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Hey everyone (the heart of my question in bold)
I'm about to finish an LPN (Practical Nursing) program and headed back to college to complete a BSN. I've done very well, straight A's across the board, and have a pretty good foundation in nursing on the PN level.
I know I want to go to medical school and as lovely as it would be to just study anything so that I can apply down the line, I am a non traditional student (turning 30 next year) and frankly I can't afford to graduate with most regular majors. I might need extra time applying or really anything can happen and the idea of not having a degree that will secure me financially is unfathomable. I've had a hell of a time with financial instability and college and am just climbing out of it. Thats why its just so important.
Anyway, does anyone on here know if someone comes from a nursing background and tries to fit pre-med pre-reqs in the BSN curriculum, will it be too much? Does having strong exposure to nursing classes before hand make fitting in hard sciences much more manageable?
For instance one of the first nursing classes in the junior semester is Health Assessment and Promotion. This is something I did all year in the PN program so its going to be more of a review for me. Assuming I can fit my sciences in to the schedule, would it be a bad idea to take say a Gen Chem + Lab class on top of the nursing courses?
I hear nursing classes are difficult to get A's in. I'm now very familiar with how nitpicky they can be with a million time consuming assignments and tricky questions. Still want to do it if its doable.
Thank you
I'm about to finish an LPN (Practical Nursing) program and headed back to college to complete a BSN. I've done very well, straight A's across the board, and have a pretty good foundation in nursing on the PN level.
I know I want to go to medical school and as lovely as it would be to just study anything so that I can apply down the line, I am a non traditional student (turning 30 next year) and frankly I can't afford to graduate with most regular majors. I might need extra time applying or really anything can happen and the idea of not having a degree that will secure me financially is unfathomable. I've had a hell of a time with financial instability and college and am just climbing out of it. Thats why its just so important.
Anyway, does anyone on here know if someone comes from a nursing background and tries to fit pre-med pre-reqs in the BSN curriculum, will it be too much? Does having strong exposure to nursing classes before hand make fitting in hard sciences much more manageable?
For instance one of the first nursing classes in the junior semester is Health Assessment and Promotion. This is something I did all year in the PN program so its going to be more of a review for me. Assuming I can fit my sciences in to the schedule, would it be a bad idea to take say a Gen Chem + Lab class on top of the nursing courses?
I hear nursing classes are difficult to get A's in. I'm now very familiar with how nitpicky they can be with a million time consuming assignments and tricky questions. Still want to do it if its doable.
Thank you