I have no idea what to do

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I have wanted to be a nurse for quite some time, but now I'm thinking I might want to be a doctor or PA. They are all very appealing to me and one day I will make up my mind to take nursing but the next I will change it. I will graduate high school in February next year so I'd like to make up my mind soon; I like planning ahead. Is it possible to become a nurse and then go to med school maybe a few years later? I know people have done it but I have a 1 year old son so I would need a job while in med school. I don't think I could go while being a nurse though. Does anybody have advice?

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

You won't necessarily be able to work that much when you're in med school either.

The general education track for pre-med school and nursing BSN can be similar, because you're taking general education courses, and sciences, so you really don't have to make up your mind right now if you're that torn.

Many nurses later become doctors, it's not that common, but not unheard of either.

Good luck.

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Is medical school full time? Like the hours, is it pretty much all day or is it like college where you can have one class in the afternoon and then your next class 2 hours later?

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Specializes in Community Health.

Hi,

First off pat yourself on the back for sticking through high school with a child! Second of all, get the best grades you can in all the core classes in college. Then you will have a better idea of what will work better for you with a child. Both the BSN program and the MD programs require your full attention. Most people can not work doing either of them. You can however, be a mother and go to school successfully. I have 3 kids. It was tough, but if I can do it you can do it. I started out with the intent to go to med school, but no matter how hard I tried, with the limited time I had being a mom and a student, I could not get A's in Chemistry, Calculus, or Physics. All the people that I took those core classes with that got A's in those classes all got into the med programs. I on the other hand chose my children over A's and I am very happy I did. I ended up going to nursing school (I had A's in every other class) and I love being a Nurse. My children have grown up to be well rounded, kind, loving, smart adults. I'm not sure that would have been the case if I would have chosen to take more time for school and less time for them.

Best of luck to you!

:loveya:

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