Good time to be finished with nursing school

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I have an older friend who is always stressing out about the fact that she will be 29 when she finish nursing school. is that too old to just be finished? i'm not really sure but it really bothers her a lot. she should be happy that she got accepted when a lot of people haven't.

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The way I see it, she can be 29 and just finishing nursing school...or she can be 29 and not be doing anything. I'd be much more upset about the 2nd option. I graduate next week and I'm 28. My motto is (and this was printed on my graduation announcements) "It's about **** time!"

I mean, really, as long as she graduates, what in the world is the big deal?

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I am going to be 35 when I graduate nursing school and this bothered me initially simply b/c I was accepted into nursing school at age 20 and was unable to attend; so I kept looking at all the time that was lost. Then my grandmother told me that I could turn 35 and begin a career that I love and have always wanted or I could turn 35 and still complain about not being able to get the career that I love and have always wanted!! ;)

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I have an older friend who is always stressing out about the fact that she will be 29 when she finish nursing school. is that too old to just be finished? i'm not really sure but it really bothers her a lot. she should be happy that she got accepted when a lot of people haven't.
Yes, it's much, much too old to finish.

Signed,

Someone who graduated from nursing school at the age of 45.

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She's going to be 29 anyway, whether she's in nursing school or not.

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I'll be 30 when I graduate in 2012 from my BSN program. As long as the body and mind can keep up, I still can put in 25+ years in the profession. Tell your friend not to worry about their age.

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Wow...29? She better get her funeral arrangements in place and start tying up lose ends.

I didn't start until after she will finish. I think there are advantages both ways, but from my view mine are greater. I have lived 10+ years of my life that the straight out of HS kids don't have. I have experience with employment, as a supervisor. I've worked with all kinds of people and had lots of different experiences. I have a LOT of responsibility, a family, children, etc. So from my view - I'm much more equipped to handle many of the other things that come up in nursing, not just how to do skills. ;)

Tell her to relax. :D

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I'm going to be 28 when I get my ADN... *shrug* I'm actually one of the younger students in my class, so I don't feel bad. Sure, I wish I did nursing the first time around I was in college, or at least double majored in it and what I got my BS in, but at least I've gotten to live a little bit of life before settling down into a "real" job.

I would venture to say that in today's world being older than the 18-22 year old range and being in college is quite normal, and it's nothing to really worry about. Hell, there's 70 and 80 year olds out there getting college degrees!

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I have an older friend who is always stressing out about the fact that she will be 29 when she finish nursing school. is that too old to just be finished? i'm not really sure but it really bothers her a lot. she should be happy that she got accepted when a lot of people haven't.

I am 53 and just finished my second semester of my BSN program.

I'll be 55 when I graduate.

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I have an older friend who is always stressing out about the fact that she will be 29 when she finish nursing school. is that too old to just be finished? i'm not really sure but it really bothers her a lot. she should be happy that she got accepted when a lot of people haven't.

I completely understand how she feels. Heck, I will be 23 when I finish and although I shouldn't feel "old" at all, I can't help but to notice alot of my peers are already graduating before me. It doesn't help when there are people in my class that are still 20. BUT on the other hand I see ALOT of my peers (my age and slightly older) not doing ANYTHING!

I guess it's a matter of not being so worried about other people and stop comparing myself to others. I have accomplished alot in my own right, and I should be proud that I will have a good career at a relatively young age. Encourage your friend to feel the same too! :redpinkhe

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I'd love to see some stats pertaining to age-at-graduation and new-grad hiring. Somehow, I'm guessing that the 31-year-old new grad gets hired before the 21-year-old new grad.

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i'll be 29 when i get out of the program... i'm more worried about turning 30!! than being 29 and finishing the program hahaahaa... there are so many worse things to be worried about. she should be ecstatic!! i know i am :)

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