Starting school at older age! :(

[Lessh]

I just turned 25 Monday and just registered for classes a couple days ago. As I was talking to my counselor I realized that by the time I finish my associates degree I'll be about 28. So many prereqs I have to take. Im starting out at the lowest level Math that I can't even tall until spring semester. This is just really bothering and stressing my out thinking about it. If I do decide to get my BSN ill be about 30 smh! Anyone else thats a little older starting school feel this way? What do you do to reassure yourself? Im feeling down in the dumps.

[FutureNurseEmilyP80]

I'm 36 with 3 kids. Just graduated with my A.A. in Health Science (pre reqs) this spring, and will begin an ABSN in the fall. I will be 38 when I finish. I am so grateful I didn't go when I was a sprout. I would have made a mess of my GPA and I probably would have dropped out. My life has a path, and everything happens for a reason.

Enjoy your education. Look at it as an experience to savor. You are exactly where you are supposed to be

Oh and I had to start with Arithmetic! But I am glad I took it. Because I didn't learn it when I should have. The beginning is the perfect place to start!

[djh123]

No reason to be down in the dumps. I wish I'd 'done this' way earlier, and even THAT would be quite a bit older than you. It's all relative...

[CamCam17]

Doesn't matter how long it takes you to get there. Just get there !! And for the record you are not even old lol. And even if you were "old" at least you are still trying to better yourself.

[medic981, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

I am 51 years old, twice your age, and I just graduated from nursing school June 10, 2016, and passed the NCLEX July 18, 2016. Suck it up buttercup. Life is what you make of it!

[missflorida91]

I am 43 and have had reasons my whole life not to move forward with an education in nursing (kids, other jobs, busy)....well I'm working on getting started now. I wish I was 25 when I started! I actually don't mind my age, it's a number and whether I start now or not, i'll still be 60 someday so I might as well do something I want to!

[abbnurse]

LOL 28.... girl BYE!

[sparkeepoo]

age is only a number! i dont think age will affect being good with what you do as a profession! You got this!

[tprkt]

Well, I started my nursing school when I was 41, so far I have worked 1.5yrs on a med/surg floor and have worked in Critical Care for just over a year. For me, going back to nursing school at an older age helped as I had extensive life experience to assist me in time management while taking a full course load along with clinicals during the day and working full-time nights. And I wasn't the oldest in my nursing class but I was one of the older ones.

[Mom2boysRN]

I was in my mid 30s when I started nursing school. In 3 years you'll still be 28, so will you be a 28 year old nurse, or still be in your current job? If your goal is to become a nurse then to it!

[kater_92]

I'm 23 and got into an accelerated program and I'll be 25 when I graduate. I was upset that I didn't figure out I wanted to do nursing straight out of high school like some of my friends did. But honestly, nursing deals with life and death. You're going to see a lot of awful things (as well as great things) but it's definitely not a job to take lightly. I'm not sure I would have been ready to be a nurse at 21/22. That's great for people who are, but I don't think I had the maturity. I think 30 is a great age to start working as a nurse.

[Everline]

Someone in their twenties getting stressed out and down in the dumps about being "older"...

You'll be all right.

[loriangel14, RN]

What I find disturbing is that the OP thinks 25 is old! Oh dear that makes me feel ancient lol.