Thread 214083808

Is 30 too late to start college in your country and get your life

>>214083808 (OP)
I had a friend who started his PhD at 32 and he was 9000 times more of a bro to me than all my peers

>>214083808 (OP)
it unironically is never too late, just dont expect to become a kid again. Go there to study.

>>214083828
I got my GED in the summer (didn’t finish high school) and I’m thinking about doing 3-4 year degree. Your friend prob had multiple degrees already. It’s different when you are starting fresh because everyone in your classes is like 17 or 18
>>214083882
I feel like I would stand out like a sore thumb thoughever. I’m an incel loser

>>214083920
It doesn’t matter. All I’m getting at is that we became bros despite the age difference (I was 22 at the time).

>>214083920
>I feel like I would stand out like a sore thumb
yes you would butt who cares in the end? The only problem would be if the kids start bullyng you

>>214083808 (OP)
From a social perspective yes (it would be cringe if you joined a frat or some such) but from an educational and financial perspective no, it's definitely not too late.

>>214083920
just wear hair dye for grey hairs and get skin treatment to look younger like bryan johnson

>>214083920
Depends on the college you go to. You will feel awkward and will stand out, but you are probably a terminally online loser which most kids are. So you'll possibly feel like a freak until you talk to them. First couple years are harder than the latter two. Unless you're a really weird creep, nobody will ultimately give a shit.

>>214084112
>First couple years are harder than the latter two.
Really? For me at least all years felt consistently hard, but never unbearably so

>>214083808 (OP)
past certain age...you will not allowed in undergraduates dorm, so you sleep on the library/park

>>214083808 (OP)
Yeah it's late but think like this:
What's worse than starting college at 30? Starting college at 40.

>>214083808 (OP)
No. I'm in my 30's and working on my second degree. Just don't pretend you're 18 and you'll be fine. A lot of morons think they can cruise for chicks in college as if they were younger.

>>214084293
Kek

>>214083808 (OP)
Late for what?
Literally, if you don't do it, you'll be an 35 yo man without a college degree, and if you do, you'll be an 35 yo man with a college degree.
Either way, you'll be 35 yo man.
And obviously not having a college degree is worse than having one.

>>214083808 (OP)
Yes. There are practically no online college programs here, while in America you have tons of them, and they even competence-based programs. The only thing we have is weekend programs, where you have to spend the tiny amount of time you get off work at school (and you still have to use your PTO for exams).
Also even if you have multiple degrees, it doesn't mean shit here, you can't get your credits accepted unless it's a very similar field.

>>214083808 (OP)
depends what are your expectations I guess, you're older and that's a fact but whatever, remember though it might be obvious, time doesn't stop and you don't get it back, so if you want to do it do it now, don't wait or procrastinate.
might just be due to other factors but ever since I turned 30 some years ago it seems like time passes at 4x compared to before, don't waste time

>>214083808 (OP)
I'm 30 and starting a second grad degree this year. It doesn't matter. It's never too late to improve your life.

>>214083808 (OP)
No. People start college even in their late 40s sometimes.

>>214083920
>feel like I would stand out like a sore thumb thoughever.
College kids are very soft now. They're not the bullies you've seen in movies from the 90s. I'm sure they're gonna be either supportive of you or indifferent.

>>214083808 (OP)
Why the fuck would you want to go to college at your age ya dumb mofo
You won't get any jobs by the time you finish it, you won't get laid, it won't guarantee you success
Instead of thinking like a slave you should start your own business or something

>>214083808 (OP)
Plenty of people don't get a college degree until later in their lives. Aspiring for a degree you didn't get when you were younger isn't strange at all.

>>214083808 (OP)
no.

>>214083808 (OP)
As long as you live, its never too late to do anything, you dumbass.

>>214083808 (OP)
In Italy it's not that uncommon for one specific situation, i.e. people who became civil servants while younger and just with a high school diploma, but who want to advance in their careers and thus need a uni degree

>>214083808 (OP)
Better than starting at 32 or 34

>>214083808 (OP)
It's common to see people of all ages at university

I am 27 and haven't gone to college and don't have a drivers license

>caring this much about what retards on the internet think at age 30
nigga just do it and get your life together, fuck anyone else's opinion. people are almost all stupid, selfish pieces of shit who will say whatever to make themselves feel better or entertained or whatever.

>>214085012
Retarded brown who fell for the Andrew Tate meme.

>>214083828
You can start a PhD whenever though, I think OP is talking about an undergraduate degree.

Just submit your Wendy’s application at this point

Well you will probably retire by the time your 65-70. So you still got like 35 working years left so yeah its not too late

You will be well beyond peers your age for time being but more or less be in the same sitatuon as everyone else in your 40s

>>214083920
meh yes and no. I remeber when I was 19 and starting uni there was a guy in my class who was 27 and no one would have known unless he told us. While it is not super common there are always some older people kiccking around and a guarantee you will see some guys who are like 50+ in your classes

I'm 23 years old as a first year and all my classmates are 17-18 years old and everytime I'd talk to them they just stare at me awkwardly. I blame my mom for making me believe age doesn't matter in college.

>>214088536
That's because 17-18 year olds are all socially retarded iPad kids, not because you're too old or whatever.

>>214083808 (OP)
What did you do for fucking 30 years idiot

>>214088718
What did YOU do? Learn about computer science? HA! Good luck getting replaced by chat gpt RETARD!

>>214088691
>That's because 17-18 year olds are all socially retarded iPad kids
They all socialize among themselves normally. The fact that I look older and they know my age probably makes them uncomfortable.

>>214083808 (OP)
You have 35 more years till retirement, go for it

Do people even want graduates at that age with no professional experience?
What degree would you get?

>I'm going to ask the website full of old NEETs in denial if it's too late for x and y and expect an unbiased answer
Do whatever the fuck you want at this point.

>>214089096
why did you even bother posting

Why bother though? Even PHD's are obsolete so whats the point of going to college for a random bachelor's degree. Might as well do something thats more productive on the long term, but thats just my 2 cents

https://futurism.com/former-google-ai-exec-law-medicine

>>214083808 (OP)
Yes

>>214089096
>In denial
As if being a wagie is any better. I have been a neet and a wagie and theres literally no value or sense of pride in spending 20-30 years of your life drafting excel sheets or stacking boxes. Its all useless and its all getting replaced by AI.

>>214087619
He's 100% right retard, OP is gonna be in his mid 30s with no job experience in his field competing with people either a decade younger or with much more experience. Unless you're going for a degree that's always in demand then he's probably not gonna find a job, it's even worse in muttland where you have to go into debt to go to university

>>214083808 (OP)
There's a guy in my class who's like 50. Everyone, including the professors, respects him.

>>214089334
>this and this negative thing will happen
keep living like a fucking pussy

>>214089334
>degree that's always in demand
No such thing anymore, AI is literally making everything obsolete. Remember the "learn to code" a couple of years ago? Yeah tech nerds are now fucked because AI can do everything they do a billion times faster and better at a fraction of the cost, same applies to other fields

>>214089410
You're a retarded kid that has zero idea how the job market works, at least I'm trying to help OP

My brother is starting his MBA at 39. Total tuition comes out to 120K

>>214089532
You're a doom and gloom merchant, OP should better his life and go to college, not listen to some two tooth polack

>>214087269
i dont have a bank account

>>214083808 (OP)
After the soriety girl thread I was reading today at work I have been thinking of going to college just for the partying and fucking I see. I work and live in the hood I never see white girls and I'm a hairy greek.

>>214089133
You seem hurt

>>214089562
>ummm just pull yourself by the bootstraps and maybe you can become a CEO one day

I learned a trade instead because I figured starting school that late would postpone other stuff like home ownership and kids. I regret not going often but my job isn't bad, and the pay is good

>>214089267
I'd like to see AI stacking boxes.

>>214090045
Theres robots that already do this..

>>214083808 (OP)
do it if you want to. your age hardly matters.

>>214083920
>stand out like a sore thumb
you won't.
there's a lot of children there, and a bunch of children who are allowed to buy booze, but also a lot of adults.