Any older students?

[Dodie_A]

I'm over 35 and working my way through pre-req's to apply to my CC's program in the spring.

I notice a few things being an older student: availability, memory, conflicting responsibilities.... I was just wondering if anyone can relate and what are your favorite tricks to make it work.

[Rexjackiec]

I'm a mother of 5 and will be starting nursing school in January. The biggest thing for me is i schedule study/homework time.

During pre-reqs I tried to take all my classes on 2 days. They were long days where my first class would start at 8am and my last one ended at 830pm but I would have about 4 hours worked in between those classes to read, study, whatever.

Now this might not work for everyone but no matter how you do it you have to leave your house to study otherwise your other responsibilities will always pull you away.

I completely agree! My husband use to ask me why I stayed at school to study and I told him if I came home to study I would never study!! The laundry would get done.. the bills.. the cleaning.. it's all a distraction.. if at all possible study away from home.. even if it's a coffee shop or something..

[maddyfan4]

Im 46 with 2 kids and will be 47 next month. I've been a LPn for 9years and I start school next month. Anything is possible with hard work