Too old for BSN?

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I'll be 22 in August 2015 and I'll be starting nursing school on June 1st. The pre licensure BSN is 2 and a half years long so I'll be 24 and couple of months old when I receive my BSN and I wanted to get other people opinions if that's too old? I've met a lot of people who knew they were doing nursing right when they got out of high school but I didn't exactly know what I was doing so I wasted a lot of time. I want to know how old were you when you starting school, how long was the pprogram, and what age were when you received your BSN? I would love to know about other people's experiences with their program. Thank you.

Specializes in retina, GYN, robotics.

At 24 years old you are probably still wet behind the ears. I've seen hundreds, if not thousands of new nurses under 25 come and leave the career within the first year because it is simply not what they thought. Think realistically of what you asking.

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Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

I started nursing school (ADN) at 36. The average age of nursing students is late 20s nowadays (I think I read that somewhere). At 22 you're still a baby. You would be the youngest one in my class currently.

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Are you kidding me? No one's ever too old to be a Nurse ;)

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Did she find age discrimination when she applied for jobs?

How would I know?

I'm just stating age is irrelevant

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How would I know?

I'm just stating age is irrelevant

The poster probably asked because it's your roommate and they figured you might know if the person was struggling?...

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The poster probably asked because it's your roommate and they figured you might know if the person was struggling?...

Oops, I apologize for misreading that.

We haven't graduated yet, but I think she may. I hope not

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I will be 44 in August going for my ADN, then BSN and mayby my Masters. If I'm not worried about age neither should U.....

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No way... I will be 36 years old in a couple of weeks. I am working on my last couple prerequisites before I apply to the program. There is NO way I am too old. and either are you. Don't worry about age and how long... just focus on each achievement at at time. It will all come together.

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Specializes in Pschiatry.

I am 52 and in my first year of nursing school. You are never too old!

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