What were the gender ratios in your nursing classes?

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I'm a 24 year old male entering an Accelerated BSN program at Umass in September. Although it has very little to do with my desire to go into nursing, the gender discrepency (supposedly 93%-7% in the workplace) is certainly a nice fringe benefit. Did you guys find the gender ratio to be very favorable to heterosexual males?

Specializes in LTC, MDS, plasmapheresis.

Just came upon this cute graduation photo. I'm the 'male nurse', the one in pants. The others are female nurses, in the skirts. They (we) were a wild bunch. I married the one on the right, in fact. But I gave them all flowers, as thanks for the 'good times'. Ah, the good old days~

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Just came upon this cute graduation photo. I'm the 'male nurse', the one in pants. The others are female nurses, in the skirts. They (we) were a wild bunch. I married the one on the right, in fact. But I gave them all flowers, as thanks for the 'good times'. Ah, the good old days~

Very cool photo. Thanks for sharing.

As for the ratios, we have five men, including myself. We were suppose to have six out of our seventy-two, but one of our guys didn't show up. He was in my schedule too, so now I'm the only one in my section. It would have been nice to have another guy around. Oh well :crying2:

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro, Hospice..

2 men, 60 women, I got half and he got the other half in his section. We're both straight, I was accepted by a great group of women as study partners and clinical buddy. I was exposed to some of the raunchiest, crudest and most hilarious conversations I've ever heard from a group of women, I feel honored that they could feel so comfortable with me around, I had more fun and learned more with them than I ever did with men. I've had pts ask me "so what's it like being surrounded by 30 women every day?" to which I smile and say "it's awesome"

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class of 35.

3 started.

1 made it to 2nd year second semester and only 1 graduated.

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU.

13:117 M:F

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Specializes in Emergency.

There was about 60 people in my BSN program and 7 of us were guys.

Do not, I repeat do not, try to sleep with people in your classes lol. They end up more like sisters at the end of it, honestly. I wouldn't trade some of them for the world (some).

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Specializes in OR, LTC.

32 students, 4 guys.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Progressive Tele.

If you are looking to score while in Nursing school you are a fool. The amount of work and prep that goes into nursing school will keep you busy. Also you will have to work besides your fellow student for how long you are in school, having a women or womens ****** at you will make school that even harder.

I'm a 24 year old male entering an accelerated BSN program at Umass in September. Although it has very little to do with my desire to go into nursing, the gender discrepency (supposedly 93%-7% in the workplace) is certainly a nice fringe benefit. Did you guys find the gender ratio to be very favorable to heterosexual males?
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Specializes in med/surg, geriatrics, mental health.

In a class of 30 only two were guys (including myself) both gay. I got along with everyone and vice versa, until the other guy hit on me and when I denied his advances he hated me. He turned into a dick and then most of them hated him. I didn't hate him or anything I just didn't want to get off track and there be a lot of tension between us. Aside from that experience, I loved nursing school.

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4 out of 35 in first yr of 3yr diploma program, 2 were heterosexual. Only 1 male made it, 16 total graduates. I'm the proud heterosexual, wish all four of us had survived.

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