do you think older people, with grown kids are too old to go back to college?
829818
Of course not, why sould anyone be denied the right to learn?
195151
Ohell yeah! I am 42 and have plenty of experience in my specific career but the competion have degrees, and employers nowadays require a degree to even consider for the job. I have a family and a fulltime and partime job and it is very difficult to finda ANY spare time. I am squeeking by some hours of credit courses for eventually I do want a better degree for a better paying job, or at least enough to make a decent living with the current economy the way it is. Coleege is very needed for some careers are very skilled intensive and good training does not come easy.
1175112
Congratulations! I was in the same position when I was 22. I am now 28 and we are expecting our 2nd child in December as well.  Going to college with a family is hard, period. I had a crappy job and decided to continue college, I was able to take out some loans to make up the loss of income of my wife not working for 4months.\n It was HARD, to say the least, to keep up with a class schedule, a new baby, a new wife, and the pressure of running a household at a young age.But I was able to step up to the plate and work it thru, and trust me it was well worth it. \n\nMy wife and I graduated the same year and we never looked back.\nNo more crappy job, bright future, and a rewarding career.
117343
No if you are felling old remember this in my accounting class last semester there was an 83 old woman who after years of taking care of family decided to go back for her highschool equivalency and then start on an accounting degree
489510
I don't think they belong in the public schools if they fail to graduate when they should have they need to get their GED or high school dipoloma by mail.\n\nIf I had a 14 year old daughter in 9th grade, I sure as hell wouldn't want her around a 19 or 20 year old man that is too lazy to get his act together.\n\nLola is a great example...what the hell is an 18 year old doing in 8th grade?  That's even worse...a grown man in middle school with 11-14 year old children.
295411
I'd say it depends on what you want to study and why. If you want to study for self-growth that's one thing. If you're doing it for career and financial advancement, you should carefully see how much money is required and how much extra money you would make from this new career. You probably will be working another 30 years so 35 is not that old.\n\nI advise you not to focus on your age so much for any life decisions. In America those limits are coming down left and right. I do have friends who finished school in their mid-thirties or went back for masters degrees in their 30s, 40s or later. The papers usually have a story of some 80+ year old who just got a college degree.\n\nDon't let anyone pour negativity into your head with "you're too old to do X." Make that a life policy. You've got to get all the facts you can and then trust your instincts.\n\nI must stress getting all the facts. When I went back to get my Masters degree in my mid-thirties, I found out about some money saving options after it was too late. Talk to lots of people who go to the schools that interest you as well as the people who work for the school.\n\nGood Luck!
21601
Look, I'm 28 and I'm going back in January. College as a young adult didn't work for me at all. Parties, politics, drugs and idiocy were all I ever experienced. 18 was just too young to think about holding the destiny of my future in my very hands.\n\nNow that I have lived a little I have a btter understanding of what it is I actually want to contribute to the world. I know what I will study and my time and money won't be wasted on classes that have no importance for me.\n\nI'm also very lucky because I live in NY and there is an excellent school that focuses on continuing education for adults with some college, most around 1-2 years. There is no age restriction and no course requirements, meaning if you are in, you can take as many or as few classes as you like until you are finished, be that 1 year or 35 years.\n\nLook for colleges with similar ciriculum. Talk to universities and many have programs particular for adults. And if you live in the North East, look into New School
535737
Go to school and get a license to reproduce and multiply. No, seriously, I am 29 years old and have 2 kids and it is still hard at my age. I am the oldest of 4 kids and the oldest of 29 cousins. I grew up with kids everywhere and I still feel in above my head at times. Kids are having kids because they are seeing sex as a substitute for love when what they need is love, education and support from their parents or guardians. I think all schools should have a required set of courses on parenting and budgeting. I know there are some that do and I am not saying that it will solve all the world's problems, but this Home Econ. crap I took in school 12 years ago doesn't cut it. They need to realize that things are happening a lot younger now and the education needs to be started earlier and needs to be stepped up a few notches. We are required to have so many credits in English and Math and all that, but what about real life skills??? The schools that exist to help pregnant teen mothers are great, but what about the fathers (if they are involved)? They send these soon to be mothers off to another place and the guys continue ina  regular educational environment. It takes two, so everybody needs to be educated. It's sad to watch a parent slap their kid around or yell at them or ignore them. Kids are so smart and they will go thru life thinking that the way their parents act is the way they should act. It will just keep going until everybody in the world is cruel and hateful. Kids are an amazing joy and blessing and they do not deserve to be brought into a world where they can't be cared for properly. I have to stop, or else I can go on for hours.
219377
Well, I'm middle-aged too (44); we're not ALL kids out here!\nOne thing that surprises me most at this stage of life is how far I've gone with very little education.  I'm merely a high-school graduate, but have a fun, interesting, well-paying job and a bright future.  I'm living proof that even the dumbest among us can succeed!\nAnother thing that surprises me is how screwy my friends' lives are.  Between divorces, dalliances, ventures into some of the...ahem...darker areas of life, and debt, some of my friends are really teetering on the crumbly edge!   I thought I had a monopoly on leading a screwed-up life!\nThe last thing that surprises me is how much I enjoy going back to school.  Last year I started taking pre-engineering courses at my local community college.  I'm very satisfied with my progress, and have something to look forward to when I retire in another 11 years or so.
789828
Some might agree with you, but there are others, for instance, people who already have a profession and must attend their 9-5 jobs in order to support their families, but also have the desire to make a career change or advancement which requires further education.  When you have a family or trying to make changes in your life, you must be adult enough not to make them sacrifice for you.  Those particular schools are not traditional, but offer the same educational fulfillment's that are required for job advancement outside of the basic 9-5 school/job hours.  Many courses are offered on line, for instance.  I must correct you, however, if these particular educational institutions were not as "up to par" as other "normal" state colleges/universities, the federal government would not provide the same tuition assistance toward attending them.
509950
It is never too late to pursue a dream. There are people that go back to college and graduate at 90 years old. Some people just don't think dreams are possible so they don't even try.  But it is true, you can do whatever your heart tells you to do, you just have to work for it.
606407
I would start off by thinking about the specific reasons a person might want to go back to college. This depends in large part on where the person is in their life and what they seek to accomplish. \n\nFor example, Madeleine Albright raised her entire family before she decided to go back to school and finish her PhD (I believe Political Science). In her example, we can say that she put off her career goal in order to raise a family. I think many of us will put off something like college or graduate school because we wish to have a family. Or, we might simply never have had an opportunity to go to college because of financial reasons. Many older Americans who are just now becoming affluent are finding that completing a college degree- even if they really don't need it- is still something rewarding. A college degree confers a unique and honored status to most people.\n\nAnd of course, some people just want to have a new direction in life. They discover- perhaps through a separate career- that they would like to go into a new field. Perhaps a nurse who seeks doctors every day decides that a medical career might take her in a new direction that she never before contemplated but now believes would be rewarding to her.\n\nOr, a person is not satisfied that their current job is not very lucrative, and a college degree offers upward economic and social potential.\n\nTo sum up:\n-People might postpone college because of family responsibilities or financial reasons.\n-A college degree confers a certain uique status; sometimes it is as much symbolic as it is practical.\n-Many people find out that they want a new career, and a college degree (often a second degree) will allow them to do this.\n-A college degree allows people to move up, economically and possibly also socially.\n\nI hope this helps.
1029154
You go for it.  There is still a lot of life to live after 40.  And the higher income you will be able to earn as a result of your degrees will allow you to live it more comfortably.  \n\nEducation is sometimes wasted on the young in any case.  I finished my first degree at 19, and I have to say that I really didn't appreciate it.  I started my masters degree when I was 32 years old, and a single parent with two small kids - I really appreciated it.  I had real goals and knew much better what I wanted out of life and why I was in school.\n\nYou will never regret getting your degrees.  No  one can ever take them away from you.
49159
Stick with it & try not to hurt any of the younger set in your classes! I started college at 30 &, even then, found myself ready to throttle some of the kids in my classes. Personally, I found the difference in maturity to be the hardest thing to deal with when attending college at an older age :)\n\nGood luck!
593201
For me it would depend on cost and the education you want. I found attending community college the first two years was much cheaper than paying for the same courses at a university. I then transferred to a 4 year university and that worked for me. It also liekly depends on your age...I was 22 when I returned to school-I wasn't in the same place as some 18 year old are with wanting to room with other kids their age etc.
1032552
I think the problem lies with the fact that many people who are in charge of those types of decisions are out of touch with what young adults actually face after high school. They spend all their time focusing on entrance requirements to college that they forget to cover practicle subjects like personal finance with the few exceptions of offering it as an elective.
757585
Too Old??   No Way Hun!!!  One of my sister's is in her forty's and she went back to school to get a degree.   She didn't let age stop her.....If it is something you want,you should not let age stop you,either!!!    GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!