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Is 30 to old to go back to college?

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I went back and finished up my BS when I was 28. I dropped out, wasted several years, went back, changed majors (from Political Science to MIS), and graduated(age 31). It's never too late to go back.

Edit: I'm thinking about doing an EMBA program in the next couple years too. 🙂
 
I always like to be lab partners with the older guys (~30) because they were more reliable and not total dumb@sses.
 
I take some classes at the local CC for fun. you would be surprised how many older people there are. I'm talking people like 50+.
 
Absolutely not too old. I was working with a woman who went back at that age after her job got axed in the .com bust and she graduated with a 4.0. Really puts me to shame 🙂
 
not old at all, had some guys in my classes 36+ and they fit in just fine 🙂 one was annoying though, but i think that was his personality not age.
 
Originally posted by: ramirez
I have a Computer & Info Science degree already, but I am interested in going back and earning an Electrical Engineering degree.

Is 30 years old too old to do this? i.e. will I get weird looks from the 18-22 yr olds?
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It might make you a target for those working on their Masters in Residental Science, which is a non-specific degree generally awarded by a priest or justice of the peace. But that tends to happen at big campuses and not engineering schools.
 
no. one of my friend went back at about 30-31. He's almost done, and is having a great time. As he would say, "soo many freshmeat, I mean freshmens"
 
I'm 30 and I just started up again. I had about 30 credits from previous collegiate dablings 😱
I found an 'Adult Fast Track' program at a community college. I'll get my Associates and then that feeds directly into numerous public and private 4 year school's Adult education programs.

Right now I'm taking a 200 equivalent course which combines Sociology\Eng. Composition and Speech. The instructors are well aware that none of the students have time to fvck around and get right to business.
I should bet my Baccalaureate in just over 3 years, going one night a week.

I sought out this type of program because I knew the obligation of signing up and having to show up in the classroom would compel me to complete the work. Everyone is different though.
My associate program

I'm not going for a technical degree though. I'm changing careers. I'm done with computers, except as a user.

 
I'd say it depends what you're taking. If it's math, you could damn well be the oldest there. If it's a biotechnology course you're easily gonna find people over 50.
 
Just don't dress like you did when you were 18 to try and fit in. We had a guy who would wear nut huggers and penny loafers, and he'd pull up to campus in his 80's camaro playing Journey songs...I think I have a pic somewhere actually
 
Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
I always like to be lab partners with the older guys (~30) because they were more reliable and not total dumb@sses.
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yep, that's the best thing about working with them. definitely not slackers.
 
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
I always like to be lab partners with the older guys (~30) because they were more reliable and not total dumb@sses.
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yep, that's the best thing about working with them. definitely not slackers.
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Yeah, the older students tend to be much more dependable.
 
If you were staying in the dorms, people would probably think it's alittle creepy. Other than that, there's no reason to factor age into it. There was a 40+ person and even a 60+ person in some of my classes noone thought they were weird.
 
do it dude, a few guys in my class are upper 20s low 30s.

plenty of people around here to help out with EE homework too.
 
Its not weird unless you choose to live in the Dorms.


Also, haven't you ever seen Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School?
 
DO NOT GO BACK FOR ANOTHER BACHELOR'S DEGREE, IT WILL BE WORTHLESS.

If you are going back to get a master's in EE, that is fine.

That is all.
 
Originally posted by: Strk
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
I always like to be lab partners with the older guys (~30) because they were more reliable and not total dumb@sses.
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yep, that's the best thing about working with them. definitely not slackers.
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Yeah, the older students tend to be much more dependable.
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Kind of a disadvantage of going to adult education format classes. You get a bunch of post-menopausal women and late middle aged men in there, and it's High School all over again. They whine and complain about every little thing. Seriously irritates the fvck out of me. I'm thinking that as the courses become more difficult a lot of them will quit... I mean fvck if a Ten page paper on a sociology topic with presentation is to hard for you what's going to happen when we hit the hard stuff?
 
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