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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!

Hello ladies and gents! I'm almost 32 and I'm just going to start my first quarter of prereqs later this month. I'm scared and excited all at the same time :woot:

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Bumping this up to see if anyone received any news yet.

My school should be sending out letters within the next 2 weeks.......so nervous!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I'm 45 and will be 46 in September. I will be finished my Acclerated BSN program this December. And they say, "We're too old!" Pshaw!!

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Specializes in geriatrics, psych.
I think you make an excellent point-- we are more mature and more focused than some of our younger classmates. I know that I am far more level-headed now than I was fresh out of high school, and I do believe that has had a positive impact on my experience with school thus far. We also, for the most part, understand what a huge opportunity an education is, and we don't take it lightly. I had a 17 year old classmate in one of my first pre-req classes-- it was online and she constantly emailed me a few hours before the end of each week, asking questions about the assignments. She didn't understand how things worked, and she really wasn't focused. It became a joke of sorts in our house-- around 9 each Sunday my husband would say 'so, any word from xxxxxxx yet?' Sure enough, usually if I would check my mail, there it would be!! At the end of the semester, she thnked me for helping her. I wrote her a long email, telling her how blessed we all are to be getting an education, and asked that she please not take it for granted. Among other things, I also asked her to remember that she needs to do this for herself, because it really is te best gift she can give herself. She wrote back and said nobody had ever encouraged her like that before, and she got straight a's last semester. That's my girl!!

It seems to me we have an advantage- we can put things into perspective and have life experience. Hopefully less drama. I'm excited to see there is such a large group of us on here-- very encouraging!! I'm proud of all of us for being so brave. We can make such a huge difference if we work hard and make this happen. I can't wait to see where we all wind up and what we wind up doing!!!

I found this happening to me as well and I soon realized at 41 I was far more focused than many of my younger classmates. This gave me a great deal of confidence because I was so worried before I started that school had changed so much in the years I had been absent that it would be difficult to keep up with the younger students.

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Got about a three week wait here. Trying to concentrate on the ethics and woman's study class I'm taking in the mean time. And getting everything ready for the CNA course I start in August. Hope everyone gets some good news soon!

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I'm 26 -- soon to be 27 in 3 months. Close enough! Just applied for an RN program with strong scores after spending the last year and a half on prereqs. Hope its all worth it! Nice to see 30+'ers doing this... I question if I was too old at 25 getting into the prereqs.

Good luck everyone : )

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I'm 35 and starting my prereq's in the fall. I already have some of my required classes done but I really need to take some over in order to bump my GPA to nearly perfect. My plan is to be complete with my prereqs by May 2015. The school has a strict application process and all my classes won't be done in time to turn in my application for the Fall of 2015 so I'll be applying for the Spring of 2016. If all goes well I'll graduate with a BSN the same year my oldest son graduates high school.

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Hi! I'm 35. I have two children aged 12 and 10. I have a full time job in finance. I have a BS and an MBA and in September I'm starting my pre-reqs for nursing school. I'm really nervous since I haven't been to school in awhile. This is my first post on this forum. Nice to "meet" you all!

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I just found out I got into my program!!! I start in January after I finish my last three prereqs, I'm am soooooo stoked! When I graduate I will be 34 and ready to take on the world and kick some booty! Keep charging ladies and gents it can and WILL happen!

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Congrats Lakmom, that's wonderful !

I also received my letter of acceptance on Friday . Classes start in august .... Woohoo!!!

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Congrats! Wish I started that early! I still have a few prereqs to finish and then I start in January!

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33yr old here and just got accepted to start my nursing program this fall. I sure wish I had started earlier but I'm glad I have the chance now. Good luck everyone!

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