Major in Fashion Design and then go to Med School?

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Ok this might sound crazy to you, but bare with me. So im 18 and plan to go to college next year. Im currently work as a cna and before becoming a cna I always interested in becoming a fashion designer. I got certified in high school and spent 3 years in a nursing assistant program and just talking and learning about the med field and healthcare, i started to wonder if i really want to major in fashion design, even though it's what i wanted to be ever since i was 12. Now at my age im thinking fashion design might not give me that promising future i could have if i go to medical school and become an ob/gyn. I am serious about the medical field and i want to become a doctor. I heard that it doesn't matter what you major in college as long as you get a high GPA and meet the pre-med prerequisites requirements. Do you think it's a good idea for me to major in fashion design and then do everything i have to do and then apply to med school? I was also thinking of going to college for nursing (BSN) since it's very relate-able to me, and then going to med school but i love fashion and i want it to be a part of my life. Doctors don't have to be uninteresting bookworms. Please give me some advice. Don't just read and go back. I need opinions so i could make up my mind, so please help I'll really appreciate it and take every opinion into consideration.

Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

First, do not private message me again to insult me. Secondly I was not being sarcastic, I was giving you actual advice. I do not think if you want to become a physician that a degree in interior design is a wise choice. Third, my suggestion to ask at a physician message board was valid. They know more about what it takes to get into medical school than a bunch of nurses do. Finally, you're a CNA and you're 18 years old. You're not a nurse, and don't call yourself one. Especially at a nursing website.

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You really need to pick one. Do what you love. If your heart is truly in fashion then do that but just because it's always been a childhood deeam doesn't mean that dream hasn't changed. If you become a doctor, esp an OBGYN you are going to most likely be working long hours and not really have time to design. If you love medicine then go for that and focus only on that. Med school is a very difficult program and most med schools have certain qualifications that include lots of science courses and passing the MCAT which tests your knowledge in the sciences. You really need to do your research on med school requirements if your serious about going that route. Once you know those requirements you will be in a better position to decide what undergraduate degree to take. It sounds like you really aren't a 100% sure what you want to do which is fine. If I were you, I would declare yourself an undecided major and take both some science courses and some fashion courses your first year to see which area you like more and give yourself more time to decide. Another good idea is to interview and/or shadow people in both fields to see which would appeal to you long-term. Good luck!

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Ok, this is not intended as snark in any way, but if you are a CNA, you aren't a nurse. If you say that you are a nurse around actual nurses, they might hurt you, so be careful. As far as majors, I would avoid the fashion design thing. You would have better luck with something science based, or as others have mentioned, a dual degree.

Good luck!

Well for a person who's not a nurse i sure do work hard like one. Thanks for the advice. Also i dont think I'm afraid of any sensitive nurses trying to get on my case, or "hurt" me. I'm entitled to my opinion. If i dont major in fashion design i will go for my BSN because everyone knows that CNA's work a billion times harder than RNs because they have to do all the dirty, hard, back-breaking work. I personally don't enjoy the dirty part of being a cna, but i do it because i love helping those in need, and i won't be a cna forever trust me!

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

A good idea, if you're going to come to a nursing site, don't say that CNAs work a billion times harder than nurses. From your other posts here, I gather you haven't even started working as a CNA yet. Didn't you say you don't start your first CNA job until after Labor Day?

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First, do not private message me again to insult me. Secondly I was not being sarcastic, I was giving you actual advice. I do not think if you want to become a physician that a degree in interior design is a wise choice. Third, my suggestion to ask at a physician message board was valid. They know more about what it takes to get into medical school than a bunch of nurses do. Finally, you're a CNA and you're 18 years old. You're not a nurse, and don't call yourself one. Especially at a nursing website.

Sweety i can do whatever i want you're on my post, get that clear. Also you apparently can't read, because i said FASHION design NOT interior design, clear that one too. As for a CNA i work at LTC facility and do more work than you've probably done in your whole life so don't come at me with that nonsense! As for your advice, thanks but go ahead and give it to someone who has intentions in majoring in INTERIOR design.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Okay, I'm just going to sit back and let this one run its course. Good luck!

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A good idea, if you're going to come to a nursing site, don't say that CNAs work a billion times harder than nurses. From your other posts here, I gather you haven't even started working as a CNA yet. Didn't you say you don't start your first CNA job until after Labor Day?

Thanks for going through my previous post, and sorry i dont update people on every detail of my personal life, for your information she decided to have me start earlier because of there need for staff members. But how would you know that? Of course your NOT a cna, nor do you even know me or my life!

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Oh, sorry. You've been working as a CNA since Friday. My bad.

To the mods: please don't delete this thread. I really want to see how it plays out. Consider it a birthday present.

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Hahahaha

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Oh, sorry. You've been working as a CNA since Friday. My bad.

To the mods: please don't delete this thread. I really want to see how it plays out. Consider it a birthday present.

Yes sweety and i've done more work than you'll ever do in your entire career, if you really have one that is. Why are you still on my post anyways? Is this as much thrill as you get in your pathetic life?

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Mell101- I think you should go for it and pursue fashion design. It will suit you nicely I think.

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Mell101- I think you should go for it and pursue fashion design. It will suit you nicely I think.

Why specifically do you think it would suit me more? Just curious.

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