What age were you when you went to nursing school?

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Curious at what the average age is that people are in nursing school?

I am doing my pre reqs now and will be 28 when I start! :lol2:

26

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i'm 20 right now and i'll be done in 2 years :-)

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Specializes in Cardiac Stepdown and CVSICU.

i was 35 when i started nursing school...i will be 38 when finish! (thinking positive)....

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Specializes in acute care.

27 now and in a BSN program..finishing up pre reqs, start nursing sequence in fall of 08 and will graduate 3 years from now at age 30

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I have been working on pre-req.s for year. This will be my next career.

First was in business and then we home-schooled our kids and next is nursing. Started this adventure when 47 and will finish when 50.

I'm planned on living all my life and I think this will make it interesting. :balloons:

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Started at 42 and ending at 44. I'm old, but wiser. I would have been 44 "anyway" this year had I not gone to nursing school~!

But, I know I have a profession now that I can continue into my older years if I'm able!

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Specializes in oncology.

32 - I wish I would have had the self confience to start earlier in life.

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Specializes in ICU, Geri, Education.

I was 27 when I began nursing school, graduated a couple of weeks ago at the age of 29!

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i was at the age of 19 when i first entered nursing school

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I started when I was 19 and finished RN at 22. Am now 27 and still studying

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Specializes in Home Health, Case Management, OR.

I will be 27 (crossing my fingers I get into the program this spring!). I attempted to start a BSN program when I was 20, and I just didn't have the desire or dedication to be in school, I wanted to live it up! All partying done and put aside I am ready now to fully dedicate myself to nursing.

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Specializes in I have 2 years in the ER....

I started in Spring 07, at the ripe old age of 34, turned 35 during my first semester. I have several friends who have taken the course that I am in, one is 55, with children and grandchildren and the other is 52 and is a pastor at a local church. They both loved school, and now love their jobs. They inspire me so much!!

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