<p>Hello
I am currently a freshmen attending community college. I am undecided on either pursuiting a major in Biology while transfering to UCR, or going for an ARN(associates nursing) program at community college. I have considered the thought of medical school or graduate programs; as for the fact that a B.S in Biology really leaves me with few career options and a low-salary pay. However, I know that it will be a great challenge (and time-consuming) if I decide to go for a graduate degree. Nursing sounds great, but for some reason I feel that I want to learn more science and still pursuit a stronger academic background. I know that many students have had such exprience of deciding one over the other. What made you choose your major?
The fact that I have priority registration is a plus right now. Since the pre-reqs of Nursing and Pre-Med are very different, I must choose now. I just would like some opinions of others</p>
<p>I went through the same thing you did- except I started pre-nurse and ended Bio. If you have a desire to learn hard sciences and to challenge yourself in that area, nursing will leave you wanting. It’s a good career, but it’s not for people who are deeply curious, and many of them transfer out of it or become advanced clinicians. Have you ever considered becoming a PA? Yes, they have grad school, but more healthcare experience, and they switch specialties easily.</p>
<p>PreMed at UCR isn’t a major it’s just your basic sciences classes. Chem. Bio. And Physics. And probably organic chem. Which you should be taking anyways for bio major. There’s no nursing program at ucr either. Just check any graduate schools to see what classes you need. most require the same stuff like medical school.</p>