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:

Specializes in Psych, Ortho, Stroke, and TBI.

I'm in an LPN to ASN Bridge program, and will be going on to BSN. I'm 33.

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38 when I started pre-reqs, 42 when I finish BSN.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical-Ortho-Neuro-Agency.

Just finished my A.A.S. degree in Nursing December 2006:balloons: . Graduated at 23 years old. YEAH. Hopefully will be done with my BSN by 25, only God knows!!! I am so........happy!!!

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I was 28 when I started pre-req's and will be 31 when I graduate (God willing) nsg in fall of '07.

The age range in my class is 18-50ish with about half the class being non-traditional students.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Peds, LDRP.

I started my LPN at 25, finished at 26. Now Im starting an LPN to ASN program and will be 27 when I finish. I plan to get my BSN after that and possibly MSN. Time will tell!

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i'll be 25 when i start and 29 when i finish

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Specializes in Medical.

Hi! just read your post. I'm 51 & starting 2-yr BSN in January. I am so apprehensive! I hear that we're expected to disrobe for our male or female classmates to practice exams. I can't tell you how thrilled I am about that. I won't believe I'm doing it until classes start.

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Specializes in Medical.

Are you working in a hospital & what unit? You have two years under your belt; how is it going?

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Specializes in Medical.
I'm glad I'm not the only oldster only the oldest lol. I have finished my pre reqs and starting Fundamentals for ADN in Jan. I am 55 and I would love to hear advice from other older students. I must admit I am a bit nervous about the age thing.

Margaret

(I'll try this post again.) I am so apprehensive about nursing school! I am 51 and will graduate with a BSN in 2009 (starting in January, like you). We are expected to disrobe for male & female classmates to practice exams. Does your program do this?? I guess we'll see it all anyway, but doing this at my age is enough of a challenge...

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Specializes in Medical.
50 when I went in. 52 years when graduated. What was I thinking???? :trout: (just kidding)

I'm 51 and just starting 2-yr BSN. Now that you have a couple of years behind you, how is it going? Are you working in a hospital & what unit?

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Specializes in CVICU.

I was 18 when I started the ADN program, 20 when I graduated... a week and a half ago. :-) And unless the Board takes - *counts* - 9.5 months to get my application processed... I'll be 20 when I get my RN.

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I was 35..... I'll be 37 when I graduate MAY 2007 :yeah:

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