NRB41

Like many of the other posters have said, it's never too late. Graduated with my nursing degree at 41, and been a NICU nurse for the last two years. Good luck!

Thanks for the thread OP, I like this. As for me, I typically like reading, occasionally playing video games, I play bass, and I do like going to sporting events or just hanging out with friends. But my biggest outlet since I started working as an RN a little over a year ago has been taking social ballroom dance classes. Met a lot of great people, it keeps me active, and I've even gotten to the point where I took part in my first competition a few weeks ago. It's been an absolute blast for me. :)

This was a change in career for me as well, and I didn't get my degree and my first (and so far only) nursing job until I was 42. You can totally do this! :)

Graduated in December of 2014, took the NCLEX and passed in March 2015, then finally got my first interview for a NICU spot in the beginning of April - was hired three weeks later. Started applying at the end of December for jobs so it took a little while (still have all the rejection emails saved haha), but luckily landed in my dream spot. :) Should also mention a couple of things though: I was NOT working in healthcare at the time (worked in Student Life at the college...still do from time to time actually), but I did have a connection at the spot I did end up getting hired at. Not saying those were reasons I didn't even get an interview at other spots but got one where I ended up, but who knows.

Nursing school friends...as well as your close friends outside of school. Coffee, and lots of it! For those moments of downtime, alcohol with friends was always great-started off with craft beers but by the end of school it was Scotch. :) I always retreated to my favorite creative outlets too, which for me involved playing bass. Whatever you can use to help you find your center, do it!

Graduated December 19 of 2014, I think I received my ATT sometime around the 2nd week of January. Took Kaplan and did a lot of questions on my own. Was going to take it at the end of February but due to an injury I had to reschedule it for the beginning of March. Passed on that one try, but also went about 247 questions before it shut off.

Where I'm at is pretty much the consensus of the rest of this thread: absolutely no rectal temps, all axillary.

I attended a community college, and our cohort started with 39. We finished with 34, although two of them were people that had failed a class in a previous cohort and ended up with us. Most of the people we lost were in the first semester...and I'm not ashamed to admit that I did come close a couple of times throughout the two year program to not graduating with the people I started with. Made it though!

I know this was posted awhile ago, but you can do this if that's what you want to do. Nursing became my second degree earned back in December...at 41. :) I do know I wasn't mature enough at 21 or 22 to do this (I skated by in my first go-round through undergrad) but a couple of years ago seemed like the right time to go for it. I don't regret a single thing! Good luck no matter what you decide to do.

Same here. Apparently I need to take the Intro to Psych class here, mine transferred over as a sociology credit. Oh well, no big deal-still in and that's what matters to me.

I'm fairly certain they mentioned the 22nd, but since our acceptance letters dropped in a bit early hopefully the start date letters will too.

Thanks for that link! It's going to be a little odd to have an MSU degree sitting right next to my Michigan degree, but can't pass up a BSN opportunity.

Got my letter on Saturday but had never heard of this place until this morning-glad I know about it now. Got in with 3.51 and a 94 on the HESI. :) Not often I say this but am definitely looking forward to paying the fee tomorrow.