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Priscilla: Senior BSN student in graduate courses, looking to pursue a nurse practitioner role in Women's Health. Ricki: 2 year post bacculaureate student (currently in year one of the program) graduated from nursing school in May 2021 Please help support our channel by hitting that LIKE & SUBSCRIBE button, turning on bell notifications, and leaving comments! With this support we hope to reach. larger audience of future healthcare professionals
I was accepted into the 2-year program this year. However, do you think it's possible to only take one one class per semester (e.g. only chem 1 and lab instead of chem +bio) ? I am trying to split it so I can get more leeway with my work schedule.
Were you working full-time while doing the post bacc and if so, how was it to manage work and classes? I want to do the 2 year post bacc, I am currently working at Jefferson, but I can’t afford to leave work.
What are the down sides to being a degree seeking student VS. non degree seeking? Will they force you to take unnecessary classes towards that “degree” you don’t want instead of letting you take the required courses needed for pre Med?
Degree Seeking gets priority registration ! From hearing from others, I haven't heard anything about being forced to take unnecessary classes. I believe you can organize them in the order you would like then drop off when you have completed them. I reach speak to an advisor about if you would be forced to take in order that university prefers!
Hello, I must say I’m glade that I came across this video. As a child I dreamed of becoming a MD. My grandfather was an MD and my grandmother was a midwife. However after high school I took the nursing route due to some unfortunate life changing situation. I did not go the traditional route of going straight for your BSN. Instead I did CNA, LPN, and now RN(An ADN program). This fall I will be starting my BSN online at Widener university while working in the Neuro ICU. The BSN program will take me 3 semester to complete. Recently I’ve been going back and forth between becoming a CRNA or an anesthesiologist. Few years ago I was really set on becoming a CRNA when I worked alongside one in the electroconvulsive therapy suite at a psych hospital. Which is why I will be working in the ICU(working in the ICU is one of the requirements before applying for CRNA school). More than ever I’m really thinking about becoming an anesthesiologist. However being in my early 30s is making me to wonder if I should go for it. That is because I will have to go for another 8years. 4years of med school and another 4 years as an anesthesiologist resident. I will continue to think it over while completing my BSN. I was wondering how-come you did not complete your post baccalaureate with Widener University instead you went to Jefferson? Is it because you are looking into Sidney Kimmel medical college?
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing some of your story with me! Feel free to also reach out to our email! I did not continue with Widener because I wanted a place where I would be heavily connected to advisors that specifically understood how to advise non traditional pre meds and could connect me to resources easily. Also the fact that the program was connected to a med school reassured me that I would be in an environment that would really help me to develop for med school. Also I wanted courses where professors knew I was going to take MCAT and structured lessons toward this. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much for having this interview! I've been a nurse for 4 years and now just starting ICU. I'm also in the Army and planning to start a family soon. Would love to be able to connect with her to ask questions 🙏🏼
Is there a possibility we could schedule a zoom or FaceTime call or something? I have watched your videos before, and I love them! I am graduating this May with my BSN, and the whole journey, I have bounced back and forth with my goals of eventually pursuit DNP-FNP school with taking the time to do post-bac and applying to med school. I have known since even before applying to nursing school that I have am meant to be a provider, and I absolutely love the field of medicine, and every time in clinical and practicum, I can’t help to keep kicking myself to figure out what I need to do. I am already an 8th year senior lol, but I believe age is just a number and dreams are important. Anyways, I would love to schedule a call if that is something you would consider doing. 😊
I rarely ever comment on RU-vid videos but this was such a great video and she showed great insight into both the worlds of nursing and medicine alike. I’m currently trying to go into a BS in biology from an associates degree in nursing as an RN with an end goal of going into orthopedic surgery, so this serves as a huge motivation. Thank you for bringing her onto your channel
This is the path that I really want to do, I am 39 doing pre-req to get into nursing and plan to go forward to an MD. I already have a Bachelor's from like 20 year ago with not good GPA (3.02). One of the biggest concern is I cannot be lack of sleep like when I was younger anymore. I used to study 14 hours with just short lunch and dinner break but now I started to get exhausted after 1.30 hrs study. I think big but my body is old and seems can't go bigger along with my inspiration. Do you have any suggestions about this? Thank you so much.
Many people continue this path in their 30s,40s,50s. At whatever time that you enter this journey it will come with hardships. You would have to decide if it is something that you want. I have classmates and even some nurse practitioners in their 30s and begin doing the reqs to go to medical school
in other words, DIY (do it yourself) means you take the classes needed for med school at your own rate and not under a program. DIY means you're doing the classes on your own. A Post-bacc can be done as a program through a school in a certain amount of time or just on your own time at a school. One has additional support while the other doesn't have.
Hi ! I'm a nurse ,I have my license, I sturdy health communauty ,I worked at two ONG (CDS and POZ) Now I would like to be a doctor can you help me please I sturdy in my country Haiti .I'm waiting for you answer good night
currently have a 4.0 and in the process of applying to a nursing program. going to take gen chem and ochem during winter/spring/fall before the nursing begins. I've realized that I must really push myself to realize these goals and it won't be easy. I just don't know if i should drop the nursing completely or follow through. I suppose it would be better to have a bsn than to have a biology degree that you can't find work with. idk we'll see how this goes
I usually recommend to people to analyze why they want to be a nurse. If you have no desire to be a nurse and just using it as a fall back plan then it would make more sense to pursue the necessary measures to go to medical school. You currently have a 4.0 so this means that you are diligent in coursework, so if you can do great in nursing pre reqs you can also apply that determination to med school pre reqs and also get in. Please do research and weigh the pros and cons
I have some questions? So i’m in my senior year of high school, and i’m kinda still lost. So can you break down the requirements to get into this program. Like do i need a essay, a recommendation, what gpa do i need, etc. Thank you :)
