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Absolutely bring your Littman and Welch allyn to school! Your instructors will probably admire that you made an investment in your future by buying great supplies. Second, your immature fellow students will probably save up and buy the same supplie...

My ADN program had over 200 applicants and 40 were accepted.

Hi, everyone. Just wondering how many older students like me are starting nursing classes this year? I'm 47 and just finished most of my pre-reqs; starting nursing classes in the fall and am extremely excited! Second career for me after doing data en...

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Wow, your situation sounds quite similar to mine. No worries, you certainly won't be the "class granny" LOL There are lots of older people going to school now. Good luck and go for your dream!

Same here, all-white head to toe! Yuck!

I think you'll find miserable people in any field. Some people are just naturally miserable and complainers. Nothing can make them happy. Some just happen to have gone into the medical field. I say just choose to ignore their "miserable-ness" and...

Yes, you are too old. You'll be 31 when you graduate? That's ridiculous! You'll only have like 40 years to work. Nope, give it up. Of course, I'll be 49 when I graduate in two years, but that's a different story! LOL You are absolutely NOT TOO OL...

Congratulations! I, too, got a 4.0 this semester on pre-reqs. Starting nursing in the fall and don't expect to be able to maintain that GPA then. But it's nice while it lasts.

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I am currently volunteering at my local hospital while in school and they only "require" 3 hours per week. I volunteer every Friday afternoon 1-4 PM.

Hi, all. I start my nursing classes in the fall and want to get a headstart on some fundamentals over the summer. I have read recent posts that said fluids/electrolytes would be a good thing to try to get a grasp on. I was thinking of ordering the...

GirlDotson, congratulations on your wonderful accomplishment! You should be very proud of yourself. Job well done!

Congratulations, New Nurse!:w00t:

Congratulations to you! Please do share more details as previously mentioned.

I am starting nursing school in the fall and am anxiously awaiting my school's book list to be released. I have heard we need about $1800 worth of textbooks! Has this been anyone else's experience too? And any suggestions, besides Amazon and Half.c...

I used the official ATI TEAS V Study Guide and studied for approximately two months before I took the test. Of course, I'm 47 so I had been out of school for a few years ;P so I had to refresh some basic chemistry and algebra knowledge too. For the...

OUCH!

Taking Pharmacology and Health Nutrition this summer. Start nursing classes in the fall. Excited!

4.0 GPA on pre-reqs, 99th percentile on TEAS.

I live in Maine and got accepted for the fall 2012 nursing program. I was one of only 40 accepted out of approximately 200 applicants! It's crazy how many people want to get into nursing now.

I agree, I love these reference books, too. It can only help to know some of these basic fundamentals ahead of time. I'm looking at others as well. Plus, since I'm currently not working, what else am I going to do with myself while I anxiously awa...

Hearing all these responses from you fellow "older" students is great! Really gives me encouragement to see I'm far from the only one going after this prize at my age. As has been mentioned, older students are much more serious in their studies. I ...

Thanks for your replies and good luck to you two as well. I agree, it's encouraging to chat with other "older" students who are completely changing careers later in life. And I continue to think we have the advantage over the younger students becau...

I solved this problem by paying about $11 extra and having my name engraved on my stethoscope. :) Plus it's bright pink so not easily confused with others.