<p>Hi! I just finished my freshman year at university of washington.
my intended major is (was?!) nursing, and i have to apply at the end of this year to get into the department for my junior&senior year.
now, the problem is this.
well first off, im an intl student, thought that seems to matter very little at the moment...
and the reason why i chose UW nursing was, like many (if not some) other asian parents, my parents insisted that i go to med school.
knowing that im not the brightest kid in town and my little inclination to studies during my high school years, they (we?) concluded that as an intl student,
it might be difficult, rather impossible for me, an intl student, to get into med school.
so we figured it might work better if i become a nurse there, get a residency and then apply to med school.
seemed like an acceptable offer at the time, and there i was at UW.
the school was simply against everything i wanted from my college experience.
it was Big, and despite its seemingly diverse student body,
the school cant be any more like just another high school "cliques"
might have to do with its superb greek society thing.
but then again, that's just my personal guess...</p>
<p>either way, i dislike the school.
and after reading the packet about amherst i received few years (or a year) ago, and seeing my acceptance packet from boston college and all being back at home,
i feel more lost than ever, wondering if nursing is really something i should do.
whether this is all just the summer heat getting to my brain..</p>
<p>besides, what are the chances of me getting accepted anyway.
and let alone getting accepted, how am i to pay $69,000 per year.
another reason i chose UW was because it was cheaper than other private schools (for intl students).</p>
<p>this is me just going all over the place... what should i do?</p>