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21 Aug 2010, 10:09 am
21 Aug 2010, 10:28 am
Hearing you ask if 23 yrs old is too old is like a joke to me, b/c I'm 24 and have been in college since I graduated highschool.
No it's not too old. If anything you not going back to college and trying to better your life based on you assuming that others would think you are too old would be dumb. (no offense...I mean this in a joking and lighthearted way) 
It's never too late to accomplish goals or do something for yourself that you think will better your life like going to college. Other people that are in college will care less. I've seen old adults who are taking classes b/c they feel they have to b/c of the economy. I literally worked with a guy who I looked up to and respected who had to be atleast in his late 40's, had kids and a wife and knew he had to go back and get his education....b/c he knew that he wanted better for himself. When me and him talked during work I was 22 and in college and he took online classes. He told me he would study for like 8 hours a day and then go to work in the late shift. I really looked up to this guy b/c he was the type of guy who didn't take crap from anybody and didn't care what others thought about him....he was smart and did what he had to do. He wasn't popular, but people didn't look down on him.
I've seen people of all ages attend college courses...they do it b/c they all want better for themselves. I'm 24 and planning to move to the dorms so that I can be more focused on school.
No your not too old. If anything.....the longer you wait to go back to school, the more you'd be doing yourself harm.
"Is 23 years old too old to go back to college"......good one. 
21 Aug 2010, 10:45 am
No it's not too old. If anything you not going back to college and trying to better your life based on you assuming that others would think you are too old would be dumb. (no offense...I mean this in a joking and lighthearted way)
It's never too late to accomplish goals or do something for yourself that you think will better your life like going to college. Other people that are in college will care less. I've seen old adults who are taking classes b/c they feel they have to b/c of the economy. I literally worked with a guy who I looked up to and respected who had to be atleast in his late 40's, had kids and a wife and knew he had to go back and get his education....b/c he knew that he wanted better for himself. When me and him talked during work I was 22 and in college and he took online classes. He told me he would study for like 8 hours a day and then go to work in the late shift. I really looked up to this guy b/c he was the type of guy who didn't take crap from anybody and didn't care what others thought about him....he was smart and did what he had to do. He wasn't popular, but people didn't look down on him.
I've seen people of all ages attend college courses...they do it b/c they all want better for themselves. I'm 24 and planning to move to the dorms so that I can be more focused on school.
No your not too old. If anything.....the longer you wait to go back to school, the more you'd be doing yourself harm.
"Is 23 years old too old to go back to college"......good one.
yeah, i agree with this. and it isn't just about jobs - it's also about gaining a better understanding of how the world works, associating with new people, learning a new way of thinking, etc.
college and university education helps people to become better critical thinkers, more open-minded, etc.... for 5 years i worked in my field after graduation, and now i don't. i work in a lower-level job that doesn't even require any education beyond high school. i may never completely pay off my student loans. but i would never regret the experience i got from uni.
21 Aug 2010, 11:05 am
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21 Aug 2010, 11:36 pm
I've seen people of all ages attend college courses...they do it b/c they all want better for themselves. I'm 24 and planning to move to the dorms so that I can be more focused on school.
No your not too old. If anything.....the longer you wait to go back to school, the more you'd be doing yourself harm.
1) I also agree....I am turning 26 and just entering my fourth and hopefully final year of my BA. I began my degree when I was 18 with no motivation or interest in what I was studying and I did not do very well. After taking a couple years off I returned when I was 24, switched my major to something I was more interested in and have been doing very well since then. You are practically still a baby......23 years old... ...you should definitely go back!
"Is 23 years old too old to go back to college"......good one. [/quote]
yeah, i agree with this. and it isn't just about jobs - it's also about gaining a better understanding of how the world works, associating with new people, learning a new way of thinking, etc.
college and university education helps people to become better critical thinkers, more open-minded, etc.... for 5 years i worked in my field after graduation, and now i don't. i work in a lower-level job that doesn't even require any education beyond high school. i may never completely pay off my student loans. but i would never regret the experience i got from uni.[/quote]
2) This is very true...this is about your life, not just your career, and education has intrinsic value, whether you see it now or not.
22 Aug 2010, 2:20 am
college and university education helps people to become better critical thinkers, more open-minded, etc....
It baffles me how people still think this... College has to be the most mind-numbing, intellectually stuffy, "think inside the box" place I have ever been subjected to (2nd only to K-12 education
). You're never encouraged to challenge the status quo, or express your own opinion. Actually, often the case is that you'll be mocked/ridiculed/given a bad grade if you dare go against the glorious, Democrat-voting (yes, a vast majority are Democrat), holier-and-better-than-thou professor.
Education quality is pretty poor. Professors are researchers, not teachers, so most of them don't give a crap about you. I'm an Econ major, and all I've learned about are impractical (and some BS in my opinion) theories that have no bearing on the real world. That's not worth the $15K of debt I've gotten so far.
Here's an article I found: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00701.html
The highlights from it:
- Only 31% of college graduates can read a complex book and extrapolate from it.
- Many college grads are too dumb to even comprehend a table of data (such as a side-by-side of blood pressure and exercise)
- Only 31% of college grads can even comprehend information from short texts
So not only is college terrible for getting you a job, it can't even educate correctly...
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