RjSmithTec

I'm 26 and just attended my RN program orientation. I'll have my BSN by 28. Our instructor told us for many this is a 2nd or 3rd career path - I believe it because I saw many, many in their 40s. You are NOT old and I believe you'll have a one up on other new grads with your experience. Try to get a small tech/care partner/CNA position in 6 months or so (once you finish nursing fundamentals). That combined with your previous experience will do great things for you. Good luck on your switch!

Stick it out! You haven't been busting your chops this whole time for nothing!

A lot of good advice in here. Glad to hear similar situations have worked out great! Thanks for the feedback. To clarify a few things - I was accepted into the RN program at a local community college. I was number 38 out of 70 accepted applicants. I have a 3.6 GPA with a year and a half of prereqs finished. Here are my current options: Finish ADN with CC then pursue bridge program with VCU (or other schools offering it at that time) Complete BSN classes along with my ADN in a concurrent program with ODU. This will give me a BSN in two years, which is great as I am in situation where I can focus solely on school, until I want to be a CNA/tech for the experience, which will be in 6 months to a year.

It's a local community college. I live in a big college city where one university completely dominates. The local university (VCU) has a waiting list, and while the community college was competitive to get into, obviously the big university is even more competitive. Every time I tell someone I made it in and am starting soon, they always ask "Oh nice! Are you going to VCU?" to which I reluctantly say it's a 2 year program at a local college, and once I graduate and get my RN license I'll be doing a bridge BSN program at either VCU or ODU. Everyone is happy for me, but I downplay the community college aspect and to be honest I feel it won't be the same. I haven't started yet, so I could be wrong, and I've been told otherwise, so I'm starting to think I may just be taking it for granted. I had to choose between going on the waiting list and just hope it happens soon, or buckling down and attending the community college for 2 years. I chose the latter. Anyone have any experience with the two? I know nursing school isn't easy, and if I'm investing a ton of time and effort into this, I want the best schooling and experience I can get. I quit my corporate America job at 26 years old to pursue something that would provide much more satisfaction for my hard work.

My certified background check says completed with results - yet some, not all, of the results say 'pending' under status, while others say completed. Have either of you noticed this, or are your results good to go?

Have you gotten this to work? I haven't tried yet due to the holiday weekend. I'll be doing this today and will report back.

Congrats to both of you!! I was told there are 70 seats. Its great to see we all made it!

Got the letter! It's official. Orientation is at the end of the month.

Damn that sucks. Haha! My mail should be here in an hour or so. Make sure to let us know!

If I got in to J Sarge with an 81 on the Kaplan, you definitely did. Check your mail tomorrow!

Thank you!!! I received confirmation from admissions yesterday that I'm in. They're mailing acceptance packets today with the program offer. Based off of my understanding of how applicants were selected and the Kaplan, we should all be in! Unless people are lying about their scores ; ) GOOD LUCK!

If you have the courage to take the leap, you'll succeed with diligence and persistance. Perhaps you should alter your approach. Determine if nursing is right for you​, not if you're right for nursing.

Thank you! I am more than ready to get into this field! I look forward to the hard work and the great rewards that await me in the wonderful accomplishments of nursing

Here I am, a 26 year old male who's been working on prereqs for the last year while working in corporate America. Found out today that I'm in, and will have a BSN in a couple years. Out of 350 applicants, I was one of the 70! I sure hope my 30-40s will be my 'golden years' as I will be 27 in a few months. I can't wait to help others, find a speciality to further my career (interesting in anesthetist), and make a decent living while doing it!! Good luck to all the other applicants! Edit: **Havent gotten my letter yet, but an email confirmation from two primary sources. The excitement took over, LOL.

Sooooo not to get anyone too excited, but I just received confirmation from ODU that I'm in!!!!! The ODU rep said they recevied a list of students who have shown interest in the concurrent BSN program and will be receiving acceptance letters!!!