Of the 23 other students comprising the group that I entered nursing school with, three of them are men. The class that is graduating at the end of next week I believe has 1 male student, and as far as I know the class immediately behind mine has 1 as well. This is about 60 students (some classes have had students drop), with 6 of them being males; that's only 1 in 10.
So we know that male nurses are few and far between, but how old are we?
The 1 student in the class graduating next week is 28.
The 1 student in the class that entered the semester after mine is at least 30 (a second career-er I believe).
Of the 4 in my class, 2 are about 45, 1 is 40, and then there is me...21.
How old are you guys? How old when you started school?
very interesting to see the ages and that some are in their 50's. how do the ages of men compare to that of the women in the same classes? is the age spread the same?
theres 8 guys in my class. 1 guy in 50s, 4 guys in middle late 30's, youngest one is 23, and rest late 20s.
as for women, theres 2 in 50yrs, some late 40yrs, and bulk of class is 30yrs somewhere, and other bulk is late 20s.
theres couple that are 20, 21, 22 a definite minority i would say.
I am 29. I just told my boss that I will be leaving in January to do a graduate entry Bachelor of Nursing. Can't wait to get off this chair and away from this screen...
man this post made me feel good...im 34 and waiting for my acceptance letter and i sometimes wondered if i was too old to start this....i feel alot better now...thanks all
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Just turned 49 here (making a major life change after a 25-year career in media relations/corporate communications). I'm in the Accelerated BSN program at the University of Missour - St. Louis. In our class of 60 or so, 7 of us are guys. Average age in the class, I'd say, is mid to late 20s. I'm far and away the oldest in the class. And I love it!
im 19 and just entered my first semester 2 months ago, there are about 10 guys in my class of 100.. i might be the youngest one there... i will graduate as an RN when im 20, but i really need to get rid of distractions(this is the bad side of being 19), find the best way for me to study and focus more on studying....
Absolutely! STAY FOCUSED! You can party and have all the sex you want after you get those two little initals after your name. My advice is try and build the best support system you can around youself. That can help alot.
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theres 8 guys in my class. 1 guy in 50s, 4 guys in middle late 30's, youngest one is 23, and rest late 20s.
as for women, theres 2 in 50yrs, some late 40yrs, and bulk of class is 30yrs somewhere, and other bulk is late 20s.
theres couple that are 20, 21, 22 a definite minority i would say.
there is a difinite age spread.
my class has 70 students.