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Hello everyone, I live in California and I have been admitted into UC Berkeley which is an amazing school and would be my dream school if they had a nursing major. Unfortunately, they don't. Whenever someone at my school finds out I got into UC Berke...

ALSO, have you considered being a nurse practitioner?

My point is that you have a lot of options open to you but if your primary goal is to be a nurse (for now), then maybe the path that's the most direct is the best.

I also considered doing two years at Berkeley and 2 years back at Sac state for nursing but now that I look at it there's honestly no point at all. Your degree isn't going to be from Berkeley. You can do the same exact thing at Sac State. Also, look ...

Also, for me, I think the only reason I wanted to go to Berkeley was because of the prestige compared to Sac State and how other people would look at me for turning down that school. Thankfully, I'm over that now and I understand it's about what I wa...

Hey! We were almost in the same position. I feel your pain, I know how difficult it is to make that decision. I don't want to pressure you to go any which way because I think that is a decision you should make. But, you never know if you'll just fall...

Thank you so much! Even after all of this, people's constant commenting in my real life had started to me. I actually avoided reading it when I got an email notification because I was afraid you would try to convince me to go to a UC. Turned out to b...

Thank you so much for commenting! I remember when I spoke to a lot of people about my prior wish to be a pediatrician they were telling me the same things including the lack of work-life balance and physicians having a very high rate of divorce. I ap...

Yay, I'm so glad to hear this. You're completely right. Thank you, I don't have doubts about my decision now :)

Yay, I'm so glad to hear this. You're completely right. Thank you, I don't have doubts about my decision now :)

Thank you so much for sharing, you completely reinforced my decision! :) I hope to be that kind of nurse some day. Haha, thanks for that last quip I'll be sure to say that next time someone tries to tell me I'm "selling myself short."

You've been so supportive of me, thank you! I truly appreciate it.

Wow, that sounds like an amazing opportunity! Thank you so much, this is exactly the kind of guidance I was looking for at my school. I'm really glad you're happy with your choice and you played a big role in helping me make mine too. I really apprec...

This is a great idea and I'm going to look into this ASAP, thank you so much! I have some research to do! I was trying to find a spot for volunteering in Pediatrics or even anything having to do with direct patient contact but they often want experie...

Hi everyone, thank you all so much for commenting! You have no idea how much I appreciate your insight and I do thoroughly evaluate everything you guys have to say in order to make the big decision. To answer some of your questions, for my whole life...

Yes, I am 18. You made some good points. I think I might go to Berkeley and then apply for the ABSN. Thank you so much for commenting!

Thank you so much! Sacramento State is like that however, I think I can work hard enough to pull it off. They have certain selection criteria, and the better you do the more likely you are to get in.

Sounds like you had a great experience! I'll definitely consider, thank you for your input as well.

That is true, I hadn't thought about that. Have a new perspective to look at this situation from. Thank you for your input!

Those are my fears about UC Berkeley. I just don't want to go and get a degree that I know won't hold as much value (to me) as a nursing degree would. Thank you so much for your input!

Thank you for your input! Those are some of the reasons why I don't want to be an MD either and if I ever do change my mind, I can always go back to school.

Also, I'm tired of people acting like nursing isn't a serious career or that doctors are so much better. Although they work together, they are two separate careers. Peanut butter and jelly. So many people treat nursing like it's a back up when it's a...