30+ club! Lets do this together.

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I'm almost 32 and just about finished my first quarter back. I will have 9 more pre reqs to take before I can apply for the program. I would love to chat with others and cheer each other on along the way. OH, and does anyone else think English 101 is kinda hard?! And why the hell does it have to be one of the 4 classes that count at my school? I'm going crazy!

I don't know... biologically I'm 37 but in my heart I still feel 27! :-) :-) :-)[/quote']

I feel the same way! We're only as old as we feel right?!

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Thats great good luck i just registered for classes for the fall. I am very nervous being out of school for so long but its time to go back and finish what i started.

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Wowzas!! I have two pre-requisites to go before I can apply to my program, and thanks to early registration, was able to register today. I had planned everything out, selected my sections weeks ago, and yesterday, I logged in to just double check things. I wound up having to change everything. Now, early registration started on the 3rd, but our times went by how many credit hours we have taken at this particular school. I managed to get a semi-decent schedule, though it was the result of taking a class with an instructor with awful ratings... I figured out that initially, total, there were 120 seats for A&PII. That's all. For the largest community college in the state. Being a community college with a large population of non traditional students, the courses were really not easy to schedule this time around. And I only had two. I messaged a previous classmate, who I know registers later than me and he said he can't register until the 10th. I'm just thankful I got into the two classes I needed. I don't know how anyone else later than this week is going to manage-- there's seriously barely anything available. Two seats left in micro. 40something for A&P. god forbid they need both, because none of the remaining sections will work together without creating a scheduling conflict.

Anyone else experience this?? I was honestly quite frustrated. Maybe it's the result of the pool of prospective candidates dwindling down further and further, but I was anxious all day until I was allowed to register. Imagine how it would feel to need one or two more courses and not be able to get into them.

Eeek. Just plan. Plan a, plan b, plan c, and then some.

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I'm 30 and just passed my entrance exam. :) Waiting now to hear from school on next steps. I hope to start fall this year. :) it's fun being older and going back to school!

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I'm 30 and just passed my entrance exam. :) Waiting now to hear from school on next steps. I hope to start fall this year. :) it's fun being older and going back to school!

I agree, it is fun going to school as an older young adult ;)!

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Got my acceptance letter today!! Hope you get in too! Best of luck! :-)

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Congrats Cjprc40 on your acceptance! I received mine a few weeks ago...I cried "happy" tears!:up:

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Thank you & Congrats to you also!!! It's very surreal, but very exciting!

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This is awesome, a 30 and up thread! I love it. I am 49, so that qualifies as "up"! I am starting nursing school in August, got all those pesky pre reqs and co reqs out of the way. Someone was smart enough to start a Facebook page for the class of 2015 that I am glad I joined, because we all need to support each other! There are several "mature" ladies on there! Maybe we need a facebook for the 30 and up club!

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Congrats Cjprc40 on your acceptance! I received mine a few weeks ago...I cried "happy" tears!:up:

ME TOO!!!!

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All these youngsters in this thread! Lol. I am 51 and start my program (asn) in august. It took about 1 1/2 years to do all my pre reqs, including a few that will apply to the BSN I hope to get upon finishing my RN. My kids are grown, my wife is super supportive, let the games begin! Good luck to all!

Finally!!!! ONE PERSON older than me! LOL I'm 49. We are proof it's never too late to pursue your education and your dreams!

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Nice post! Not 30 but 27 is pretty close! I am married with a 5 year old daughter :yes: I am currently taking English Comp over because it did not transfer with me from my previous schooling :banghead: I have about 5 more classes to take before I can apply to my nursing program. Good luck to everyone and we can do it!! :laugh::up:

Isn't that ENG 111? My nursing advisor told me that mine would transfer from another community college even though it's from the early nineties. I start the RN program in August. I sure hope she was right! I won't have time for that!

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