Lint Davidson

Hi there. Back in the early 1990s I got a BA in physics and minored in math and chemistry, but really thought of myself as pre-med. I did in fact get accepted to med school and secured a military scholarship to pay for it. I enjoyed it and did well, but two clerkships into my third year I lost my scholarship for a medical condition that's no longer relevant, and wound up not finishing. I'm now 44 and mulling over returning to health care. Even if finishing med school would only mean finishing my third and fourth years, I'm not interested in becoming a doctor, and not merely because I'd be over 50 by the time I could practice. I am, however, interested in pursuing a BSN and becoming a nurse, even though I think that in many ways it would be harder work. Since I had anatomy, physiology, biochem, microbiology, etc. in med school and took all of the standard pre-med stuff in college, I assume I have few to no prereqs to complete. With that in mind, how, exactly, would I go about getting a BSN someplace? I know there are accelerated programs, but haven't gotten as far as even looking into costs (I am hardly made of money and that's an issue). And I don't know how online options compare to others. I figured a forum like this would be the best way to get the basic answers. Thanks so much!

Hi there. Back in the early 1990s I got a BA in physics and minored in math and chemistry, but really thought of myself as pre-med. I did in fact get accepted to med school and secured a military scholarship to pay for it. I enjoyed it and did well, but two clerkships into my third year I lost my scholarship for a medical condition that's no longer relevant, and wound up not finishing. I'm now 44 and mulling over returning to health care. Even if finishing med school would only mean finishing my third and fourth years, I'm not interested in becoming a doctor, and not merely because I'd be over 50 by the time I could practice. I am, however, interested in pursuing a BSN and becoming a nurse, even though I think that in many ways it would be harder work. Since I had anatomy, physiology, biochem, microbiology, etc. in med school and took all of the standard pre-med stuff in college, I assume I have few to no prereqs to complete. With that in mind, how, exactly, would I go about getting a BSN someplace? I know there are accelerated programs, but haven't gotten as far as even looking into costs (I am hardly made of money and that's an issue). I figured a forum like this would be the best way to get the basic answers. Thanks so much!