30-something BSNs

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    Specializes in critical care.

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pixiestudent2

993 Posts

I think I will feel the same. Although I am 20 I have a one year old son. Most students at my college live in dorms typical college kids and I worry about "fitting in".

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I'm also thirty and starting my second semester 2+2 nursing program. I am one of the oldest but there are a few older than me. Honestly, I get along better with most of the younger students. I have had some bad experience with some of the older ones, especially one in particular that was just simply nasty to me; acting more like a high school brat than any of the others...

I have 5 or 6 close friends in school and all are 18-21. Guess I like being big sister :coollook:

LaineyLe

34 Posts

I'll be starting my 18-month BSN program this August, and I'm turning 30 in December. I thought I might be one of the older students in my class, but when I went to my interview there were quite a few people in their 30s and 40s. I'm not too worried about making friends or connecting with classmates, because all of my classmates at the JC where I did pre-reqs were between 19-23. Maybe I don't feel too concerned because I look young. =P

Stephalump

2,723 Posts

Specializes in Forensic Psych.
I think I will feel the same. Although I am 20 I have a one year old son. Most students at my college live in dorms typical college kids and I worry about "fitting in".

I struggled with this a lot. I was a teenage mom, so when I started college at 18, I wasn't exactly your typical "college kid." But, you know, I made a ton of friends, and still count a lot of them as friends almost a decade later. There were a few who never really got or respected the fact that I wasn't as "free" as they were, but for the most part, when you're studying and struggling and laughing, it doesn't matter how old you are or what responsibilities you have at home

ixchel

4,547 Posts

Specializes in critical care.

I wonder if it's being a parent that makes me feel "older" rather than my age. I just consider all of these great fellow students and I know they've worked just as hard as I have, but our life circumstances give us little in common except that. I thank you all for your reassuring responses, though. I just need to walk in with head held high and remember I belong there, too :)

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