Am I too old??

MotivatedOne · Jun 22, 2009

In my opinion, you are never too old! When I first started college back in 01, there was a 53 yr old woman in my general chemistry class. I too have a Bachelor's degree but I opted to go for my ADN after being rejected by one school that offered an Accelerated BSN program. It's more economical for me to go to the CC rather than the 4-yr school considering I can no longer get grants and have maxed out my loans.

I've heard a lot of companies are hiring BSN trained nurses over ADN trained nurses. Whether or not that's true I don't know. But you can always go back to school and enroll in either a RN-BSN or RN-MSN degree program while working and using your tuition reimbursement to pay for it if you're employer offers it.

One of my coworkers was 41 enrolled in the ABSN program I applied to she later decided to switch to the traditional program instead. She graduated in december!

So no, you are not too old!

Good luck!

guiltysins · Jun 22, 2009

I agree, I don't think you're ever too old to go back to school. If it's something you really want to accomplish then there's no reason not to. You can become a nurse and at least get about 10-15 years in doing the profession. I know someone who is 70 and she's been a nurse for over 40 years. She doesn't have to work anymore but she enjoys it to the point where she doesn't wanna quit, plus hospitals are so flexible she's not working a heavy schedule. I don't think she'll retire unless they force her to!

deleern · Jun 22, 2009

HI, I was 45 when I started. I did it at our local community College. I worked full time and went to school full time. I graduated in 3 yrs. I have been an RN now for 2 years. right now I am looking at starting my BSN.

matilda123 · Jun 22, 2009

I just finished my 1st semester of rn school, and am not the only "older" student. FYI, the average age of a nursing student in the U.S. is 40yrs old. A 60 yr old graduated from my school last fall, and had a job at a hospital the next week. She loves nursing and is so glad that she did it!

littlebitark · Jun 22, 2009

I'm 51 years old and jus starting my claasses- too old? no way:coollook:

ICAN! · Jun 22, 2009

I'm starting this Fall and just turned 49. Your never to old to go back to school!

greeniebean · Jun 26, 2009

I think it's great you want to go back to school! You're only as old as you feel!

gipsonbee · Jun 26, 2009

I read somewhere a long time ago where this woman wanted to go back to school and explained that she would be 40 before she finished. And whomever she was speaking to stated, "You are gonna turn forty anyways." I felt like this was the best advise she could have been given. If you are gonna one day turn that age anyway, why not turn it with a degree or as an RN?

CrufflerJJ, BSN, RN, EMT-P · Jun 26, 2009

I am a 45 year old who feels compelled to finally live out my dream of becoming a nurse. Am I too old/crazy to even think I can achieve this? I already have a bachelor's degree so would you recommend going straight for a BSN or my RN? I appreciate any advice anyone can give. Thanks so much!

Crazy, I dunno.

Too old, No freakin' way! I completed my BSN at the young age of 47, and will be starting my first RN job in a couple weeks.

We had a lady in my class who was 57 when she started the program. Since you already have a Bachelors degree, you might consider an accelerated BSN program. That way, you get 2.5-3 years of ##!!##^^%% crammed into a 12-18 month "bag"!

Go for it!

Trish323 · Jun 27, 2009

I hope you're not too old because I'm 49 and starting July 6th with my first pre-req! I've read tons of similar postings on this site about older people returning to nursing school. I think it's great!

Kundera · Jun 28, 2009

Go for it! If you don't, you may always regret it!