Nursing Vs Biology Major

You seem awfully set or determined on this nurse thing, which is fine. Absolutely the other post on here about nursing being a more technical education is correct, my girlfriend is a nursing major and she does not have anywhere near the "core" (hard in a non difficult context) sciences that I have had to do.

She loves the major but it is no where near pre-med (at least not at my school).

So if you are a science fan (as you claim to be and obviously are) I don't know if you would particularly enjoy yourself as much with the nursing program.

For example she stopped at OChem I instead of II; has not had to take biochemistry, physics, histology, human physiology (just anatomy) or organic lab.

As far as survival in pre-med (which is not a major by the way but more of a set of courses required) or in college in general you may need to kick that habit of being lazy.

And as stated earlier (and this is fine too...its your future) the odds of you sticking with your first major are small... if you are a avid learner many things become tempting as a career once college gets started.

Going from a nursing degree to ANY other medical field is very difficult unless you have spent some time in the field. Furthermore, it can be a waste of time too. PA (phy assist) schools don't want Nursing majors any more than medical schools do because of the fact that it shows that you aren't committed to that speciality, based on the fact that you have your nursing major as a "back up". Why not forget about nursing all together. You say that you like science, be a scientist. There are plenty of non-medical jobs for someone with a degree in biology/biochemistry/etc besides research and teaching (especially if you go to grad school). Good luck!

Honestly, it is very difficult to be a nursing and a pre-med major. Firstly, most nurses that apply to med school have bee nurses for a decent amount of time, "non traditional applicants" and want to go back to school. I don't really see the point of accepting a nursing major into medical school. Perhaps you could be a biology major, and if you don't get into, finish you BSN? (and have 2 degrees?)

Anyway, you are in a bit of a dilemma. I sugesst getting a BS in biology, applying to Medical School, and if you get rejected: research Physician Assisting, Podiatry, Optometry, Clinical Psychology, Audiology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Pharmacy.