Anyone age 35 and and up and a nursing student? (say hi)

Nusss · Sep 15, 2003

Hi! im 39 and i felt old too. I had alot of younger students going with me to school. But i think the oldest we has was 47 and i thought that was really neat. Believe me it takes guts to go back the older you are. I have all of my prereqs done except Microbiolgy. I hope to be in the nursing program by next fall. Wish me luck!!!

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JoAnn, prenursing student

foreverhope · Nov 1, 2003

I just turned 38 and I am in my first semester of an ADN program. The majority of my class is younger than me but I fit in well. I don't feel uncomfortable with younger people. It is a great time for me and I can hardly wait to graduate in 2005!!! Hang in there everyone!!

giftedRN · Nov 2, 2003

hmmm...I am 36 and will be starting the BSN program in spring 2004. I will be graduating december 2005!

oh boy!

Ann

time4mydream · Nov 2, 2003

hi. i just turned 41 and i will be starting my nursing clinicals in january. i am so excited and scared at the same time. i started taking my prerequisites last fall and found that i love going to school. it makes me feel young when i sit among all the young kids.:)

truern · Nov 2, 2003

very young 48 year old here....waiting for the acceptance letter for january clinicals :)

unknown99, BSN, RN · Nov 3, 2003

Hello.

I have been an LPN for 19 years. I am currently back in school and will graduate in June 2004 with my assoc. RN. I am 39 years old. I have 5 kids, 4 of which still are at home. Their ages are 21, 18, 10, 8 , & 4. I was working 40 hr a week, but cut down to 24 hr a week. The only way that I am making it through this is that I have the best husband in the world. Although he works 50 plus hours a week, he always finds the time to help with the household and the children. I attend school with all women ranging in ages from 19 to 62. The variety of ages make no difference to any of us. We all pitch in and help each other most of the time. Us older ones, and the ones of us who have been LPNs tend to look out for the ones who could be our childrens age. BUT, I cannot hardly wait until June!!!

nursegirl62 · Nov 3, 2003

I'm 42 and in my first quarter of nursing school there are 32 in my class and only 10 are under the age of 35! there are several in their mid to late 40's too.

:rolleyes:

LisaRN2B · Nov 3, 2003

I am 39. Most of my classmates are my age or younger (some MUCH younger!).

One of the people who inspired me to go to nursing school is my best friends mother. She was 50 years old when she started school. She is still working as an RN into her 60's. She loves it (and everybody thinks she's fab!)

FutureArmyNurse · Nov 3, 2003

Hi All,

I'm not part of the club (yet) but I just wanted to say I'm 25 and the youngest of all my fellow classmates. I really enjoy dealing with everyone on a more mature level as I've never had the mentality of someone my own age, even when I was just a little kiddie.

It's not how old you are, it's how old you feel, haha

Take care everybody

arbley · Nov 3, 2003

I graduated from nursing school 20 years after I graduated from high school. There were several of us around the same age. If I remember right, there were only two "traditional" students in my class of 25. Ages at graduation ranged from 22 to 41. We all got along and age never seemed to be an issue, except when the baby of the class was not old enough to get served at the local pub. :)

Mandylpn · Nov 4, 2003

Originally posted by sagarcia210
Hello.
I have been an LPN for 19 years. I am currently back in school and will graduate in June 2004 with my assoc. RN. I am 39 years old. I have 5 kids, 4 of which still are at home. Their ages are 21, 18, 10, 8 , & 4. I was working 40 hr a week, but cut down to 24 hr a week. The only way that I am making it through this is that I have the best husband in the world. Although he works 50 plus hours a week, he always finds the time to help with the household and the children. I attend school with all women ranging in ages from 19 to 62. The variety of ages make no difference to any of us. We all pitch in and help each other most of the time. Us older ones, and the ones of us who have been LPNs tend to look out for the ones who could be our childrens age. BUT, I cannot hardly wait until June!!!

Wow! I really admire your ambition! good luck!

Juleshop · Nov 12, 2003

36 next month and wondering what the heck I'm doing! :)

Just started in August and loved it until this week!