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Hi all, I've been in nursing school for 2/4 years now, but I'm really leaning towards going to medical school. The main reasoning for this is because I want to gain the wider scientific knowledge base that medical professionals experience, and between medical models and the nursing models I learn about in class, I think I'm more suited towards medicine. I'm taking the MCAT this summer. The thing is, I've decided to stay in my program. Why? Going into university, I didn't think that medicine was for me because a) I didn't see myself being passionate about the various sciences to stay in school for that long, and b) the whole application process was really intimidating. I thought nursing would be the easier route (I was horribly wrong haha), and I *am* happy to be a nursing student. Based on clinicals, there were so many skills that I never knew I wasn't good at, and I've learned so much that I would never be able to obtain from a textbook. On the long term, however, I see myself pursuing medicine. My question is, do you think this would be frowned upon by both nurses and medical admissions committees? I think that, even though they are separate pathways, certain noncognitive skills are somewhat transferrable--communicating effectively and emphatically, etc. When I did my own research, however, it seemed doable only if the nurse was practicing for several years. What do you guys think? Edit: I should note that in Canada, many medical schools don't have prerequisites. If I finished a four-year program, I'm technically eligible to apply to 9/13 medical schools in Canada. It's more the stigma against nursing students consciously thinking about medical school that I'm worried about. If I have to go back and do prereqs, I'm game.

Thank you so much for replying. That's actually really good to know, and from what I hear it's still an enjoyable program. Would you prefer more hands-on or traditional experience, or do you prefer it this way? How did you handle 7 courses; was that extremely stressful? I know this is a subjective question, but would you travel away from home (parents are willing to pay for first year, which I'm happy about. That means lots of student loans though -_- ), or is more practical, in your opinion, to stick to traditional?

Hi everyone! I am a highschool student in Ottawa, and I have that massive decision...lol. Some facts: -Ottawa U is offering $4000 entrance scholarship to me first year, could be up to $16000 but honestly I don't expect to renew it; I'd be happy to get $2000 (I think you can get half the scholarship with a certain grade...I'm not sure though). Mac is offering a meager $1000, could potentially be renewed yearly -Mac: Beautiful campus (I've heard), most people love the program, not everyone is a fan of PBL and I'm not sure if it's all that much better. I also hear that you have seven (seven?!) courses first semester, which blows my mind. Apparently it's more hands-on though in general first year, so I'm feeling torn. -Ottawa: Most competitive program in Ottawa U and apparently pretty good, although I hear some..interesting things. Well, really just one or two really bad inputs. Idk. I still like the campus, and I'm hoping maybe to get a dorm so that I could get the "full experience" (is the caf food terrible? :) ) I also like that there's immunology first year. Anyway, I'm really hoping that some of you could share your personal experiences! Thanks for reading :)

The problem is, this being said, here is my concern (and I mean absolutely no offence!) Why would people hire an RN if an RPN could do the same thing for $10/h less? (also: in all serious: are scrubs that bad?)