UC Davis does not have a nursing major for undergraduates, I know. I’ve always thought that I want to be a nurse practitioner. I know it would make more sense to go to a school that actually will offer me a nursing degree (like CSU Long Beach-I just got accepted). But I also just got accepted into Davis under Clinical Nutrition. I loved Davis when I went to visit, it felt like it was my place, you know? Going to that school in something other than nursing, getting those classes I would need for nursing (Psychology, Chem, etc) and then entering the “accelerated program” Davis offers for nursing makes me dream still possible…but more complicated…and expensive. I’d save money going a CSU route and then maybe something like UCSF for graduate school to become a nurse practitioner…but I’m torn. UC Davis sort of has this ‘prestige’ singe it’s a UC school. I just feel like there are more opportunities for me there. What if I hate nursing anyway? Anyways, tell me your thoughts UC Davis students or anyone who can help me out! Thank you <3.
I’m likely going to Davis in one of the nutrition majors. I’ve talked to some various people in the field on college visits, and I was told that it is getting more common for people to get an undergrad degree in nutrition and go into nursing/med/vet/dentistry/etc. I’d say if you’re not that into nutrition don’t go for it, but if you are it could really be a cool way to get into nursing. Having the nutrition background would give you a specialty and you’d definitely be able to apply it into your nursing career!
I think that you should choose Davis for two reasons:
- You feel like it’s the place for you, which is important when going to college.
- Though going the nursing route would be harder, it will give you an opportunity to explore another field as well that you might end up liking more. You don’t want to be pigeonholed into one thing you’re not 100% on. I know that nutrition at Davis is a good program and great research is being done there in the field.