How old are you?

ksparkman · Aug 21, 2005

I turned 30 in July this year. I also agree with the other older nursing students. I find that I love learning now. I mean sure, there's the hectic "Oh I wish this was over now" periods (usually during finals). But I worry what I'll do with my "spare" time when I'm finished with school. These two weeks I've had off between my summer classes and the fall have been making me feel like a terrible student. I am always thinking, "Don't I have something to study?"

I'm glad I started again. Sometimes I feel old, but you know, whatever. I've got better grades, and the determination. (not that a younger student doesn't)

dettwiller5 · Aug 21, 2005

I am 36 (and will be 37 in October) I am married with 3 kids- two boys 11 and 5 and 1 daughter who is 3 1/2. THis is a second career for me. I was a health teacher for years. I am taking my last prereq this fall and will be starting the nursing program in January. I will be 40 when I graduate.

YoungAgainRN2B · Aug 21, 2005

I just turned 41 and the light went off; I have 2 kids in college and two kids in highschool. My husband finished his DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) last year and now it's my turn. I'm so excited to start (on the 29th) that I'm about to split!! I've been watching the Discovery Health channel for a long time but it's crazy now and buying old used books just to get a handle on what I will get to be learning.

momgrad5/07 · Aug 21, 2005

3 years. I'm married with 3 children - 4 1/2, 12, and 16. I love school My kids think that I'm nuts sometimes (well o.k. more than sometimes), when I start talking about homework, lab projects, and lectures. :rotfl: They call me a geek!

Good luck to ya! It's NEVER to late to fullfill your dreams in life!

Glimmer · Aug 21, 2005

Guess I will be the youngin to post... I am 22 right now and will hopefully start the first year of nursing school when I am 23. From what I have heard the average age of many of the students in nursing school is around somewhere around 30yo. You will also find that many of the students in the nursing programs have children at home. I highly doubt that you will be considered an "old fart" in any way!!!!

oregonrene · Aug 21, 2005

I'm 39 and will be almost 41 when I graduate.

Someday-C.R.N.A. · Aug 21, 2005

26

........And just getting started.

:)

SDNurseWannabe · Aug 21, 2005

35 w/ 2 kids--ds 9 dd 5...I'll be just shy of 39 when I graduate.

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Aug 21, 2005

I graduated as an RN at the age of 46. I've been working med-surg for 4 years and still going strong! You're only as old as you feel. I was an LPN prior (26 years) to being an RN.

3KittiesRN · Aug 22, 2005

i'm 20 years old and have about 3 more semesters of pre-req's including this semester. i'll probably be 23 or 24 by the time i graduate! i can't wait. it's so amazing how you guys can go to school and raise your family too, when i graduate i hope to start one too. :)

nursetobein2009 · Aug 22, 2005

i'm 20 years old and have about 3 more semesters of pre-req's including this semester. i'll probably be 23 or 24 by the time i graduate! i can't wait. it's so amazing how you guys can go to school and raise your family too, when i graduate i hope to start one too. :)

hi everyone,

i am 25 and i will start in fall 2006. now i m dealing with the prerequisites. i will finish it in spring 2006 and able to get in the course in fall 2006. so when i will b graduate my age will be 27. i will try to finish my course in one year and 4 months. in the end of fall 2007, i will finish.

so best of luck to everyone . there is no age for study so dont worry.

Micci · Aug 22, 2005

i'm 20 years old and have about 3 more semesters of pre-req's including this semester. i'll probably be 23 or 24 by the time i graduate! i can't wait. it's so amazing how you guys can go to school and raise your family too, when i graduate i hope to start one too. :)

I wish now that I had started off early too. It would have been alot easier for me to get through nursing school without kids. It's great that you are making the decision now when you are young and going for it.

Are you going for your Assoc first or are you going straight for your Bachelors. So far, it seems that what I have found is the older students go through the Assoc program and the younger students want to go for their Bach straight away. I don't know why that is.