Engineering or nursing?

I am currently a year 12 student studying bio, maths, and law. I am struggling to decide on what degree to do with my subjects, and I am considering nursing or engineering. I have always enjoyed math, so I often get told I should continue it further, but since I was young, I have always liked the idea of nursing and helping people.

I just wanted any opinions on what I should do. Also, if you are doing nursing or engineering, what do you think of it, and is it worth it?

Reply 1

Tracey_W

Original post by Lee322

I am currently a year 12 student studying bio, maths, and law. I am struggling to decide on what degree to do with my subjects, and I am considering nursing or engineering. I have always enjoyed math, so I often get told I should continue it further, but since I was young, I have always liked the idea of nursing and helping people.
I just wanted any opinions on what I should do. Also, if you are doing nursing or engineering, what do you think of it, and is it worth it?

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If you are seriously wanting to be a nurse then go ahead and apply to university for your nursing degree. Nursing can be hard at times but at the end of the day it's worth it 😄 😄 😃.

Make sure you have your maths, English and a science subject for any nursing degree courses..... Check your chosen universities for there own entry requirements for the nursing degree because each individual university sets out there own entry requirements. Some will ask you to have a science subject, you'll then have something asking for biology as the science subject and there's some universities that don't require any science subject.

Same as you want to be a engineer then apply to university.

NHS registered midwife

Reply 2

normaw

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by Lee322

Physics is usually required for engineering degrees. Have you found any engineering courses where you meet the entry requirements?

Reply 3

shehrina khalid

Original post by Lee322

I am currently a year 12 student studying bio, maths, and law. I am struggling to decide on what degree to do with my subjects, and I am considering nursing or engineering. I have always enjoyed math, so I often get told I should continue it further, but since I was young, I have always liked the idea of nursing and helping people.
I just wanted any opinions on what I should do. Also, if you are doing nursing or engineering, what do you think of it, and is it worth it?

Hey, I am also in the same grade and, I have the same goal to help others cuz it feels nice so if you want that, I should say go for it.

Reply 4

squashedpanda

Original post by Lee322

I am currently a year 12 student studying bio, maths, and law. I am struggling to decide on what degree to do with my subjects, and I am considering nursing or engineering. I have always enjoyed math, so I often get told I should continue it further, but since I was young, I have always liked the idea of nursing and helping people.
I just wanted any opinions on what I should do. Also, if you are doing nursing or engineering, what do you think of it, and is it worth it?

You can use any degree to get into a career to help people, why don't you have a look around at what degrees your A levels could qualify you for eg is biomedicine an option and there are loads of different engineering courses, perhaps there are health related options in there? but if your heart is set on nursing do some research into what that career and degree might look like before you commit. Good luck.o

Reply 5

McGinger

Get some long-term work experience relevant to nursing - volunteering in care-home, special school etc, and then decide if a career in Nursing is for you. And remember that Nursing involves low pay relative to experience, and shift work that involves regular unsocial hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays, and currently in a very under-resourced work environment. And you would be doing these sort of shifts as placements in hospitals etc from your first term - its a vocational training course, not a more leisurely conventional degree on campus. In my experience, these are things that many Nursing applicants are very unrealistic about.

There are many other careers in the NHS that are work looking at as well / instead of - Explore roles | Health Careers. Or, look at roles in social work, child welfare, social policy etc - examples degrees, Childhood Studies | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol and Social Policy BA - University of Birmingham

Reply 6

FourLeggedFriend

Honestly? As a healthcare person, I'd say engineering. There are lots of ways to help people, other than hands-on care.

The 'helping people' aspects of nursing are great but the work is relentless, pretty poorly paid and nurses are increasingly at risk of physical and verbal assault whilst in practice. It is not an easy career by any stretch. If you are equally suited both academically and personally to a viable alternative that pays better, has good career progression and is safer, I would advise that you pursue that.

Maths and biology position you well for careers in bioinformatics, biostatistics and epidemiology. Your law knowledge is useful for ethical aspects, as well as legislative, which potentially increases your pool to social policy and public health.