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re: Going back to college at an “older” age
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:56 am to FightinTigersDammit
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:56 am to FightinTigersDammit
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There is not an 18-year-old in the country with more motivation than a 30-year-old who has been in the workplace.
That's the truth! I finished my master's at 27, and I legitimately ran circles around the students who were directly out of undergrad with no work experience. I dare say it was easy.
Nothing like real adult living to smack you in the face.
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:31 am to Swamp Angel
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Not to mention, you probably won't feel intimidated by any of the professors and will simply be seeking to learn the material in order to usefully apply it in your chosen profession.
This. When I was 18-22 during undergrad I was intimidated, Now I am fearless to a fault and probably open my mouth more than I should in class. Having a ball but for different reasons this time.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:38 am to rsbd
I got out of the Navy at 22. After four years of working at tech startups in the early 2000s, I decided to take advantage of the G.I. bill and go to LSU.
The only time I really noticed the age difference was freshman year. There is a huge mental gap between 18 and mid 20’s. But from junior year through senior year, I did not notice any appreciable difference in my approach to school and theirs.
I had a blast in college, but it wasn’t your traditional route. I was married. I went to all the football games, played ball at the UREC, really enjoyed my time on campus. It was the golden years of LSU. 2004-08.
The only time I really noticed the age difference was freshman year. There is a huge mental gap between 18 and mid 20’s. But from junior year through senior year, I did not notice any appreciable difference in my approach to school and theirs.
I had a blast in college, but it wasn’t your traditional route. I was married. I went to all the football games, played ball at the UREC, really enjoyed my time on campus. It was the golden years of LSU. 2004-08.
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 9:40 am
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:46 am to HouseMom
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That's the truth! I finished my master's at 27, and I legitimately ran circles around the students who were directly out of undergrad with no work experience. I dare say it was easy.
I did this from 18-22, including the masters. Never understood why we give people so much credit for doing shite they should have already done.
“Congrats on finishing your degree! We’ll ignore the fact that you fricked off the first time and failed”
Posted on 7/28/25 at 10:11 am to Mingo Was His NameO
That's not even what I meant. Goody for you that you did it all at once. The point is that you would have understood the material more with a little life experience under your belt.
Everyone is dumb at 22. You probably said dumb things that older people in your classes secretly laughed at. It's not your fault, of course, but it's silly to refuse to acknowledge that with age comes wisdom.
Working for several years in a no kidding grown up job opened my eyes to how naive college kids were who had just been in school since graduating high school. Night and day difference.
Everyone is dumb at 22. You probably said dumb things that older people in your classes secretly laughed at. It's not your fault, of course, but it's silly to refuse to acknowledge that with age comes wisdom.
Working for several years in a no kidding grown up job opened my eyes to how naive college kids were who had just been in school since graduating high school. Night and day difference.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 10:35 am to rsbd
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Anyone done it? How did it work out?
Yep, got my BA at 54 yrs old. Amazing what a few decades will do for your study habits
Posted on 7/28/25 at 10:36 pm to rsbd
Went back at 40. Had 2 kids in grade school.
Wife worked.
Worked evening during week as a janitor at school to help with income while in school. Also picked up odds jobs on weekends and holidays
Very humbling.
When I graduated I worked 2 full time jobs to erase some of debt.
Went into work at 8-4:30. Then slept. Worked night shift 11pm-7am then went straight to daytime job.
Still have debt from it.
Didn’t see kids much for 5 years.
But I’m new career I see them more than I ever would have if I had not gone back to college.
Would do it again.
Thank you wife and family for support and encouragement.
Heck thank you OT for the laughs during the rough times.
Wife worked.
Worked evening during week as a janitor at school to help with income while in school. Also picked up odds jobs on weekends and holidays
Very humbling.
When I graduated I worked 2 full time jobs to erase some of debt.
Went into work at 8-4:30. Then slept. Worked night shift 11pm-7am then went straight to daytime job.
Still have debt from it.
Didn’t see kids much for 5 years.
But I’m new career I see them more than I ever would have if I had not gone back to college.
Would do it again.
Thank you wife and family for support and encouragement.
Heck thank you OT for the laughs during the rough times.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 6:13 am to rsbd
I’m 43 and doing it now. It’s 100% online and that made the decision much easier. No way I would be able to juggle work, life, and school had it been in person.
At first it was tough because it was something out of the normal. But now in year 3, it’s part of my daily routine and don’t think of it as something extra.
At first it was tough because it was something out of the normal. But now in year 3, it’s part of my daily routine and don’t think of it as something extra.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 7:32 am to rsbd
Went back to school at 40 to get a Masters Degree and really enjoyed it . People of different ages were in my cohort and it was much more enjoyable than undergrad
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:12 am to hansenthered1
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You'll get to eyeball some sweet arse that you'll never ever ever get a chance to hit.
You'll probably do well in school but it will not feel like college, unless you look 10 years younger than you do and make 100X more than you make.
Anybody going back to school in their older years (30+), well, getting the "college experience" is pretty much the last thing on their mind. Going back to school at that age, you are more than likely highly motivated and mean all business to complete your education (like me).
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