Nursing and Pre-Med?

<p>Since Pre-Med is not a major, will Nursing be a good major with Pre-Med program. I heard that nurses have a harder time getting into medical school. Is that true?</p>

<p>Nurses are not doctors and nursing is a vocational degree, not a liberal arts “teach you how to think” degree. Therefore, it is believed that this would be a disadvantage. You would be better off majoring in Biology or Psychology or some other biological science.</p>

<p>I believe that you can major in anything that you’d like, something that you’re interested in, as long as you complete the pre-med prerequisites.</p>

<p>I’ve also heard that nursing is a more difficult major to have for medical school. Technically yes, you can major in whatever you want, but I wouldn’t suggest this. I would find a topic, other than medicine, that you’re really interested in and succeed in that. Take this time to find a different interest. You can practice medicine as much as you want after medical school.</p>

<p>My mom is a nurse and she said its harder because nurses are trained differently than doctors so they would have to spend time retraining you. It’s better to pick a different degree (it doesn’t matter really but it’s better if it’s a science) and just meet the requirements for med school. I want to be a doctor and that was my biggest concern too! Good luck!</p>

<p>I’ve read, not sure if this true, that medschool adcoms are reluctant to admit nursing majors because of the nationwide shortage of RNs.</p>