SPU vs SU advice needed
Hey, I’m a highschool senior and while I’m committed to SU for bio pre-med, I recently got my commitment date offer pushed till June 1st at SPU. I’m in state, and they’re giving me a ton of money. I calculated that if I got a singles dorm, my total yearly cost of attendance would only be 28k (super affordable for my family), and I could bring my car.
However, if I went to SPU, I’d switch to nursing.
All I’ve wanted is to be a surgeon, but obviously being pre-med and majoring in bio is super risky bc of how competitive med school admissions are. If I didn’t get into med school, I couldn’t be able to do much w/bio degree.
Should I stick with SU which is 42k/year with triple dorm (I’d graduate in 3, still fine cost for parents) on the pre-med track, or should I go to SPU, graduate in 4, work as a nurse for a while, then apply for med school, or maybe NP (not sure if I’d be happy with that)? This would be way safer and stable bc of how high demand nurses are.
Another large factor for me is social life. I know SPU is super small and Christian, so that discourages me even more. However, again, I’d have my car, and I have tons of friends at UW which I could easily drive to.
Do I go the “safe” route of nursing, or do I go for it at SU? Any advice is appreciated.