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In a nutshell:
I am a 26 year old male, currently in my first semester of an Associates of Nursing program. I graduated high school in 2001, then went to a community college and obtained an A.A.S. in Automotive Technology. I graduated in 2003, and then transferred to Stony Brook University, where I obtained a B.S. in Biology and graduated in May '08. My original plan was to go to medical school after Stony Brook, however, I did not set my priorities straight and let my relationship take priority over school. I graduated with a 2.54 cgpa. I am a vounteer as an EMT-B, and had become interested in nursing, which I am now in school for. However, I really dislike nursing as a career option for me. I feel extremely limited in my ability to use my diagnostic skills during lab and clinical rotations, and I realize that I am way more interested of the medical aspect of everything, such as pathology of disease and the drugs/treatments used to cure disease. Becoming an NP is not an option I am considering, since in many areas, protocol limits them to how independent they really are and the limitations in what they are permitted to treat. Also, after a tough breakup with my girlfriend, I am now single, with no interest in forming another relationship for a few years. My mind is set on going to medical school, and I will do whatever I have to in order to get my gpa to a reasonable number and take the MCAT. Although it is not where I want to be, I am glad I got to experience a semester of clinical rotations as a nursing student, because it made me realize where my true passion lies.....
I am a 26 year old male, currently in my first semester of an Associates of Nursing program. I graduated high school in 2001, then went to a community college and obtained an A.A.S. in Automotive Technology. I graduated in 2003, and then transferred to Stony Brook University, where I obtained a B.S. in Biology and graduated in May '08. My original plan was to go to medical school after Stony Brook, however, I did not set my priorities straight and let my relationship take priority over school. I graduated with a 2.54 cgpa. I am a vounteer as an EMT-B, and had become interested in nursing, which I am now in school for. However, I really dislike nursing as a career option for me. I feel extremely limited in my ability to use my diagnostic skills during lab and clinical rotations, and I realize that I am way more interested of the medical aspect of everything, such as pathology of disease and the drugs/treatments used to cure disease. Becoming an NP is not an option I am considering, since in many areas, protocol limits them to how independent they really are and the limitations in what they are permitted to treat. Also, after a tough breakup with my girlfriend, I am now single, with no interest in forming another relationship for a few years. My mind is set on going to medical school, and I will do whatever I have to in order to get my gpa to a reasonable number and take the MCAT. Although it is not where I want to be, I am glad I got to experience a semester of clinical rotations as a nursing student, because it made me realize where my true passion lies.....
