Am I too old to attend College
I 'm 41 years old female. Single , I looking forward to attend college, to get my degree , i know it will be very tough for my , but i really want to do it , " Just like many people said, It never too late to learn .
So what do you all think?
Love you all for any suggests.
Oh, and you probably know more of what you want from life.
So no. Go if you want to!
I salute you for going back to college. You are never too old for college. As a matter of fact, most professors like older people in their classes because they have life experiences and are more mature scholastically.
I periodically go back to college for refresher courses in Business and International Business to keep my skill sets updated. After I received my MBA degree, my professors all told my class to take refresher courses in business. I take on average 4-6 classes a year and mix it up between Organizational Behavior, Finance, Marketing, Management and Accounting.
Good luck and stick it out!
Go for it! Get that degree!
Go for it! You're in a perfect situation, especially if you have no family obligations. And being an older student can be a great experience. As someone else pointed out, professors generally love having older, more mature students in class. With several present, it can a more serious bent to classes and enhance the overall learning experience.
I finished college the first time around at the age of 35 or something like that. And, at 53, I want to go back to get a degree in a totally unrelated field. But, for me, it's too difficult right now, as between my young children, part-time jobs, and a husband who works very long days, I cannot schedule classes into my already full days or evenings. But, I do plan on going back to school in this program once my youngest is in school full time (he's in kindergarten now) and our finances improve a bit.
If I can parent a 5-year-old at 53, and go back to school in a year or two, you can go to school at age 41!
Too old? Not On Your Life! (you will be surprised at how many other students you will meet on campus who are your age too, or older)
I went back to college at 51 and graduated several years later #1 in my class with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, an accomplishment I never dreamed of achieving in my younger days (I was not a terribly good student when I was younger).
The best part is: school is so much easier now than it was when we were 1/2 our age. You will be more focused, more organized (and that is a Biggie), you know how to read for content, you know how to sort out the wheat from the chaff, you know how to follow directions, and most importantly, you aren't distracted and consumed by those questions that gobbled up your attention when you were younger, such as "What is the meaning of life?" and, "Will I ever find the right mate?" and "Will I have any friends if I don't go out drinking with them?"
Going to school as a mature grown-up is like an adventure in a mind-candy store; you'll love it!
Nobody is too old to go to college!
I went to college for the first time two years ago and I was 43 years old then.
A lot of people in our age bracket are going to college now. It's never too late to go.
I heard of a 90-year-old woman attending college. :)
Here's the deal. You can be 45 with a degree or you can just be 45. Either way, in 4 years, you're going to be 45.
Look also at reputable programs for adults. Usually these are tied to "real" brick and mortar schools. These programs generally don't even accept people under 30 because they don't have enough life experience. They can fast track you through some of the parts of the process and offer night, weekend and alternate study classes so that you don't have to be a full time student for 4 years. They can often do credit for training you've taken in jobs or workshops you've attended, consolidate any stray old credits lingering around, test and give credit for some classes, etc. Definitely worth looking into!
Good luck!
Tess