I am a nursing major, but would like to at least apply to med school. if i took the prerequisite classes that?

Question

the schools i wanted to apply to asked for, would i even be considered? or would it hurt me sticking with nursing. i have a 3.7 in the nursing program, and would take the classes i needed to during the summer.

Answer 1

You can certainly go to medical school with any major as long as you take the required courses.

Your experience in the nursing program will definitely not hurt your application, since it shows that you are probably more familiar with the medical field and have some experience dealing with real patients as compared to the typical applicant who is a Biology or Chemistry major.

Most medical schools are looking for science background, with a minimum of:

* one to two years of Biology, including labs (8 to 14 semester hours)
* one year of Physics, including labs (8 semester hours)
* one year of English (6 semester hours)
* two years of Chemistry, including one year of Organic Chemistry, and labs (16 semester hours)
* one year of Calculus (6 semester hours)

It would also be helpful to take classes in biochemistry, anatomy and physiology and statistics.

Many colleges have a pre-med advisor that you can talk to (they might be part of the Biology department).

Good luck!

Answer 2

As long as you take the prereqs (Bio I, II; Chem I, II; O-Chem I, II; Physics I, II; Calculus I and sometimes II; and sometimes Stats) you qualify for med school. You might want to add 2-3 upper division Biology classes to round out your education. Your 3.7 is a good starting point GPA -- just make sure your hard science GPA is up in that range too.

Nursing is not the most common major for Med School, but it certainly doesn't exclude you. And, as part of your major, you will get hospital experience, which should help you.

Do some research during the summer if you can. This will help too.

And, your MCATs are very, very important.

Just remember that people get into med school from all kinds of majors, not just hard sciences. You'll meet people in med school with Sociology, Spanish, English, and Economics degrees. Some of them even went back and did a special 1 year program to get the prerequs.

Good luck on your med school ambitions.

Answer 3

You should already start communicating with the med school admission counselor so you know that you're in the right path and that yo're taking the right classes so you don't waste your time and money on things you don't really need. Nursing is actually a great pre-med. That's what my cousin did. And you can also work part time while in med school and still earn pretty decent money.

Answer 4

You can take all the classes you want, you will still have to take the MCAT test to be considered by any medical school in the United States.