Am I Too Old for Nursing School , I am 26 years old and tired

[Divalish918]

I am 26 years old, single mom. I have pursuing this career since I was 22 yrs old. In this time I was in the Army Reserve, had a baby and had rough times with my child's father. In and out of court, child support, custody. Because of this, due to poor grades, I had to repeat classes and now its draining the hell out of me. Hopefully I will start nursing school this January. I dont know, I feel like I am getting too old. I work in the hospital and I see 22 yr old nurses and I feel a tinge of jealousy.... I dont know I just feel like I am too old sometimes but I am really worried. I am also worried about paying for college,, the school I want to go to costs about 26k a yr for 2 yrs....I dont know but Im gonna try...

[sunray12]

I am 26 years old, single mom. I have pursuing this career since I was 22 yrs old. In this time I was in the Army Reserve, had a baby and had rough times with my child's father. In and out of court, child support, custody. Because of this, due to poor grades, I had to repeat classes and now its draining the hell out of me. Hopefully I will start nursing school this January. I dont know, I feel like I am getting too old. I work in the hospital and I see 22 yr old nurses and I feel a tinge of jealousy.... I dont know I just feel like I am too old sometimes but I am really worried. I am also worried about paying for college,, the school I want to go to costs about 26k a yr for 2 yrs....I dont know but Im gonna try...

I'm sure you have your answer by now but just to add there are nursing students twice your age. So no - of course you aren't too old. Don't be jealous of the 22 year olds. Nursing is a field with a lot of turnover and a high burnout rate. To get the most out of your investment whether that's time, money or both it's much better if you are mature enough to know for sure that nursing is what you want to do for the long term.