Re: Dietitian? > Danna>Mel

[Guest guest]

Never too late, Mel! I started my nursing degree at the age of 40........I will be 44 later this month and will be graduating in November

I am about in the middle, age-wise, compared to my fellow nursing students. There are quite a few in their 50's and a whole stack in their 40's.

If its something you really want to do, GO FOR IT!

I love being in my 40's - there is something empowering about it, somehow! lol

Mon

PS. I sat the STAT test to help get me into my nursing course - which is an aptitude test for those of us who left school in pre-historic times . I am sure NSW would have something equivalent.

From: SydBand [mailto:SydBand ] On Behalf Of MelSent: Sunday, 7 September 2008 6:11 PMTo: SydBand Subject: Re: Dietitian? > Danna>Mel

Geeze... I didn't realise being a dietitan was so involved??? But then again, they make everything difficult these days. Nursing should be easier, but it isn't. I would go back and do nursing now if it wasn't so hard to get into. Maybe I should do it via the enrolled nurse rather than the uni way. Should have done it back in the dark ages when it wasn't a uni course.

I will be interested to hear what decision you make. It is a shame not to finish the one you are doing, but hey - if you think you will get more out of the other and find it more fulfilling, maybe that is the way to go.

Mel

> > >> > > Hi all, would just like the opinion of anyone who feels like> > commenting.> > >> > > After talking to another banded friend, I am seriously considering> > > changing my Uni course to do a Dietetic and Nutrition course. > This is> > > a big step for me as it will mean starting my Uni studies all over> > > again.> > >> > > My question is, as weight loss surgery patients would you feel> > > comfortable/confident with a dietitian that had undergone weight > loss> > > surgery? Some of my non-banded friends have said that they think > it> > > would be a bit weird for someone who has had to have surgery to > lose> > > weight to actually advise others. My idea though is to deal > primarily> > > with those who have or will have some sort of weight loss surgery.> > >> > > Just thought I'd get an idea of how others felt before changing my> > > degree.> > >> > > Thanks,> > >> > > Danna> > >> >>

[Guest guest]

Mel,

There are a number of different ways to get into a Uni course, there

is the STAT test like Mon said or you can enrol in something like an

Arts degree for 1 year and then you are able to transfer to just

about any course you want as long as you have passed the subjects you

have completed.

If I can be thinking of something like the dietitian course at 48,

there is no reason you can't do Nursing.

Danna

>

> Never too late, Mel! I started my nursing degree at the age of

40........I

> will be 44 later this month and will be graduating in November

>

> I am about in the middle, age-wise, compared to my fellow nursing

students.

> There are quite a few in their 50's and a whole stack in their 40's.

>

> If its something you really want to do, GO FOR IT!

>

> I love being in my 40's - there is something empowering about it,

somehow!

> lol

>

> Mon

> PS. I sat the STAT test to help get me into my nursing course -

which is an

> aptitude test for those of us who left school in pre-historic

times . I am

> sure NSW would have something equivalent.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mel,

There are other courses but they are not accredited with the

Dietitian's association. I have been looking at those as well

because I really enjoy my Arts course.

I hate having to make these kind of decisions!!!!

Danna

> > > >

> > > > Hi all, would just like the opinion of anyone who feels like

> > > commenting.

> > > >

> > > > After talking to another banded friend, I am seriously

considering

> > > > changing my Uni course to do a Dietetic and Nutrition course.

> > This is

> > > > a big step for me as it will mean starting my Uni studies all

over

> > > > again.

> > > >

> > > > My question is, as weight loss surgery patients would you feel

> > > > comfortable/confident with a dietitian that had undergone

weight

> > loss

> > > > surgery? Some of my non-banded friends have said that they

think

> > it

> > > > would be a bit weird for someone who has had to have surgery

to

> > lose

> > > > weight to actually advise others. My idea though is to deal

> > primarily

> > > > with those who have or will have some sort of weight loss

surgery.

> > > >

> > > > Just thought I'd get an idea of how others felt before

changing my

> > > > degree.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > > > Danna

> > > >

> > >

> >

>