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Go for it!! I did (starting nursing school pre reqs at age 55) and I'm so happy I didn't let anyone persuade me not to!! I was one of the first in my class to be hired (a week BEFORE I graduated : ) and at the job I wanted in the hospital where I wan...

Please don't let "Debbie Downer" discourage you! I started nursing school at 55! I'm a working nurse now who just graduated with my RN ASN degree in May of this year! I was one of the first in my class to be hired (and by far the oldest) I was offere...

Started nursing school at 55! Working nurse just graduated with my RN ASN degree in May. Got a job a week before I graduated at the hospital where I wanted to work on the floor that I wanted to be on. Passed my NCLEX first try in 75 questions. Loving...

I feel EXACTLY the same! Congratulations! Yesterday was my last day of nursing school and I'm so ready to start work as a nurse. Good luck on your NCLEX. We just finished a week of intensive Kaplan training. I will finish their course and practice al...

Loved your post!! And it's true it's never too late! I started my second career path to nursing school at age 55 (yes!) and I will be PINNED ON APRIL 30th! and GRADUATE MAY 2nd!! It hasn't been easy but I can now say I DID IT!! I am very active too a...

Thank you, love this post and what you said is what I have believed going into this process at age 55. I will graduate next May having just turned 60. I'm healthy, have no kids at home and ready to work!

Thank you SO MUCH for this post!! I started college for the first time at 55 and have worked my butt off to get into my RN program and excel. I am a senior nursing student now and will be 60 when I graduate next May. I knew there would be some ageism...

Awesome! Thank you for your service! I'm a rising senior in nursing school as a second career "calling" I will graduate May 2016 Nurse On!!

I wish you best of luck in your job hunt! At the hospital where I have just finished my clinicals, they are hiring nursing graduates right out of school so perhaps it depends on the area. I have one year to go and am hopeful this is still the case wh...

YAY for you!!

I am so glad you posted this. I am heartbroken over this sad and tragic situation. As a fellow nursing student, also a junior and having just finished carpooling to my last clinical over one hour from my school, this has hit home and hit hard. My pra...

Your research sounds amazing! Please keep me posted

Your research sounds amazing! Please keep me posted

Thank you! :) I see your specialty is Geriatrics, dementia and hospice. God Bless you! I worked last summer between semesters as a caretaker for a 98 year old Alzheimer's patient. It was challenging at times but I feel in love with her! Wonderful wor...

Thank you! That is so encouraging. My husbands favorite nurse in the burn center was 77 working full time with no plans to retire. His admit nurse was 55 like me when he started nursing school so while there it didn't seem what I was choosing to do w...

Love it! I graduate May 2016 also😊 last class of my junior year today. Two finals to go and I'm a senior! All the best to you!

Please don't let ANYONE stop you from following your dreams! I did in my 30s and they were probably right at the time although I'll never know. I had three kids in school then and I had my own business to run, somewhat similar to yours, an antiques s...

I started college for the first time with my pre reqs at age 55! My calling finally caught up with me, : ) better late than never! I have finished my pre reqs which took a little longer than I had hoped because my dad passed away in the middle and I ...

Me too as I don't start nursing school until Aug 25th, can't wait. Trying to get familiar with some of the most common prescribed meds so love this thread!!

I went to my nursing school orientation today and it was AWESOME!! I was so nervous before but am so excited now. I can't wait to order my scrubs : ) I won't let nerves or my age get in the way. I know I can do this!!

Thank you! That is what everyone I know who is already in nursing school has been telling me. I know how the original poster feels, somewhat terrified and feeling like I need to be using the time this summer to review, learn and get ahead. I think we...

Thank you!!

THANK YOU!! I have the same fears and your reply was great to read!

I was 55 when I started college for the very first time and I will enter nursing school this August! I'm as nervous as I am excited. It's taken me a while to get there but I feel it will be worth it! Best of luck!!

I do NOT have a college degree either and no schooling since high school (I graduated a year ahead of my class in 1972, got married, went to work, had a child, divorced, remarried in 1980, had two more children, started a new business with my husband...