Oh my, I need help please

[rochsh]

I'm going to be a freshman at UCSD this fall. I am extremely interested and nursing and believe that helping others emotionally and physically is my passion; this is what i want to do in life. I am so torn because UCSD does not offer a BSN because they don't even have a nursing major (i plan to major in human development and get a B.A degree in this). I hope to someday become a Nurse Practitioner but i am not sure how to start this route. I am so confused because some people say that i can apply for nursing schools after i graduate to obtain a B.S, but then i would just feel that 4 years of study at UCSD would be a waste of time. I really do not know what to do. Right now i'm thinking to graduate early at ucsd and apply to a accelerated bsn-msn program...But i don't even know if this is the right choice for me. I am so confused. Can someone please give me some education/career advice!

Thank you very much, any advice would be greatly appreciated since i am literally losing sleep over my dilemna.

[llg, PhD, RN]

Why are you even considering going to UCSD if they don't offer education in the field that interests you? That seems like an incredible waste of time and money.

Find a nursing school that you want to attend to earn the degree that will give you the career you want ... then make a plan to attend that school.

If the timetable becomes a problem and you don't want to waste a semester, maybe you can go to UCSD for a semester or two and take courses that will transfer into whatever nursing school you choose. Then those courses at UCSD will not be a waste of time and money.