HOW CAN I COMPETE??

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hey yall, my question is basically how do i compete? so check this out , i did all my nursing pre reqs at broward college . and i have the option of getting my associates in nursing or go straight to a private university to get my bsn. I been accepted to barry (Pre-nursing) so far and i also applied to nova ( which i have yet to hear from). i want to know how can i compete with someone who already have their RN license, while pursuing our bsn. Do you guys think i should get my associates (RN) first or go straight for the BSN? fyi : i love fitness, and eventually want to become a doctor.

Go for your BSN. If you have all the prerequisites, it's a waste of time to then go for the associates in nursing. The BSN can be completed pretty quickly if prerequites are completed. Also, nursing is a great bachelors to have if you want to go on to medicine. You may change your mind about medicine and will still be able to practice in health care. You need to find out about the prerequites for medicine and complete them simultaneously or after you've graduated from nursing. I know numerous physicians who studies nursing first and then went directly into medical school or after 1 or 2 years. Also, as others have stated, you will not be competing with RN to BSN students. They are already licensed and you will be in a different cohort. Good luck to you.

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Specializes in Pushing a rock ....

Medicine and Nursing are certainly related but are two different sciences ...

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Medicine and Nursing are certainly related but are two different sciences ...

Yes, but a great stepping stone for medicine. It works all the time. To get into medicine you only need the prerequisites. That's why your major can be anything from PE to biochemistry. Seen it all. And if you change your mind you can still have a great nursing career.

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Yes, but a great stepping stone for medicine. It works all the time. To get into medicine you only need the prerequisites. That's why your major can be anything from PE to biochemistry. Seen it all. And if you change your mind you can still have a great nursing career.

However, a BSN will not fulfill all of the pre-req requirements for med school. You'll have to take courses during the summers between semesters to get those done, such as Organic Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, etc.

As suggested above, if you are interested in becoming a doctor, I would select a different major other than nursing. The nursing model and the medical model are different. If you want to be a NP, then you should go the BSN route.

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Specializes in Psychiatric/Mental Health, Med-Surg, Corrections.

Might I suggest you look into going Physician Assistant? It'd give you a backup plan to med school if nothing else.

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However, a BSN will not fulfill all of the pre-req requirements for med school. You'll have to take courses during the summers between semesters to get those done, such as Organic Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, etc.

As suggested above, if you are interested in becoming a doctor, I would select a different major other than nursing. The nursing model and the medical model are different. If you want to be a NP, then you should go the BSN route.

Not sure if you saw my post from February 26. I told OP that she would have to take the prerequisites for medicine. Doing a BSN is no different from psychology, music, PE, etc. It is a major. OP can take the prereqs whenever it is convenient. I know many MDs who were nurses and they had no problems transitioning. The BSN to medicine has nothing to do with models. A medical student with a non health care degree has no model at all. The advantage of the BSN is, if OP changes course, a nursing career is still good. In today's economy, you have to be as practical as possible, especially if you don't have a ton of money laying around to "find" yourself.:) The disadvantage is, you're taking a spot that could have gone to someone else.

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Not sure if you saw my post from February 26. I told OP that she would have to take the prerequisites for medicine. Doing a BSN is no different from psychology, music, PE, etc. It is a major. OP can take the prereqs whenever it is convenient. I know many MDs who were nurses and they had no problems transitioning. The BSN to medicine has nothing to do with models. A medical student with a non health care degree has no model at all. The advantage of the BSN is, if OP changes course, a nursing career is still good. In today's economy, you have to be as practical as possible, especially if you don't have a ton of money laying around to "find" yourself.:) The disadvantage is, you're taking a spot that could have gone to someone else.

I understand where you're coming from, however, getting a BSN is taking the long route to med school. We all know with pre-reqs, it can take more than 4 years to complete a BSN. If the OP wants to become a doctor, it's best to go the pre-med route and finish in 4 years, rather than take up a space in nursing school, if there's no intention of going down the nursing career path. Yes, former nurses do become doctors, but I think OP's A&P instructor gave bad advice to become a nurse first before going to med school. It's apples & oranges. It would also be a less expensive route to get to med school if OP was not a nursing major.

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And whatever you do, don't go to an overpriced for-profit nursing school. Medical school is expensive. Spend your money on that, not nursing school.

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And whatever you do, don't go to an overpriced for-profit nursing school. Medical school is expensive. Spend your money on that, not nursing school.

Very good advise. Many students make this mistake and it's haeartbreaking to hear the costs.

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