Is it too late for me?

[FinderKeeper]

hi there,

i am 26, just applied to a nursing school, if everything goes well, (knock on wood), and i get accepted, go to school and graduate, i will graduate when i will be almost 29. am i starting too late?

anybody out there who started "late" and still succeeded?

thank you!

:):monkeydance:

[FinderKeeper]

makes sense about the hs diploma. now i have to dig it out of my paper file...somewhere. it's been 10 years ....:)

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

46 and graduating in december

[brwneyegal]

I have been a RN for 11 years that means I graduated when I was 35. Never to late to do something you want to do.

:monkeydance:

[nonenino]

Agree 150% with all the posts. You're never too old for anything. I'm 38, doing my RN transition, married, 2 small children. Is all about how bad do you want to achieve your goals and how much you want to learn.The sky is the limit. You're making the right decision. I would also like you to check out the story of former US surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona, he is quite a source of inspiration and motivation, and by the way, he is also a nurse!

http://www.hhs.gov/about/bios/sg.html

Good luck and God bless you. Rock on!

[Trophywife81]

I am 26 and am starting nursing school tomorrow.

At my school's orientation day, I was surprised to see that I was amongst the youngest there....plenty of folks in their 30s,40, 50s. There will be a few who are fresh out of HS, but most will be like ourselves...more mature, career-changers, with families, etc.

But all that is really irrelevant anyway; do what makes you happy. Besides, you don't want to spend your life playing the "what if...?" game. If nursing is your bliss, listen to your instincts. Good luck!

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

I'll be 39 when I graduate LPN school in June '08. I plan on furthering my education and getting my RN. I'll probably be close to if not a bit past my 40th @ that time! The way Social Security is going I'll can't "retire" with full benefits until I am 67 for full retirement age and if I hold out till 70 I get about $300 more a month..whoopie! So I would have 27 years or better to work. I'd rather work those 27 yrs as a nurse than what I am doing now.(probably more than 27 yrs since they change the age of retirement all the time)

I hope its not too late , if it is I just wasted a boatload of money, time and energy to get this far

[bratt8781]

Also like you, I am 25 and will not graduate until I am 29. What is most comforting to me is that nursing schools have an average age of students in their thirties. I am so glad that I won't be the only one that is not straight out of high school! Go for it you have more than enough time!

[srkastc]

I'm 26 and will start Nursing in the fall. Hopefully if there are no set backs I will have my RN by age 28. Most of the other people in my program range from their 20's to 40's. I wouldn't worry about age - I would focus on getting a good education. If you were in the hospital would you really care how old your nurse is or care about the quality of the care she provides?

[caliotter3]

Wish I had done everything in your decade. I've met many who are still working in their 70's and there were a lot in the late 30s to 40s decade in my class. You're still young enough to get school done and have a few years left to enjoy the job.

[chuck1234]

The average age of all the U.S. nurses is 47, so I guess you are way too young for this field. My recommendation is....Wait another 12 years to enter the program.

[FinderKeeper]

:)

I will just hang around until I turn 47, I guess

[msdobson]

hi there,

i am 26, just applied to a nursing school, if everything goes well, (knock on wood), and i get accepted, go to school and graduate, i will graduate when i will be almost 29. am i starting too late?

anybody out there who started "late" and still succeeded?

thank you!

:):monkeydance:

i only wish i was 29, or 39 for that matter! 43 years old. i waited 14 years longer than you.

good luck.