Just gonna say, if you’ve had a desire to go back to school and your top thought was “No, I’m too old”, you’re definitely not too old to learn new stuff, when I was in college I saw plenty of older folks (Even in their 60s and 70s!) in class happily learning.
I’m pushing 40 and going back to education has done wonders for me. I went in to a study field that I’ve grown up loving and enjoying, thinking I was billy big balls and thinking it would be easy…
…which it was for a few weeks, but one of the biggest things I’ve learned from academia is how much I don’t know. It’s given me a more positive mindset, especially seeing lectures from some of the tutors who have more postnominals than I’ve got in my postcode - I see it as a wonderful opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the country, and to enjoy myself while doing it.
I do get though that higher education is expensive and a big time drain if you’re working full time, but I’ve chosen a study area completely different from my employment - so I’m literally doing it for funsies and my future employment isn’t tied to that which is a very fortunate position to be in.
I’d recommend anyone pop along to their local FE college or local uni, and see what part time or distance learning courses they might offer - the worst that could happen is that nothing interests you!
As an ex-ICT staff at a uni, it’s startling and heartwarming to see the sheer number of older people coming in to study and learn and spend their retirement productively.
I audited a history class at a junior college just for fun when I was ~26. I did none of the assignments and just did the reading and discussions. It was great.
Just gonna say, if you’ve had a desire to go back to school and your top thought was “No, I’m too old”, you’re definitely not too old to learn new stuff, when I was in college I saw plenty of older folks (Even in their 60s and 70s!) in class happily learning.
I want to go back to school but my top thought is “I’m too poor”
I have no idea how these guys paid for all 3 of them to get degrees at the same time.
Student loans are worth it. End of discussion.
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Maybe be willing to settle for Denny’s Manager if you stop at a BA in Philosophy.
I’m pushing 40 and going back to education has done wonders for me. I went in to a study field that I’ve grown up loving and enjoying, thinking I was billy big balls and thinking it would be easy…
…which it was for a few weeks, but one of the biggest things I’ve learned from academia is how much I don’t know. It’s given me a more positive mindset, especially seeing lectures from some of the tutors who have more postnominals than I’ve got in my postcode - I see it as a wonderful opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the country, and to enjoy myself while doing it.
I do get though that higher education is expensive and a big time drain if you’re working full time, but I’ve chosen a study area completely different from my employment - so I’m literally doing it for funsies and my future employment isn’t tied to that which is a very fortunate position to be in.
I’d recommend anyone pop along to their local FE college or local uni, and see what part time or distance learning courses they might offer - the worst that could happen is that nothing interests you!
I got my PhD and can confirm that this remains true with every class or degree you get. The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing.
As an ex-ICT staff at a uni, it’s startling and heartwarming to see the sheer number of older people coming in to study and learn and spend their retirement productively.
I audited a history class at a junior college just for fun when I was ~26. I did none of the assignments and just did the reading and discussions. It was great.