[sarita07]

HI,, starting in August 2008!! Excited!

Sarita07

[sfwife]

Just got my acceptance letter. Starting Fall 2008 at Hopkisville, KY!!

[Becky8]

Hi! I am starting at River Valley Community Collge this Fall in Keene, NH. Nervous....taking A&P II this summer and right into clinicals Sept 4th. Am thniking of not working during this time to allow me to get used to the rythym of clinicals. I'm 48 years old and will graduate when I am 50! It's all new to me!
Good luck to everyone!

[sarita07]

Hi! I start Aug 18 and graduate Dec 2009, its an accelerated program, its great to meet someone my age.. I am 49 and will be 50 when I graduate!! I am at New Mexico State University

great to meet ya!,, what did you do before nursing? if its ok to ask

Sarita

[mntgrl]

Hi, I am starting in Aug 08 when I am 49 will graduate when I am 51! So glad I am not the only one making a career change to nursing

[nurse2b2010]

Originally Posted by mntgrl

Hi, I am starting in Aug 08 when I am 49 will graduate when I am 51! So glad I am not the only one making a career change to nursing

Hi, it looks like there are quite a few of us "oldies" making a career change! I needed to do something different than legal secretary which I had done for over 20 years. Also, I wanted something where I felt it was rewarding and nursing seemed to fulfill that from all my research into the field. Of course, I am just getting started and have so much to see and learn, but I am excited and look forward to it. I started school when I was 48 and will also be 51 by graduation. I am a mother of 4 grown children (2 mine and 2 stepchildren) and a grandmother of 3 (1 will be 2 in October; 1 newborn to come in Oct; and 1 newborn to come in mid-August!). Life is good! God Bless!

Oh, I am also taking A & P this summer! Busy Busy!

[Becky8]

It really is great to hear of others changing careers at this age. When I started considering it, I thought I had waited too long and was too old to learn new tricks. Guess that is not really true! They seem a little harder to learn, but having a lot of life under my belt has really helped keep my perspective and my goals in sight! God Bless us all in our endeavors!

[nurse2b2010]

Originally Posted by Becky8

It really is great to hear of others changing careers at this age. When I started considering it, I thought I had waited too long and was too old to learn new tricks. Guess that is not really true! They seem a little harder to learn, but having a lot of life under my belt has really helped keep my perspective and my goals in sight! God Bless us all in our endeavors!

I know what you mean about feeling that it might be too late to start something new. I felt the same way, but I knew that if I didn't start I'd still be wondering several years later down the road. Now, here I am getting ready to actually start nursing school after spending a year to get my pre-reqs out of the way. I hear that nursing school is very difficult and intense so hopefully we will be able to learn from each other and lean on each other! Here's to a great summer and great start in the fall!

[Bath]

I'm part of the older nursing student crowd. I'm 43 and will be 45 when I graduate. You know...I can either be 45 and a nurse or 45 and not a nurse....either way I'll still be 45!! Might as well be doing something new...

[nurse2b2010]

Originally Posted by Bath

I'm part of the older nursing student crowd. I'm 43 and will be 45 when I graduate. You know...I can either be 45 and a nurse or 45 and not a nurse....either way I'll still be 45!! Might as well be doing something new...

Good for you! We can do it!!!