thanks for the response 🙂

If i may ask, are you RN/CRNA? Yes, i am planning to do some shadowing on both. Thank u 🙂

 

[pamac]

I'm an RN at the moment... And some days an overworked one.