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I returned home last night from a fun weekend fishing trip and visited the post office. In my box was my acceptance letter into my local nursing school program. I was rather surprised honestly due to the low acceptance rates. I had assumed that I wouldn't make it in this year. I am meeting with my adviser on advising day this Wednesday to ask all kinds of questions.

I'm 31 and present run a drywall company and am a volunteer fire lieutenant. I will apparently have a tough road ahead as I will lose my housing if I leave the department and well I'm unwilling to. As far as my job, I need to keep it, though I'll be switching to office manager meaning I can work late afternoon and evening and keep that going.

So advise? Experience from those doing this when they're a little older and working while doing so?

Thanks for any input, wow.

Greg

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Well, congrats! Now, the logistics part of it. To be honest, many people can give you sorts of advice, but ultimately the decision is yours. As I am applying to the accelerated BSN, I will not be working since it is impossible and not advised at all by the nursing program. In your case, you, I assume, are doing a 2 year ASN or BSN, full-time. I heard many people worked full-time/part-time and went to school full-time and managed to pull As and Bs. So, if you have no kids and other marital commitments, I say you can do it!

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Thanks for input! I am doing the two year ASN, though I have also been taking courses towards my BSN. I have completed all requisite courses, except the core nursing program classes and half the week will be done with class by 1:00PM. I have spoke with some other people who have done the accelerated BSN and it was not an option for. I am currently single and plan on staying that way till after graduation. I'm meeting with my adviser Wednesday morning. I just got the congratulations talk from my employer, the owner of the company I run, and he fully supports me and my future. With him being so flexible and my fire training being only Wednesday evening, I think this is doable. Still, I'm nervous and a little in shock. I look forward to more experience and input.

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Thanks for input! I am doing the two year ASN, though I have also been taking courses towards my BSN. I have completed all requisite courses, except the core nursing program classes and half the week will be done with class by 1:00PM. I have spoke with some other people who have done the accelerated BSN and it was not an option for. I am currently single and plan on staying that way till after graduation. I'm meeting with my adviser Wednesday morning. I just got the congratulations talk from my employer, the owner of the company I run, and he fully supports me and my future. With him being so flexible and my fire training being only Wednesday evening, I think this is doable. Still, I'm nervous and a little in shock. I look forward to more experience and input.

I understand exactly how you are feeling. It is rather natural to experience anxiety because, even though you are optimistic and hopeful, you are still afraid of the unknown that is ahead of you. However, people in general learn to persevere, and in the end, it all comes down to how hard you work for it. I think you being single and your employer being very flexible works out for you so well!

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

Congratulations!! You'll need to keep your head down, but plenty of adults have to work through school. And you must have a lot of favorable qualities if this place is selective.

I only worked part time myself, but I also had a newborn baby while in school.

As for your age, you might not be an outlier at all. A big chunk of my ADN class was in their 30s and 40s -- actually I posted a picture from pinning online, and a few of my friends who saw it mentioned me looking like one of the youngest. (I was 23 when I graduated.) We had some career changers and a lot of stay-at-home moms who were prepping to get back working. One lady was in her 50s, an empty nester after raising six boys.

My area has several community colleges and have had clinical groups at one of my former jobs. They were a good mix of 20s-40s.

You've got this! :nurse:

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