Sajhakhohero @ Yale? Coming back to the topic, while some might think that Nursing is a fairly inferior job, I tend to disagree with the argument that Mechanical Engineering is a better job, career wise. Like somebody already pointed out, reality check is the most essential thing before someone decides to seek a career. While getting into Nursing Schools have been EXTREMELY competitive , I know a LOT of women who were forced to wait for over a year before they got accepted ) , the scope for it is massive indeed. While I agree w/ Pire's statement, I completely disagree with his statement on Nursing being an inferior job. FYI, you're talking about an established Mechanical Engineer aren't you? Can you compare a well established M. Eng with a well established Registered Nurse and say that the Nurse is pursuing a career that's inferior? No! Like I said before, Reality check is the key to solve the dilemma in here! I don't really know how high the demand for Mechanical Engineers is but I'm darn sure that the demand for Nurses is sky rocketing high and while a common American girl might hesitate to pursue this "challenging" career, there are tons of American girls desperate to get enrolled in a Nursing school. Green Card, Shit load of money, Respect ( yes Nurses are well respected as well ) , a good future versus a career that offers, highly reputable degree, white collar job (?) is what's lined up before this guy ( the originator ). I say, go get the Nursing degree dude!!! Had you been a GC holder ( in terms of able to get loan/grants, no urgency to join the Grad School ) then you'd have lot less to ponder about but at this point, I can't see why you should let you opportunity of attending a Nursing school slide, especially with the shit load money that you're going to make as I stated in my earlier post! P.S. I'm pursuing double majors , Finance and Accounting, hence I'm darn sure that I'll be needing some guidances myself in a short while.