Old new nursing student.    1. 7     I was 48 years old, working
full time and was a full time nursing student.     On the first
day of class the instructor said, "If you work more than 20
hours a week I can guarantee you you won't pass this course"
I worked 40 hours a week and graduated 4th in my class.     If
this is your vocation you will do it.     zoe92, CMA2013,
mommyof2Tees, and 4 others like this.   2. Get the Hottest
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Similar Topics   4. 6 Comments so far...    5. 3     That's
awesome! I just turned 50 and start on Tuesday. Working only
part time but I'm still scared, especially after seeing my
courses in Blackboard and all the work I have coming up. The
only reason I am on here and not reading is that my old brain
gets sleepy when the sun goes down.     CMA2013, poppycat, and
aTOMicTom like this.   6. 1     My wife is Director of Student
Counseling at our college and the 20 hour thing is a commonly
quoted statistic for other college