HI there.....CONGRATULATIONS. Your message stood out to me because of your age. I am 39, and am just returning to finish my clinicals....so by the time i graduate, i too will be 41!! i guess i feel like i am sooo old, and so wish i had gotten this done a long time ago. But, i have been surprised at how many older people are getting their nursing degrees. What area of nursing are you interested in? I am very much hoping to work in NICU. Was the exam as hard as you had expected it to be?? Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks....