If I want to become a doctor, is there anything wrong with applying to a university's school of nursing?

I'm still unsure of exactly what I wanna do, and that's okay, since I'm still in high school (junior). But I'm not sure whether I want to become a doctor or nurse anymore (based on time constraints and money).

What I'm asking is...can you go to a school of nursing for undergrad. And if you choose to...go to medical school later on?

The course curriculum expected for medical school is not the same as that for a BSN degree. You'd need at least an extra year of undergrad, assuming that you even earned enough of the pre-med coursework.

I'm sure you could but isn't that making a lot of extra work for yourself??

Hey, I don't know where you are, but here in the UK. It is possible. I know people who are registered nurses and are now attending med school. It is true it will take longer, because you will have to finish your nursing course before going to med school.
I understand in the US you have to do a degree first before going to med school and also meet the pre-requisites. So you may want to ask the med schools if they would accept a nursing degree.

I'm answering this because a good friend of mine in college got her BSN and another good friend ended up becoming a pediatrician and classmates of mine went to med school after undergrad.

My understanding is that med school is like a graduate degree...you can have whatever undergrad degree (as long as it is something they want) and get accepted to med school. I would think nursing would be ok. Pre-med, obviously, is ok - but I've also heard med schools like diverse backgrounds and often look at engineering undergrad degrees positively. My friend who is now a pediatrician got her undergrad in biology.

Obviously if you got your undergrad in something like business, the med schools would probably laugh at you. So the main question is...with a nursing undergrad, would a med school still consider that degree adequate for admission? I would think yes.

completely possible. med schools now accept even english majors! how? it really doesn't matter what you major in, of course a bio or chem major will help a lot more, but it's really about getting the high GPA and all the pre-med course requirements. so my advice to you is to combine them!

apply to the school of nursing, then ask your advisor to enroll you in a pre-med "track" not a major. that way, you can become a doctor, and if there is any reason you cannot - you have a very solid back up (nurses starting salary are around $60,000!)

about the money issue. i myself am in the same boat. so i'm doing a plan like i just told you. i'm double majoring neuroscience and nursing so i can work part time in grad school to pay it all off.

oh and just in case you're thinking of double majoring pre-med and nursing... pre-med isn't even a major. it's a strict "track" of classes you have to take.

YES!

and it really shows how interested you are in the field, and the extra work you did!

It will be helpful if you enter the school of nursing programs where you do the undergrad work and then one more year to get the nursing degree. So a total of 5 years....really not bad at all! and if you do this, you can probably back out of the nursing degree and do the normal B.S. degree if you are positive about med school

You absolutely can go to a nursing school, receive a BSN (4 year degree) and then attend medical school. You need some sort of bachelors degree before attending medical school and what better degree to have.

I'm actually half way through my second year of medical school and some of my classmates have taken that route. Honestly, they are more prepared for the things medical students are required to do with regards to pharmacology, patient care, patient interaction, clinical skills, and virtually every other area.

On my way to medical school I went the "pre-med' route, which is essentially a BS in Biology, and although I have a tremendous science background I lacked the clinical experience my nursing counterparts have already received.

Whether you decide to be a doctor or not, I would encourage you to pursue nursing as your undergraduate degree. You have to choose something and what better to prepare you in case you do go to medical school?

Good luck and work hard! Medicine is not an easy career path, you have to work hard all the way through (to get yourself accepted and to make it through).

Go to a 2 year nursing school; become an RN and see if you still like medicine without wasting too much time.