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Hello everyone,
I am a US citizen currently studying Adult Nursing (BSc) in the UK. During my nursing studies, I've found a keen interest in medicine, and I realize that I may or may not be too late to get into the medical field. I plan to finish my degree and move back to the US and hopefully get into a medical school there. I have a few options and a few questions.
Options:
1) Either work in the UK for 1 year as a nurse (to note down experience for med school application) and move back to the US, or apply straight to any pre-med programs in the US as soon as I graduate.
and
2) Attend a formal post-bacc pre-med program, take the MCAT, and apply to a medical school
or
3) Attend a regular bachelors program and make a DIY post-bacc and possibly drop out of the program after fulfilling all medicine prereq's
Questions:
1) When I apply for med schools, would they accept my UK BSc degree along with the US prereq courses? Or do I need to complete another bachelors in the US for me to qualify for admission into medicine?
2) For option 1, would having that 1 year of work experience increase my chances of admission into a med school? Or would it be a waste of time? Should I just move back to the US as soon as I graduate to do my med prereq's?
3) For option 3, is it necessary to finish the bachelors, or would I be able to drop out of the program as soon as I finish all prereq courses?
4) What other options do I have?
Thank you for reading!
I am a US citizen currently studying Adult Nursing (BSc) in the UK. During my nursing studies, I've found a keen interest in medicine, and I realize that I may or may not be too late to get into the medical field. I plan to finish my degree and move back to the US and hopefully get into a medical school there. I have a few options and a few questions.
Options:
1) Either work in the UK for 1 year as a nurse (to note down experience for med school application) and move back to the US, or apply straight to any pre-med programs in the US as soon as I graduate.
and
2) Attend a formal post-bacc pre-med program, take the MCAT, and apply to a medical school
or
3) Attend a regular bachelors program and make a DIY post-bacc and possibly drop out of the program after fulfilling all medicine prereq's
Questions:
1) When I apply for med schools, would they accept my UK BSc degree along with the US prereq courses? Or do I need to complete another bachelors in the US for me to qualify for admission into medicine?
2) For option 1, would having that 1 year of work experience increase my chances of admission into a med school? Or would it be a waste of time? Should I just move back to the US as soon as I graduate to do my med prereq's?
3) For option 3, is it necessary to finish the bachelors, or would I be able to drop out of the program as soon as I finish all prereq courses?
4) What other options do I have?
Thank you for reading!
