<p>I'm a freshman college student and I'm currently majoring in nursing. My thought process was that a nursing major would give me more experience in the field, maybe even open up more opportunities. But, would it be better for me to just go with a Biology or "Premed" major? Will medical school look at those two differently?</p>
<p>Of the three, the one that’s ideal is the traditional, liberal-arts Biology. Nursing and Premed, as vocational majors, are actually looked down upon during the process.</p>
<p>If you want to be a nurse, major in nursing.</p>
<p>If you want to be a doctor, pick an academic major.</p>
<p>Only do nursing if you intend to spend at least a few years as a nurse before you apply.</p>
<p>One question. If you graduate but fail to get into a medical school, or you change your mind about going, will you feel qualified and confident that you could specialize in whatever the degree is? </p>
<p>After four years of hard work you better damn be able to. I guarantee you that a biology major cannot. All those biology degree students would not have a CLUE what to do in a hospital. Plus biology is a joke degree if you change your mind later. Become a nurse, work for a bit, take extra classes and get another degree. Go to med-school and show all the biology degree med students what the hell they’re suppose to be doing.</p>
<p>You’ll learn skill as a nurse that a lot of doctors don’t have. </p>
<p>It’s like becoming an electrican before going to school to be an electrical engineer. You already know how its done, now you just need the paper to practice it.</p>
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Of course bio majors won’t know what to do in a hospital. That’s what med school is for. There’s a reason the pre-med track requires bio and chem classes - foundation.
Electricians and electrical engineers aren’t the same thing. (Seriously?)</p>
<p>Bitter, BobbyRob?</p>
<p>Lol, after all being a nurse for a couple years makes you the equivalent of a doctor. Same knowledge base and skill set, just need the degree to make it official. Even the Nurse Practitioners recognize that there is more needed than just a nursing degree and experience.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why medical schools have this attitude. The academic requirements for getting in (a few science classes) aren’t especially strenuous. You’ll pick up the necessary sciences with a nursing degree. </p>
<p>It’s not like being a doctor is an intellectual pursuit. A medical school diploma is a vocational degree as well.</p>