Kiaora from NZ: male nursing student

ChrisNZ · Feb 12, 2012

Another Kiwi nursign student here.

Just started semester one the past week.

It was a bit overwhelming for me too, theres maybe 10-15 guys in my class of over 180.

Allthough that's likely to drop quite significantly as the year progresses.

Kiwiguy · Feb 12, 2012

Thats a pretty good number of guys for nursing school though ChrisNZ! Where abouts are you studying in New Zealand btw?

I really enjoyed first year, it was good fun, but also very interesting. You should be fine, dont worry about being the odd one out [as a guy] before you know it you will be good friends with all your female class mates and things wont be as strange anymore. I almost consider my class mates to be sisters, they're good fun.

Not sure if numbers will drop off though mate, in my first year we hardly lost anyone, perhapse between 1-4 people left that i know of ended up leaving.

keep me informed mate, if you have any questions and stuff flick me a PM and ill try and get back to you when i have time. :)

ChrisNZ · Feb 12, 2012

I'm studying at Wintec, in general the class numbers tend to roughly halve from the originally starting number to graduation.

But I think with all the economic hoo-haa alot more people are staying on/better quality applicants. I had applied and been accepted to Massey in Wellington. But I wanted to stay close to home because it was only six months ago that I finished chemo and am still in the two year window when relapse is most likely.

Where abouts are you studying?

I allready know about 20 or so people in the program. So weird having such a large group! Just don't know any of the guys yet. I had to do a foundation course last year as I spent my year thirteen year abroad and missed out on NCEA level 2 entrance by ONE merit/excellence credit! That'll teach me for being a lazy sod when I was younger!

lonestar9918 · Mar 23, 2012

Kia Ora from Texas! I used to live in Southland NZ, and my oldest son still does. Im a new nursing student myself about to start BSN program.

malestunurse · Mar 24, 2012

Hi,

I'm a student doing first year nursing at Massey in Wellington. It's exciting stuff. I'm one of four out of 108.

Cheers,

malestunurse

Kiwiguy · Mar 26, 2012

Sweet to see there are other kiwi guys out there doing nursing school!

jontzd · Jun 5, 2012

i am in the hawkes bay, there was four guys in my intake last year out of around 60

in one of my papers this yr there is 7 males out of 90

tothepointeLVN, LVN · Jun 6, 2012

I'm studying at Wintec, in general the class numbers tend to roughly halve from the originally starting number to graduation.
But I think with all the economic hoo-haa alot more people are staying on/better quality applicants. I had applied and been accepted to Massey in Wellington. But I wanted to stay close to home because it was only six months ago that I finished chemo and am still in the two year window when relapse is most likely.

I'm not a guy but doesn't allnurses make the world a heck of a lot smaller. I used to study Information Technology at Wintec back in the 90's (I think they still just called it WIT) I used to commute in from Te Aroha where my parents owned a dairy.

Anyways I will give you the secret to getting along with your female cohort in exchange for Burger Rings. All the junkfood in states yet no Burger Rings