How old were you when you started nursing school? I'm still doing prereqs and will be 28 when I actually begin. Just curious if that's normal or if I'm starting late?

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I graduated at 35 last year. Oldest person in my class was 70. You’re fine

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I was 48 and graduated at 50. I walked across the stage exactly 3 weeks after I turned 50. I am a firm believer it's never too late!!

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I was 33. Dnt look at age , it is never a late or early age to enter the profession

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Started nursing school at 51, graduated 3 weeks before my 53rd birthday

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I went to nursing school at 40

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I was 25 and had already graduated with a marketing degree. I worked in marketing for a couple years, realized how much I hated it, bit the bullet and went back to school for nursing. Tons of RNs got their degrees immediately after high school, but there are a lot of others like you and I who took yeas to decide that's what we wanted to do. Don't worry about starting "late" - it truly does not matter how old you are when you graduate.

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That's not late at all. I started at 30. I had been a teacher and decided to do what I'd always wanted to do. I can't imagine you'll have any problem starting at 28.

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I started at 47, done at 48. I do have another AA, a BA, and MBA degrees. I'll be starting my ADN Program at 54. Never too late!

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I was 47 when I started Nursing School and graduated and did 25 years as an RN now after taking time off, to care for My Mother and Sister with disabilities and a friend of 87 years , I am going back in to teaching as an RN, Comp Nurse , never to late and there is always a need if you look hard

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I did an accelerated second degree program and graduated at 33. Never too late!

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It's not too late. I started nursing school when I was 32. I finished at 34.

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You’re not late — you’re right on time.
I’ve taught hundreds of nursing students and mentored new nurses for years, and I can tell you with full confidence:
Nursing has no expiration date. The average age of students entering RN programs in the U.S. is around 26–31 years old depending on the program type, so you are literally within the normal range. I have students at 40's, 50's and just recently at 69 - surprisingly but TRUE...

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I started at 29. My best friend graduated at 52. She was not the oldest. You are so young.

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Not at all! I started RN school in my 30's, come on in!

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Never too old

This is a great question! I started at 44 yrs old. Kids grown and it was best thing i ever did. I was a CNA 10 yrs before nursing school, BEST OF LUCK!

Your still a baby!

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