What age were you when you went to nursing school?

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Curious at what the average age is that people are in nursing school?

I am doing my pre reqs now and will be 28 when I start! :lol2:

i was 40 when i started nursing classes, 42 when i graduated with my asn!

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Specializes in LTC.

I am 29. I finished my prereqs lastFall and plan to start LPN program this Fall when I am 30. Plan to do LPN to ASN when I am 31.

There are many more plans in my future but I have enough to think about with just the next two years.

I feel like I wasn't really a grown up until my late 20's so I don't feel bad about putting school off for this long.

:yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: I am so excited to turn 30! :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

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I started pre-reqs in '93 and have gone to school on and off since. I got married, had three beautiful babies and am starting nursing school in the fall of '07 at the chronological age of 33....but I feel like 23!!! I love having people from all different generations in my classes...I feel like I fit in with all of them.

It's nice to read of people who actually graduated, I know it will happen but it still seems unreal.

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Specializes in Medical Telemetry, LTC,AlF, Skilled care.

Hm... earned my CNA when I was 16 started LPN school when I was 17 I'm 18 now and graduate this May :) It kinda stunk because the hospitals wouldn't even hire me as a CNA until I became 18 this past summer lol

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I am 29. I finished my prereqs lastFall and plan to start LPN program this Fall when I am 30. Plan to do LPN to ASN when I am 31.

There are many more plans in my future but I have enough to think about with just the next two years.

I feel like I wasn't really a grown up until my late 20's so I don't feel bad about putting school off for this long.

:yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: I am so excited to turn 30! :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

I was late growing up too, started nursing school @ 26, will be done when I'm 29. Then CRNA ASAP ! haha.

ps. Some people like my 3rd uncle never grow up, so no worries. :lol2:

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Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.

I was 23. Three years in secondary education at the university after high school, and then a couple of years off (in the payroll office at the box factory!) before I started the BS program at the U.

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I was 27 when I started after leaving a career as a head chef. I qualified at the age of the 30. Haven't regretted it once. Believe it or not......

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Whoa don't head chefs make a lot of money?

Why leave cooking?

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I will be 50 next month. I am a newly minted LPN in LTC. I have done all my prereqs, Micro, A+PI, II, Chem, Bio, Psych for a LPN to RN bridge program. I also have a BA in Legal Studies/Political Science that I received at 30 years old. I have a 14 year old at home. Hope to get my RN and MSN by 55!!!

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Specializes in ER.

Went to college right out of high school - BS in Social Studies Education. Started pre reqs at 39 one class at a time (most classes transferred from first degree), full time nursing school at 41, and graduated 43 with diploma RN almost 2 years ago. Regret not starting sooner. Love it!!!

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My application is in for a fall class....if accepted I will be 57 when I start..

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im from australia, i graduated 1980 in manila,philippines , registered 1985, work for 1 year, then migrated to australia but was only registered recently, now im 49

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