How old are you?

mustangsheba · Apr 8, 2001

The oldest in my graduating class was 62, the youngest 20-something. I entered my ADN program when I was 41 and have been nursing for 19 years.

MQ Edna · Apr 8, 2001

Hi Rhona,

I will be just about to turn 32 when I graduate in May of this year with my ADN. In my school it seems to be a trend that the AD students are, in general, older than the BSN students. Of course, the senior BSNs have several more "older" students because of the RN to BSN transition students. I think the AD class has the older students because we have families and need to have an income a little sooner than the students who are just graduating from high school. There are exceptions, of course, to everything!

Laura

jennifer jane · Apr 8, 2001

Hey there my name is Jennifer and i am a 26 year old first year nursing student. i am doing a BSc Hons Degree in Newcastle, England. There are around 68 students in my class, a third of them are around 18-22. Most seem to be over 30 and the rest of us are scattered in between.

Doreen 1 · Apr 24, 2001

I am a student nurse from Edinburgh in Scotland. I am in my 1st trimester and I am 44years old. I went to college last year to gain the access qualification for uni. I would say that the average age in my intake is 30ish. As for male students, probably about 5%.

------------------

Doreen

nursStew · Apr 25, 2001

I am 29 and finishing my prereqs. Will be 30 when I start my program and 32 when I finish.

WendyBSN2004 · May 4, 2001

I am 27 now and will be that when I enter nursing school. I should be 31 when I graduate from the BSN program. I am so excited to be back in school, and my children are learning a lot about how important school is. Good luck!!!

essarge · May 4, 2001

45 (going on 25) graduate in 2004 with my BSN!! Can't wait!! My 16 year old and I have a going bet on who's GPA is going to be higher (no more excuses kids, mom's in school too!!)and this bet goes until I graduate from college. By the way he will be going to the same college so we will be there for two years together!! Might be interesting!

RNDiv2 · May 5, 2001

:cool: Hi, from Oz! I am 35yo but, so are most of my classmates . Well they are in there 30's anyway. We even have a couple of 50ish girls. HOWZAT! :rolleyes:

Well anyway, why should age put you off? You know we are never too old or, too young to do anything we want to! Go for it Girls of 30 and above.

mustangsheba · May 6, 2001

Hey, my little chickadees. I got my ADN when I was 43 and the average age of my class was 35 (oldest 60). I am back in school after practicing nursing for 19 years. The diversity in nursing is a wonderful thing. It is the only profession I can think of that encompasses such a broad range of ages and other skills and gifts.

delirium · May 7, 2001

I will be a few months shy of 27 when I graduate from my ADN program. Like a lot of other people, I didn't go to college until I was a grown up ha ha. I plan to utilize the RN-BSN bridge program and then I'll be even older than everyone else.

I went this route because I have neither the time nor the energy to invest in a 4 year program. I have a family, and a mortgage payment, and I need to work while I'm in school... it just makes more sense to get the ADN first and then build on it.

I never considered being an LPN, though. They don't seem to be utilized much in facilities here and don't have the same level of responsibility that RNs do.

Just my opinion,

MsP

Sherman · May 8, 2001

Graduated LPN school at 29. Got my RN at 34 and most people in my class were my age and older .

Wyldeflower · May 8, 2001

I'm 28...will be 29 when I start school this fall. My first year is to take care of chemistry, as well as some of the other stuff (A&P, microbiology, etc). I will be 30 when I start the ADN program next fall.