How many of us 30 somethings are out there?

[karen230]

I am just curious. I am 37 and will be taking my last pre-req in January for the nursing program at my local community college. I have noticed many people here are over 30, so I wanted to just blurt out the question. How many of us 30 somethings are making a career change into Nursing?

I'm 37 and making a career change, but I still work in an office for now.

[Kensington]

I'll be 31 in October, and am currently taking prereqs - hoping to get accepted for the Fall 2008 into a direct-entry masters or Accelerated BSN program.

Good luck, everyone!

[CRNA2BKY]

I'm 40, and I am in the middle of an Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program right now. I quit my job as an airline pilot, and my long-term goal is to become a CRNA. I also just got a job as a nurses assistant, part-time, so I can gain some experience...pretty much a resume enhancer. Anyway, good luck to everyone.

[coolpeach]

I am also 37. I was assistant director for a medical collections agency for years, and a mom. I am a first time college student working on my RN.

[dashie2007]

Well i'm not 30 somthing but 40 something. I'm 42, graduated in may and on my second wk of orientation for my new job. In my class there where quite a few 30's and 40's and a few in 50's.

[speedi65]

Just turned 36 and I start clinicals in one week! I am a mommy and I worked in retail for years. I HATE retail!

Sounds like me....Just turned 34 and have worked retail for waayy to long. The money is surprisingly good but I'm done with it. I start as a pre-ADN this month.

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

I started LPN school a month before i turned 38. I'll graduate 2 months after i turn 39. Hopefully a bit after I turn 40 I'll have attained my goal of RN!

[SparklyGirl]

I'm 33 with a 6, 5 and 3 year old.

I was a full time student last semester (took Physiology, Micro and Anatomy all at the same time - each 5 credits - I had class 6 days a week - ack!)

This semester I will finish up my prereqs and then apply to a few programs.

[RedWeasel, RN]

i was 34 when I became an RN

[morningstarRN, RN]

I turned 30 this year and am in the middle of my pre-reqs for the ADN program. I plan on working a year or so then going for my BSN.

[RNGrammie]

Ok...here goes...i'm 46, will graduate ADN in Dec. 08 RN, just took LPN exam in July, passed and landed a job at a LTC facility working on dementia/alzheimers unit. Loving it and looking forward to the future. I have two 50+ students in my class and most other's are "older" students too. We attend an evening/weekender program at our community college...2 nights a week and every other weekend for clinical. Works out great for most of us. We work during the day...have children (i have 2 boys 15, 16) and we really WANT this for ourselves!!

[ChargeNurseAmy74]

I'm 32 yrs old, and will be 33yrs old in Sept! I'm done with all my prerequistites and applying to 2 colleges. YAY!!! Such a long wait and finally here. I have 3 children, 15yrs, 9yrs & 8yrs.oh ya and a husband..is that a 4th child? anyways..heres to being 30 and successful!!!

Amy (nurse2b):balloons:

[txnursingqt]

I wanna join the club.

I will be turning 30 next month.:biggringi Man time sure has flown by. I started college in 1999, and have gone off and on ever since. I have changed my major a zillion times and I am still not done. But I am finally on the right path and will be applying to NS this Jan and hopefully will be able to start Fall 2008. Can't wait to finally be done. :mortarboard:

I just got married last year and so far no kids. My DH wants us to have kids now:bugeyes: But I finally showed him how tough NS is going to be and he has agreed it would just be too much to handle so we are going to wait.

I am just so ready to get this whole thing going. I feel like I am finally where I need to be in life and that everything is working out. But it sure has taken a lot to get here. And I still feel like I am 20 and don't know much!

Good luck to everyone!!!!