being young!

[butterfly134]

In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages about getting the BSN straight out of school when your still kinda young? .......just curious

[Yiggs]

Being young is an advantage and not a disadvantage where getting your degree is concerned. Your mind is fresh and supple, you have more energy and zest for life, and as the other nurses rightly suggest you have a better chance of financial independence if you are wise in paying off your loans early. Also, when you have a family it is so difficult to focus on familey/self/ and school at the same time. Go for it ... make hay while the sun shine! (I think that is an old proverb but it sums it up).

[nursetiffany.]

do it!!! i shoukd have done it two kids ago!! lol. lpn with one kid. bsn with two. oh my!

[lovesroses]

If it were my first degree and I was able to, I'd just go straight for the BSN. With the pre-reqs it could take 3-4 years to get your ADN. I'm going for my second degree at the ADN level now and even though money-wise it works for me, I still wish I could go into a BSN program (already getting waaaaaaay too much stress from the inlaws about popping out babies) but I don't want to drive that far/spend that money right now.

[butterfly134]

Thanks :) they are all valid points...however the older students in my class are more confident, have more confidence when talking to and caring for patients and are more confident when talking to the RN's. They also are more confident about asking questions both in class and during clinicals. Its because they have more life experience I suppose and are just confident in themselves.....when we are still young and even though competant at the level we are at.....just maybe more nervous and still finding out who we are and what we want in life and what we want nursing to give us.