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Published May 24, 2004
You are reading page 2 of Met my classmates - feel like an old fart
PSUNURS05
94 Posts
Socially awkward...that's the phrase I was trying to think of when I was thinking of how to describe myself...thank you manna.....
It's funny, I graduated with my first degree not knowing a single person I graduated with. I go to a very large university. Now I see the same people in every class and know their names.
My shyness would only concern me if it hindered my clinical performance and it doesn't.
Best of luck to you all in your nursing education.
suzy253, RN
3,815 Posts
You 'kids' needn't worry :)
After all, look at me. I'm 51 and just completed my 1st year of nursing school. Yes, I'm the oldest--actually I wasn't but the year-older-than-me student dropped out. Students in my class range in age from 19-51. Mostly in their 20's and 30's...actually I think we skip the 40's altogether except for this one guy who won't tell us his age. You'll soon find that'll be the least of your worries. I'm a bit of a ham/class clown so I get a long with everyone. Of course there's that 'generation gap', especially with the teens--20's but we are all very very supportive of each other and no one looks at age at all.
Have fun with it!!!
PCGrad06
301 Posts
i am 30 and lucky i guess because there is a group of 36 students in my class. of that about 25 are "old timers" (age 25+)
Sheri257
3,905 Posts
Tell me about it, 42 years old here.
At least there are some older students too.
:chuckle
agent
777 Posts
Okay, so I'm still a young and spry 27.... but I all of a sudden feel very old.
Ha! Good luck
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,249 Posts
Sweetie - I started nursing school at 32! Finished with LPN at 34, finished with ADN at 36, finished with BSN at 46 and (hopefully) MSN by 47! Yikes - now that's old!
ARmickie
127 Posts
Now now, guys... to quote my 13 year old, "You're not old mom, you're experienced!!! heehehee
RedSox33RN
1,483 Posts
I'll be starting nursing school at the ripe age of 37! Married with 4 kids, and one of those kids will be almost 14 - probably closer to some of my classmates age than mine!! LOL
I expect that though, because they offer 2 and 4 year degrees. I know the nursing classes at the CC I went to had a lot of people in their 20's, 30's and 40's.
My MIL graduated from nursing school at 57 - and NOT the oldest in her class!
Yea...you could certainly say that!
LeesieBug
717 Posts
to quote my 13 year old, "You're not old mom, you're experienced!!! heehehee
:chuckle That's adorable!
lisamc1RN, LPN
943 Posts
Would you please have your sweet 13 year old talk to my stinker 11 year old? :chuckle He overheard me talking about this thread with my husband and he said "so, you're worried about becoming all shriveled up, mom?" Can I ground him for that? :chuckle
Carolanne
612 Posts
Good evening, guys, checking in from the "nursing home" here ... :chuckle
I'm 44 and just about all of my classes have had a mixture of 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. The blend has been very harmonious, and at times I don't even feel like we're different ages at all. We're all striving for the same goal, crying over the same test grades and learning together!