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?
In my nursing school, there are 2 male students, I'm 20 years old and the other is 21 years old. Average age would be around 22 years old. No one over 24 years old. We are a very group!
I'm seventeen right now. I'm working on pre-req's to transfer over to the local university's lower division nursing program next fall. I found out that due to the community college's wait list, there'd be like a one semester difference between a two year degree and a four year degree. It's pretty much no brainer.
I'll be eighteen when I transfer and twenty one when I finish.
WoW!
I wish I was that young. I already what I wanted but just got side tracked by so many different careers out there. But now I'm 19 going to be 20 this year, I will be finish by 23 =)
Started pre-reqs in Fall 2006 (was 35). Just graduated in December with my ADN. That makes me 38. When I started I was one of three males in a class of 36. One was 25, one was 39, and there was me. The average range for all students was 19 to 45. If you're worried about age being a problem don't. I think it helped me on a maturity level. a lotof the younger students didn't like all the "mcikey mouse" stuff that goes in first year and griped all the time. I just kept telling them "If you want to get through this, you gotta play the game" Most of them couldn't figure out what I meant by that.
I wish I was that young. I already what I wanted but just got side tracked by so many different careers out there. But now I'm 19 going to be 20 this year, I will be finish by 23 =)
Good luck to you!
jasgop
I agree, that is impressive for someone so young and driven.
I'll be 44 when I graduate in August 2010. I started taking prereq's at the age of 39 very part time because I wasn't sure how I would respond to college. I guess you could say things worked out. :)
jngnurse, CNA
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In my nursing school, there are 2 male students, I'm 20 years old and the other is 21 years old. Average age would be around 22 years old. No one over 24 years old. We are a very group!
Jasgop