<p>Yeah, I might if I don’t make through medical school or if I decide no longer to follow the MD career. Which medical school are you going to?</p>
<p>Also mmmcdowe, is nurse practitioner a close thing to a doctor? Is it ok to do premed and major on nursing? I was thinking of becoming an Anesthesiologist or an MD in Emergency Medicine. What would you say? Sorry if I’ve been bothering you too much, is just that I have very little time to make my decision. (I’m in high school graduating in 06/2010)</p>
<p>angel…did u ask me? it sent the email to me…so if u did, then i want to go to NYU or USC. or any ivy i guess lol but that probably wont happen. i would LOVE to go to NYU.</p>
<p>I have noticed the following link with excerpt. This is old info. Perhaps the admission has different views.</p>
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<p>[Information</a> for Medical School Applicants](<a href=“http://www.siue.edu/BIOLOGY/biom_med022.htm#a]Information”>http://www.siue.edu/BIOLOGY/biom_med022.htm#a)</p>
<p>Published information for the 1997-8 entering class indicates that the acceptance rate (not the same as the matriculation rate) for all majors, with three exceptions, is between 38 and 43%. The three exceptions are majors in medical technology, nursing, or pharmacy, which are at a distinct disadvantage in the application process (22-28% acceptance).</p>
<p>To emphasize, pre-med with nursing is not the best option if your ultimate goal is MD or bust. Since you are receptive to nursing and nurse practitioning, I think it might be in your best interest to go ahead and major in nursing. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are in many ways like physicians. By the time you are ready to apply into such programs, they will most likely be more so. They have many of the practicing rights and abilities of MDs and in many cases work without any MD supervision. The next time you go see a “doctor” for a check up or clinic, it very well might be a nurse practitioner (or a PA, which is essentially a nurse practitioner equivalent). If you are interested in anesthesia, there are a lot of options as far as nurses anesthesiologist and such. NPs and PAs also can function in Emergency Department settings as well.</p>
<p>I see someone mentioning a potentially mistaken email/PM. If it was meant for me I didn’t get it.</p>
<p>DudeDeligence and All,</p>
<p>Thanks for providing the insight on BME. It is indeed a UG major with very good acceptance rate into medical school. I also spent some time looking into the curriculum of BME. I do believe that BME would provide incredible background for a student aiming for medical school especially in specialties requiring in-depth knowledge in biomaterials, instrumentation, and bio-mechanics. My son is a HS junior. He has always been good at Math and Science. I start to believe that BME could be his top choice for UG.</p>
<p>From many discussions on various threads, I got the idea that most medical schools appear to discount any consideration of the applicant’s UG majors. I am wondering if these in-depth background received in BME would help students to get better better chances of getting into related specialties. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>