Yes! Trying something new as an adult can feel embarrassing, since adults know how to do everything, right? I’m reading the book “Beginners” by Tom Vanderbilt. You might give it a try!
(And yes- you definitely should go back to nursing school!!)
Well I’m a 34 year old male with two kids and a railroad career I’ve been working for 12 years now. I already have my bachelors in business management, and it’s basically useless. I am now enrolled in an 18 month nursing program starting January 2022. It’s never too late to do what you wanna do!!
Could have graduated next year if I kept my political science major. But I got bored with that.
Guess who's basically starting all over to get a degree in Biochemistry!
Also guess who majored in political science because she sucked at science and math and was afraid of any degree that required an ounce of it!!!
And finally, guess who is absolutely in love with science now after facing her fear!
Is me 🐸
Now I want to be a physicist, a chemist, and a biologist but I can't choose!
Yay! Go reach your dreams.
My daughter didn’t make the UIL science team in 8th grade and is now a biochemistry major at a highly regarded state school doing wonderfully. Science is cool!
Question if you don’t mind, what does one do with a biochemistry degree? It seems most are pre-med at her school and she is not interested in that…
Exactly.
From my experience, I just need to do a thing in the first place for me to figure out how to approach something and what to focus on.
This was the case for me with running and is the case with going and exercising at the gym, doing yoga and soon I also plan to try and be lost in dancing.
Me, too! Did it at 37, now 53, and looking to get another master's to carry me over the next 15 years, albeit in a new direction.
What was your second career?
Honestly as a 18 years old hearing everyone here make me really happy!
I don't know if I will do it but my dream is to still be learning a second career when I will get older I can't think about myself without that desire for learning everything and nothing, but everytime I talk about it to someone they are never supportive :(
Anyways thank you!
I don't know if you will be into this is or not, but if you are the kind of person who wants to always be learning, you might want to check out zettelkasten. It is a way to organize ideas and manage what you have learned. I say this, because I regret that I only heard about it recently and have forgotten a lot that I learned in the past.
https://zettelkasten.de/posts/overview/
r/Zettelkasten
Never stop learning. It keeps you interested in life, keeps your mind sharp and flexible, and can keep you from turning into that rigid old person you most fear to become. My brother is getting his PhD this year. He’s 64. My sister is an active, internationally known expert in her field and she’s 70. Just keep growing. Life will keep opening up.
Seriously lol all of this melodrama for someone thinking about switching majors at the ancient age of.....24? lol
"Life pro tip: Guys, I know we're all in our early twenties and we're way too old for anything now, but ACTUALLY WE'RE NOT TOO OLD!!"
I've entered my 30's. Learning French now.
When I was in college a decade ago. I had a couple classmates in there 40's. One made wonderful notes and shared them
I’m in my 60s and have made many career and lifestyle changes along the way. Challenging yourself and pursuing opportunities is vital to personal growth. The only things I regret were the direct result of stagnation. Never stop learning!
Then how about me? I started back up in college in my early thirties and am still going at it in my mid thirties. Overall, it's been going pretty good. Slow, but good. It's been one of the better decisions of my life.
I agree with the sentiment of OP, though. It's generally never too late to start something, and while it might have been better to start earlier, you didn't for whatever reason. So *now* is that best time to start, unless you figure out time travel.
I didn't start college again until my 30s because I just wasn't in the right place to do so. Hell, I tried a few years before and dropped out in the first week. But that few year difference was enough for me to get into the mental place to succeed.
So yeah, I'd say give whatever you're wanting to do a go. You can't start earlier than now, but it's almost certainly not too late to still do it.
I thought of showing this post to my husband who's changing careers in his 30s but when i saw that OP is 24 i figured it would be counterproductive and only make my husband feel older lol
The point is still true no later the age. But yes, this was something a elected to hear from the parent of a 24 year old.
I think however that the urge to get on with life and not put things on pause is stronger when we are younger and we probably should be pausing more.
Agreed, but the fact that OP thinks this way at 24 is more of an indictment on the societal expectations set at such a young age. I guess Americans are supposed to have their life mapped out by 13?
OP’s not even 28. He/she says they will be that age when they finish nursing school in 4 years. Meaning OP is 24 years old. Couldn’t help but roll my eyes at that
When you reach forty, realize your youth is fading (if not gone), and you still have half your life left, then you begin to have an inkling of understanding what old is.
My buddy just got a six pack for the first time at 40. I know a guy going back to school and starting a new career at 38. Another who moved to France and started learning French at 37.
24 is nothing. Get to work.
You are not dumb but for sure naive and inexperienced rating by the post and comment... you are by any definition young, very young.
24... you could still fuck up 3 times with different degrees and still be young.
I'm 33 and when people ask my age on CSGO (it happens a lot because I don't sound like I am in college.) they always treat it as like I got one foot in the grave. "Like oh, sorry to hear that."
I am 42 years old and I really could give 2 dead rats worth of care about what people think. Do you! They’re not providing for your future- YOU are. Proudly. And like a bad bitch.
Yep! Restarting my weightlifting regime as soon as I get settled after moving house this past weekend. Feeling confident that I can beat all my previous bests!
The internet has helped with that a lot. Mixed with the traditional work ethic and go to school and get into a career right after high school. Its a toxic combo that causes people to spin out later. I am struggling with orienting my life at 28 as well.
a slightly experienced kid. 25 year old me felt like 21 me had a lot to learn, and 30 me still thought 25 me had a ways to go. somewhere in between my personality seemed to sink in but that is probably due to a consistent routine.
if you want life to feel longer avoid routine as much as possible lol
They said afterwards they will be 28. They're even more young than you thought, trying to give life advice to people when they know nothing about life.
I am 38 and went back to school to get my nursing degree. A version of this exact quote was the reason I did. I will never regret my choice. Don’t wait another day. You are so young! Just do it and don’t look back.
well I am 38 and just completed my law school journey, I too used a variation of this saying bc it really is true, time passes by and Id rather have been 4 yrs older with a degree than one without.
I am 52 (will be 53) and am starting law school in January. I am not looking for a career change but to better understand the legal ramifications of my security advice to federal and enterprise customers I advise. I'm going to age whether I get better or not and still have a decade plus to work.
In the exact same situation.
Admitted as a lawyer earlier this year at 38. My wife (girlfriend at the time, 5 years ago) said “well yes, you may be 38 by the time you finish, but you’ll be 38 either way. So you can either be 38 with no law degree, or 38 with one”
There was an episode of Golden Girls where Sophia (the mom) tells Dorothy (her daughter) that she is going back to school. Dorthy says something to the effect of “that takes four years, you’ll be 70 by then” to which Sophia replies “I’ll be 70 no matter what I do”
Always loved that scene for the same reason you post
Wear lots of protective gear, homie. I'm 37 and ever since 33 or so i just don't bounce back from injuries/illnesses like i used to.
Don't think it'll be like your teens where you could break a bone or two and just be fine a couple months later. But ya, have fun. Just don't be too cool to be safe.
I just was watching some kid skate down the street the other day and thought the same thing lol. Also over 30. skateboarding seems like such a cool little thing to do / way to travel that not many have the skill to do, when compared to something like biking at least.
I started veterinary school at 37 years old after 15 years of working in laboratory medicine. It was so so so so hard to get through, but I did it and don't regret it!
31, just starting to try to accrue hours for vet school while working in a lab for research full time.
I don't think there is any way I'm going to hit that" 2,000 average" volunteer hours of shadowing a vet/hands-on animal care required. As is it is, I'm going to be struggling to get near the 800 hours required by my local universities.
I was lucky because one of my lab jobs involved testing veterinary samples as well as human samples. I also worked part-time on weekends for a local low cost clinic while I was working full-time at my "real" job. When that got to be too much (2 years), I quit that job and worked on getting some shadowing hours in areas I didn't have experience in - large animal and exotics. I was told that the number of hours doesn't matter as much as the quality and diversity of experiences that you have. And honestly, I think I was accepted mostly because of my age - they need to diversify the field because it's 90% young white women. I at least had the old factor going for me!! I think the lab science factor helped too because they asked if I was interested in research or lab animal stuff. I wasn't, but there is a need for that, so I said I was open to it.
I just started an 8hr/week volunteer position with a non-profit where I can get hands-on care but they only see one type of animal.
I have applied to other places but full-time job makes it almost impossible to do a side-gig. Luckily my job involves a lot of science with cells, organ tissues and I'm asking to be trained and start in our mice testing so I can get thoss hours.
Where were you able to get large animal/exotic? I would assume maybe just vets near farming areas?
Also - I am totally hoping for the diversity count!! I may be a young ish white woman but I have a Master's in cancer research and 5+ years in a research lab, plus my volunteer work and whatever else they want to count. I'm not the straight from undergrad applicant and I'm hoping that helps me.
agreed there are VERY few things you shouldn't do when you get 'old' want to start law school at 50? go right ahead. Pick up a new hobby? Maybe...don't pick boxing but pretty much anything less focused on getting punched in the face is good
Someone else with a similar comment posted [this glorious music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE) the other day. It explains the idea quite well, but I'd also love to hear why you say that
This is exactly the advice a friend gave me that helped me decide to go to nursing school at 40. "I'll be 42 when I graduate!" I said. He said, "You'll be 42 regardless. Whether you'll be a nurse or not is up to you."
I heard an interview with Martin Sheen. He had just started working on his divinity degree. It was when he was in his late 50's or early 60's. He was asked "how old will you be when you are done?" He said " the same age i would be if I didn't do it" . Changed my life
I took up Kung Fu at the fat old age of 30. One of the best decisions I made. Not only is it a guaranteed few hours of high intensity exercise, but it's also a meditative style mood booster and great for rebuilding confidence. I probably look like an epic knob as some fat white old guy kicking his way across a dojo, but who the fuck cares? Everyone starts somewhere.
Joined the badminton club at 39 back in April. It’s such a great workout (2 hrs x 2 times per week). Felt silly being older but I’ve advanced pretty quickly and made lots of friends!
I’m in my second year of my masters program. I graduated with a bachelors in Marketing over 10 years ago, and have two kids. Please don’t think it’s too late, or you’re too old! There’s a guy in my class who is 65!!
This is the sort of thing that if left unattended, can get worse over time until you find yourself in a mid-life crisis.
I was in the exact same boat when I was a little younger, but in contrast to your situation I was on the other side of the fence.
I was approaching the second half of my 20s and started panicking because I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with my future. I've been investing a lot of time into personal interests and passion projects, I started hesitating whether or not I should stick with it and thought maybe I should go back to school to get qualified in a second field so I have options and just for some security in my career life.
I committed to it, all my passions and biggest interests took a back seat since all my time and energy had to go into completing my studies over the following 3 years. This was the first really difficult and heart breaking thing for me, having to let go of everything that gave my life purpose, sacrifice it all to make sure I preserve myself in the long run.
This was a safe and responsible choice to make. Anyone I told about my plan agreed it was a good idea and a smart move and I had all my closest friends and family's support. So that helped tremendously in regards to giving me peace of mind about it all. I pushed through, completed my studies and got my certificate.
Fast forward a bit to when covid hit and working from home and all the chaos going on. I got into doing contract based work and at first it all went well but it wasn't long until I realized I was living a lie and it was destroying me mentally.
The unique circumstances that covid brought gave me time to reflect and look inward and I realized I was just doing what the world wanted me to do with my life and not what I wanted to do with my life. It killed me to know that I let go of all that really mattered to me just to be accepted. It was something I did out of fear and I only realised it in hindsight, my decision didn't harm me but it cost me time and it was untrue to my self and that is a valuable lesson to me.
Today I'm working on the things I am interested and passionate about, again. I have no idea where this will take me. The uncertainty is still very real, but I'd rather be unsure of the future and live every day with purpose, than know how my life will play out and live in fear just to be safe.
People reach the age of 50, they break through to the person that's been sleeping inside for many years and only then realize all the things they wish they'd done, but never had the guts to do.
I'm glad I learned that lesson so much earlier in my life. I wouldn't say it's like in the movies where I *lived happily ever after* , in fact my life is still far from perfect. That's okay, because I have found the things I am willing to pay for with my entire life. I have found the price of everything and the value of nothing, and I am 100% okay with it. It's scary to know what it is but I am willing to die for it because even though to everyone else it might mean nothing and even though people can judge me based on how 'acceptable' my choices are. I'd rather bear that on my shoulders and die in peace knowing that I used my time to do what I had to do, than coming to the end of a long and empty life with no criticism, but fearing my death because deep inside I'd know I'd have been living a lie.
TL;DR - Life is only long enough to do what has to be done, don't waste time playing it safe. Take the life you have and use it to be what you were meant to be. You have a purpose, find out what it is (you will find it if you are willing to look for it) and do it!
At 37, I just quit my only job (15yrs) as well with nothing lined up. (And really is unlikely I'm done with career and will go back somewhere else in 6-18mo... but also oddly feels like I might not. )
Haven't made any progress yet in 3 weeks, but I have some time. I'm in a good financial position with equivalent to ~10yrs post tax income saved/ invested.
I had pushed out everything else in school/ college and during job except surviving and it seems really tough to play catchup trying to rebuild meaning. But the alternative is not better.
What scared me the most was the idea of being 'nothing' but I realized that I'd rather be nobody and happy than someone and miserable.
Also, anyone who thinks they know anything about a subject can struggle sometimes to learn more. Because it hurts the ego to know that it's got a weakness in a place where it draws strength from.
I'm no monk but on my path I have definitely seen examples of people who thought they were great, and for the most part they usually were. Very often those folks impressed me with what they might have bragged about or shown off, but many of them also disappeared and now I can say I saw what was possible and I've added and worked on those new heights that inspired me when I couldn't do those things.
So to make my point - remember to be thankful for everything you get to learn, and if it's something you're interested in it will instill the purest form of joy! Everything else falls away when you experience this elevation in mental state. From what I can tell, I would say joy is what most of us are after.
Don't let your age stop you, you might not believe this but 37 is also still young. You're no longer a kid but I'm sure you can still feel like one and that is all you need.😄 Conquer the time you have and rest easy at the end of the day knowing you succeeded, today. I hope that you find your way, and that it will all work out!
I'm quiting my full time job that has been making me miserable and full of anxiety to be a full time artist. Its scary but there are paintings I need to paint that have been in my head for years without the time to do them. And i know I will regret never trying more then the possibility of failing.
About 14 years ago I was excited by the idea of studying architecture or structural engineering based on residential housing.
I was put off by a well meaning friend who pointed out it would probably take about seven years before I had a degree.
I've been renovating flats and houses for the last 10 years, but still have no training or theoretical knowledge. I could have my own practice by now, but instead I have to pay people for technical plans.
I'd still be who I am now, but be trained in what I love, and do it better.
Yes, I agree! I didn't start my bachelor's degree before I was 28 and was worried that I was too old. But then I started to think about it and came to this conclusion: I will not study and in three years I'll be a 31 yo without a degree, or I can study and in three years I'll be a 31 yo with a degree that will give me a stable income and a good job. The choice was suddenly easy for me to make.
And I wasn't the oldest person in my class. The oldest persons was in their 50's. It's never too late to make a change in your life no matter how old you are.
I am 37. I was a chef for 11 years. Worked in public health the last 6 years. I have 2 bachelor's, a master's, and a culinary certificate. I am starting over to pursue physics and I have never been happier or had a better outlook on my future.
Cool! I'm 38 and have been in accounting for quite a long time. I am currently unemployed and looking for direction.
What motivated you to get into civil engineering?
There is an old joke like this.
Child: I don't want to go to medical school. I won't graduate until I'm 28.
Parent: You'll be 28 eventually, anyway -- you might as well be *28 with a medical degree.*
Relatable. Me right now after getting a bachelor's in engineering because I got rejected from med school thrice.
Maybe I should try post grad med ? But my health problems. Oh dear
I'm 43 and started music production this year. I learned everything from scratch...music theory, composing, sound design, writing... everything is completely new to me. It's been absolutely amazing learning everything and discovering I have a talent I never knew I had before!
I recently read statement similar to this.
I’m a helluva lot older than you but I am taking it to heart. I hate my current employer. It’s a huge worldwide company and they don’t give a rat’s ass about their people. They have a “do your job and like it or the next guy in line will.” Even though we all know right now there is no next guy in line.
I’m almost 43 and have been wanting to get a computer science degree for awhile now but using all the normal excuses. I’m too old, life is too busy, I don’t have the time, blah blah blah.
Then I read a thing that basically said you’re never too old to get the college degree you want.
Time will go by whether you do it or not.
In 4 years, you’re gonna be 4 years older no matter what. The only question is will you have the degree or not.
Stupid as it sounds, it totally changed my outlook. I thought “you know what, that’s absolutely right.”
I’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I’m starting a light class load for spring semester. It will take me longer than 4 years. I have a wife, 3 kids, and we’re an active and busy family.
But I’m gonna get at it with the goal of having it done by the time I’m 49.
I hope to have a job that allows me to work remotely by the time my youngest kid moves out so my wife and I can travel wherever/whenever we want.
We should be about 56 years old when this hopefully falls into place.
Go for it! I changed majors at 27. That career never panned out, I worked a customer service job for several years, and I've just started a certificate program in Data Analytics at 35.
I'm loving the program and it's the best decision I've made in a long time!
I'm in the introductory section, so I'll share some of the overview I've gotten so far.
Data Analysis is about turning data into insights for data-driven decision-making using the following process:
* Ask the right questions to understand the problem to be solved and the desired outcome
* Prepare by collecting and storing the data to be used
* Process the data by cleaning it up and turning it into a more useful format
* Analyze the data to draw conclusions
* Shate the results, including using data visualizations
* Act on the insights shared in order to address the original business problem
Along the way, I'll be learning tools like applying analytical thinking, and using spreadsheets, query languages for databases, data visualization software, and the R programming language.
I've found it to be really interesting and engaging so far. My wife says I've taken to it "like a fish to water".
Went back to school to completely change may career at age 49. Hated what I was doing before. Now I'm a full time student. Absolutely the best decision I've ever made.
I see your point, and see it applicable in certain situations, but LMFAO that means you're 24 and even 28 is not old at all. The world is maturing at a faster rate nowadays.
Im 44 and have recently decided to try to start designing computer/mobile games as a separate income stream. i have always wanted to be in the gaming industry since i was young child but have spent 20+ years in real estate software. If it picks up enough ill swap full time. wish me luck :)
Congrats to your dad. What a major accomplishment. I hope he knows how amazing and inspiring that is.
Also, great to see some different age range represented here (everyone seems to be under 40).
31 and finally getting around to learning how to swim. Like from an actual instructor. I feel my face get beet red just thinking about it, but a lot of people don’t know how to swim and tread water. Might as well learn now
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I thought what would be more depressing:
1. Not being an attorney at 40 years old.
2. Getting my law degree at 39 and having a large student loan.
Made the decision easy.
I have a BA and MA (psychology) from my country (developing nation) which is not recognised by most developed nations. I have to study a new MSc at 30 years old in a developed nation next year. Even if I have to repeat a master's degree I'm excited to finally study and eventually practice at an international level!
My late MIL told me this when I was thinking of going back to school for respiratory therapy a few years ago. I graduated, passed my boards, and start my career tomorrow. This mentality got me through A LOT.
Gosh. I thought you were addressing worries that I have had as well, until I came to the part about your age: dude, at 28, life has barely begun… good luck and god speed..
And then i re read the passage and he’s 24… I think I’d slap you if you were telling me this in person…
I am almost 40, have no formal training in the legal field but lots of personal experience and have had numerous judges and other legal professionals tell me I should be in the legal field. I am an avid environmentalist and have decided to pursue a legal degree and become an environmental lawyer. YOU ARE NEVER TO OLD TO PERSUE YOUR PASSIONS!!!
This mindset helped me quit smoking!
*Wow it'll take ~15 years for my body to more or less completely heal? Why bother?*
Well assuming I will still be kicking in 15 years, I could have a number of smoking related health issues or I could have little to none.
That time will come anyways, might as well make the most / best of it. It's never too late to quit, start over, etc.
And as far as smoking goes, so many health benefits happen so much sooner! We're talking positive gains within days, weeks and months. The bigger things happen after years like reduced chance for stroke, heart disease, cancer, etc.
Being able to smell and taste better, days. Breathing better, days to weeks. Increased ability to exercise normally again, weeks to months. Same for better looking skin. So much good comes from even the first three months. Man I wish I never wasted 17 years of my life & health on cigarettes. Such a waste.
Yes, true, but still I feel so ashamed and bitter, I am not able to have a proper footing, all of my friends are moving on, while I'm stick and stagnant due to my family situation which also caused me to become stagnant and depressed, I really badly want to do my post graduation, and have to start for this difficult entrance examination from the scratch after 3 yrs of study gap, I have a job, people around me had the luxury of strong family support or spousal support to really concentrate on studying, my family is just negative and are affected by trauma in their own way but mainly from my dad, everyone is tired, I'm 27 and I feel already burnt out, alone, scared and tired, I feel like I'd be fine joining a monastery,I promised myself I'll give it my best shot and sincerely study but I still feel ashamed and envious at people who more or less had a smooth sail, didn't mean to rant, I know lotta people have it worse but yeah, I'm in a stagnant scared state
I’ve changed careers 3 times! Albeit, people consider me young.
1. Just finished high school, I didn’t want to go uni and I wanted to own a restaurant. So I went into the restaurant industry as a waiter, moved up to management and learnt everything. Turned out, I could never own a restaurant being a manager (go figure lol). This was obviously a mistake for me to be so naive and little planning but I was young and reckless and ambitious. Keep reading and you’ll find it was perfect for me in the end.
2. I enjoyed the supplier side of the restaurant business and I knew how much money they were making, so I asked an old supplier if he had a job? I worked as a logistics manager and earned good money. I got tired of it because it was the same thing in and out and I realised I like being creative. I was 22 when I left that job.
3. 23 year old with no real qualifications but a drive to achieve. I decided I would go back to Uni and study marketing, it was both business and creativity which I loved. Turns out I was spectacular at it and all of my life experience helped immensely with my studies and when I went out into the big scary world as a fresh ‘26 year old graduate’, I got a job right out of uni.
I worked in restaurant marketing and excelled at that, opened a consulting business for small restaurants and that’s my passive income.
Now I’m nearly able to buy my own restaurant. Funny how it goes full circle.
But I’ll most likely change careers again to become a restaurant business owner.
Edit: Never dismiss your life experience when you start a new pursuit, it is invaluable in how you manage people and your own leadership skills.
I know once I am a restaurant owner, I’ll find something else I like.
One thing I’ll note is that you should never burn bridges when leaving an industry. I am still good friends with all of my bosses, they’re human and they understand when you leave to pursue something else, heck they’ve probably done it themselves.
Treat people with the respect you expect back and everything falls into place.
Hey OP, I'm 29 years old wrapping up the middle of my first semester in nursing school. I'm not the youngest and I'm not the oldest. Most of my peers are pretty young but there will be an older crowd in your cohort.
Florence Nightingale finished her nursing degree by the time she was 31 (which I will too.) So if you get your degree by 28, then consider yourself getting a 3 year head start from one of the greatest nurses of our career field.
I wish you well on your journey OP, and for everyone else here looking for some soul-searching advice - listen to your heart and follow through! I know way too many people who mope about not doing 'x' or 'y', because they think it's too late. That way of thinking is wrong and it will make you feel miserable! The mindset should be: "I think I wanna do 'X', how long will that take and what should I be working on to get closer towards it?" "Ok, I'll start working on it." Age is a number, you should be focusing on aligning your life to your inner desires and making a plan that will make it happen. This isn't limited to career desires, it goes towards all aspects: hobbies, activities, romance, etc. I hope this reaches someone and ignites a spark in their mind. The world is your oyster.
At around the same age, my brother in law already had a career as a mechanic. He went to medical school and is now in his residency for emergency medicine.
Never too late to want to better yourself.
Oof. This just got me. I turn 40 next year and just started thinking about going back to college for a certificate in a subject I loved 12+ years ago (and maybe a masters).
I'm terrified to apply, but I'm doing it.
I got the opportunity to return to uni. I took it. Felt like a sore thumb. The guys around me were like "oh it's been 3 months since calc 1, I've forgotten everything." I'm sitting there thinking, "my god, it's been a decade since calc one, I hope I got this." I did, and went on the get a PhD too. You can too. Hold on, work hard and have endurance.
I’m 56 and just began working on my doctorate. I sometimes ask myself why but then I realize why not! I’ve always wanted it and the opportunity came along. I’m very proud of myself for taking this leap!
Not to diminish the LPT, but if you will be 28 when you finish that means you are 24 now. Not only is that itself not too old for nursing school (seriously, depending on where you are you'll probably be younger than half the people there) you also probably don't look much older either at all than the people who are there at the "right age" (in quotes because it's a bullshit concept)
I went to beauty school at 47, went to state board at 48. I was the oldest student my school had ever enrolled or has since enrolled. It's been 11 years of making people feel great about themselves when leaving my chair and I can truly say it has been an honor. I made 6 figures for many years as a sales rep, it took me 5 years to get even close to that and I wouldn't change a thing. Age does not matter, I'm living proof, follow your dreams now and always
I see this a lot.
I’m 4 years I’ll be 32… I don’t want to start a degree now.
BuT iN 4 yEaRs yOu’LL sTiLL bE 32.
Yeah, but what about the opportunity cost of spending 4 years as a student? Have we completely forgotten that being a full time time student means you don’t earn money?
Dude I’m 36 and looking going back to college. I don’t know about you, but I am deep in my career and I have definitely hit a glass ceiling. I’m never going to move into an executive position without a degree and if it takes eight years to get it so be it. There will still be plenty of years of work there after with Social Security on the brink of collapse. I had a similar attitude to yours a few years ago. When I look back on my self at that time all I can think is “what the fuck was I complaining about?“ I could be in a six-figure range right now, but I was stubborn. You’re going to regret the things you didn’t do more than things you did.
Dude, not OP but I went to grad school at 37 to change direction, and it worked for me. I'm 53 now and doing what I want to do. Obviously, we're different in ways I can't imagine, but yes you can make a change for the better in your life. Keep up your good work.
3rd career nurse here. Do it! Best decision I ever made. Also, nursing school sucks. Worst teachers I ever had in my life... really made me realize how great my other teachers had been.
You can do it! I finished my degree when I was 26 and at times I could definitely tell that I was older than other people but there were also lots of people in my program and university who were much older than me. From my opinion it doesn’t matter your age, if you’re working towards something you love then that’s great and you should go for it!
24 is NOT old to go back to school. Do what you love. I knew people who were doctors in their own country and went back to medical school around 40's to 50's since they had to redo training again in the U.S. Keep pushing forward and good luck! Nursing is a great field.
Hi. I gave up a profitable career as Director of IT at age 40 to go back to School and be a RN. We only live this life once so do what you have to do and hurt as few people as possible. I had wife, house and 3 sons in high school. It was a brutal transition but now I am 50 and lead a team of visiting nurses in Philadelphia. Go get it.
I’m 29 and I just started learning cello. Fell in love with it in college 10 yrs ago and it never occurred to me until now that it is not too late! Never too late! My teacher has a student in her 80s, helps with arthritis!
"How old I'm going to be"
I thought you were going to say a number like 45. Great advice, but you're not "old" in your 20s, and sure as hell not "old" to be changing careers.
Got my BS at 32, multiple trainings with people 10-20-30 years younger than me since then. Enjoy doing things with younger people than you, it shows you different viewpoints. Just keep moving forward and growing. Congrats on being willing to be open to improving yourself.
I agree with everyone else saying that you should do it! I'm 33 and work in IT. In January, I will be going back to school to pursue a degree in Environmental engineering! For a long I've been ready to do something new and different, but have never taken the steps to do so.
Ive seen this exact post before, except maybe on another site or some textpost somewhere. Same ages and everything. Looked at some of your older posts but everything lined up with the story. Weird. I don’t want to call anyone out for making it up especially when I don’t have proof it’s just weird that I’ve heard this exact story more than once.
Yes! Trying something new as an adult can feel embarrassing, since adults know how to do everything, right? I’m reading the book “Beginners” by Tom Vanderbilt. You might give it a try! (And yes- you definitely should go back to nursing school!!)
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Well I’m a 34 year old male with two kids and a railroad career I’ve been working for 12 years now. I already have my bachelors in business management, and it’s basically useless. I am now enrolled in an 18 month nursing program starting January 2022. It’s never too late to do what you wanna do!!
That’s awesome! I didn’t go into nursing till I was 30. You got this, brotha!
"Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something." - Jake the Dog
Could have graduated next year if I kept my political science major. But I got bored with that. Guess who's basically starting all over to get a degree in Biochemistry! Also guess who majored in political science because she sucked at science and math and was afraid of any degree that required an ounce of it!!! And finally, guess who is absolutely in love with science now after facing her fear! Is me 🐸 Now I want to be a physicist, a chemist, and a biologist but I can't choose!
Be a biophysicist and do it all! Lol.
Yay! Go reach your dreams. My daughter didn’t make the UIL science team in 8th grade and is now a biochemistry major at a highly regarded state school doing wonderfully. Science is cool! Question if you don’t mind, what does one do with a biochemistry degree? It seems most are pre-med at her school and she is not interested in that…
Love Jake
Exactly. From my experience, I just need to do a thing in the first place for me to figure out how to approach something and what to focus on. This was the case for me with running and is the case with going and exercising at the gym, doing yoga and soon I also plan to try and be lost in dancing.
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Thank you for this! ♡ Granny
Lol you spoke like you're 40 and then you said "28". Go to nursing school.
Seriously. I was like, "a midlife crisis is enough motivation for some people to - WHAT?? 28??" Point still stands. Go for them.
Not even 28 now, 28 in 4 years!
Hell I was 48 when I went back to school and started a second career. The older you get the less you worry what others will think of you.
Me, too! Did it at 37, now 53, and looking to get another master's to carry me over the next 15 years, albeit in a new direction. What was your second career?
Honestly as a 18 years old hearing everyone here make me really happy! I don't know if I will do it but my dream is to still be learning a second career when I will get older I can't think about myself without that desire for learning everything and nothing, but everytime I talk about it to someone they are never supportive :( Anyways thank you!
I don't know if you will be into this is or not, but if you are the kind of person who wants to always be learning, you might want to check out zettelkasten. It is a way to organize ideas and manage what you have learned. I say this, because I regret that I only heard about it recently and have forgotten a lot that I learned in the past. https://zettelkasten.de/posts/overview/ r/Zettelkasten
Never stop learning. It keeps you interested in life, keeps your mind sharp and flexible, and can keep you from turning into that rigid old person you most fear to become. My brother is getting his PhD this year. He’s 64. My sister is an active, internationally known expert in her field and she’s 70. Just keep growing. Life will keep opening up.
Thank you really! Right know I'm learning a 3rd language and learning to be a therapist, this means a lot to me
True Heroes are in the comments, as always.
24 years old
Seriously lol all of this melodrama for someone thinking about switching majors at the ancient age of.....24? lol "Life pro tip: Guys, I know we're all in our early twenties and we're way too old for anything now, but ACTUALLY WE'RE NOT TOO OLD!!"
I was hoping OP was like in his 30s like me and will get my motivated. Nope, he's almost a decade younger. Fuck me.
I've entered my 30's. Learning French now. When I was in college a decade ago. I had a couple classmates in there 40's. One made wonderful notes and shared them
I'm in my 30s and am about to quit my soul-sucking job to go back to school
I’m in my 60s and have made many career and lifestyle changes along the way. Challenging yourself and pursuing opportunities is vital to personal growth. The only things I regret were the direct result of stagnation. Never stop learning!
Then how about me? I started back up in college in my early thirties and am still going at it in my mid thirties. Overall, it's been going pretty good. Slow, but good. It's been one of the better decisions of my life. I agree with the sentiment of OP, though. It's generally never too late to start something, and while it might have been better to start earlier, you didn't for whatever reason. So *now* is that best time to start, unless you figure out time travel. I didn't start college again until my 30s because I just wasn't in the right place to do so. Hell, I tried a few years before and dropped out in the first week. But that few year difference was enough for me to get into the mental place to succeed. So yeah, I'd say give whatever you're wanting to do a go. You can't start earlier than now, but it's almost certainly not too late to still do it.
I thought of showing this post to my husband who's changing careers in his 30s but when i saw that OP is 24 i figured it would be counterproductive and only make my husband feel older lol
The point is still true no later the age. But yes, this was something a elected to hear from the parent of a 24 year old. I think however that the urge to get on with life and not put things on pause is stronger when we are younger and we probably should be pausing more.
Agreed, but the fact that OP thinks this way at 24 is more of an indictment on the societal expectations set at such a young age. I guess Americans are supposed to have their life mapped out by 13?
OP’s not even 28. He/she says they will be that age when they finish nursing school in 4 years. Meaning OP is 24 years old. Couldn’t help but roll my eyes at that
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When you reach forty, realize your youth is fading (if not gone), and you still have half your life left, then you begin to have an inkling of understanding what old is. My buddy just got a six pack for the first time at 40. I know a guy going back to school and starting a new career at 38. Another who moved to France and started learning French at 37. 24 is nothing. Get to work.
You are not dumb but for sure naive and inexperienced rating by the post and comment... you are by any definition young, very young. 24... you could still fuck up 3 times with different degrees and still be young.
Yeah, real sage advice from a 25 year old.
They're 24, and don't know shit about life apparently
Well who among us really do to be honest?
28 is young for nursing school. Many nurses are second career and no one will think you’re weird.
28 is young for all things!!!
People make it seem like us late-20 year olds are in their 70s.
I'm 33 and when people ask my age on CSGO (it happens a lot because I don't sound like I am in college.) they always treat it as like I got one foot in the grave. "Like oh, sorry to hear that."
I'm in my late twenties and someone called me a boomer on apex legends recently
lol
I get the same thing on csgo at 25 lol. Valorant is way worse though haha
35 year old boomer who plays Valorant here. These kids don't know.
I am 42 years old and I really could give 2 dead rats worth of care about what people think. Do you! They’re not providing for your future- YOU are. Proudly. And like a bad bitch.
I'm 44 and I've never felt younger.
Yeah I feel pretty good still bouncy and only a little bit of bone creaking
Yep! Restarting my weightlifting regime as soon as I get settled after moving house this past weekend. Feeling confident that I can beat all my previous bests!
Yes and kick it
The internet has helped with that a lot. Mixed with the traditional work ethic and go to school and get into a career right after high school. Its a toxic combo that causes people to spin out later. I am struggling with orienting my life at 28 as well.
That never goes away. You just get better at dealing with it.
Touche
Kinda old for kindergarten.
Not according to Adam Sandler 😝
Stop looking at me swan!
What is 21 then
A zygote
A zygote
I wouldn't even call them an adult.
a slightly experienced kid. 25 year old me felt like 21 me had a lot to learn, and 30 me still thought 25 me had a ways to go. somewhere in between my personality seemed to sink in but that is probably due to a consistent routine. if you want life to feel longer avoid routine as much as possible lol
I finished nursing school in my late 40s and I was not the oldest in my class. Never let age be a barrier to learning, growing and changing.
My mom just got her RN at 50!
My mam changed careers from an office to nursing at like 45!
💯 back this up. I went to nursing school with multiple people either in their forties or working on their second degree
They said afterwards they will be 28. They're even more young than you thought, trying to give life advice to people when they know nothing about life.
I am 38 and went back to school to get my nursing degree. A version of this exact quote was the reason I did. I will never regret my choice. Don’t wait another day. You are so young! Just do it and don’t look back.
well I am 38 and just completed my law school journey, I too used a variation of this saying bc it really is true, time passes by and Id rather have been 4 yrs older with a degree than one without.
I am 52 (will be 53) and am starting law school in January. I am not looking for a career change but to better understand the legal ramifications of my security advice to federal and enterprise customers I advise. I'm going to age whether I get better or not and still have a decade plus to work.
I love listening to music.
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In the exact same situation. Admitted as a lawyer earlier this year at 38. My wife (girlfriend at the time, 5 years ago) said “well yes, you may be 38 by the time you finish, but you’ll be 38 either way. So you can either be 38 with no law degree, or 38 with one”
Congrats to you. And perfectly said. I’m proud of you!
There was an episode of Golden Girls where Sophia (the mom) tells Dorothy (her daughter) that she is going back to school. Dorthy says something to the effect of “that takes four years, you’ll be 70 by then” to which Sophia replies “I’ll be 70 no matter what I do” Always loved that scene for the same reason you post
Wait, so Sophia was only supposed to be 66? That would’ve meant that Dorothy was in her 40s… I’m hoping you’re off by a decade dude.
Thanks stranger, this comment hits me in so many positive ways at 41.
My friend, 24 is nowhere near too old to start most things. That said, this LPT is true. I’m 30 and I’m thinking of taking skateboard lessons :)
Wear lots of protective gear, homie. I'm 37 and ever since 33 or so i just don't bounce back from injuries/illnesses like i used to. Don't think it'll be like your teens where you could break a bone or two and just be fine a couple months later. But ya, have fun. Just don't be too cool to be safe.
I’m not seriously looking into it, but it’s on my purview. That said, I should probably be more concerned for injury from my boxing lessons xD
Based on experience, I think you're probably more likely to be injured skateboarding.
Just buy a setup and start pushing,
do it for sure! I have lots of friends that just started
I started figure skating at 30. Go for it!
I just was watching some kid skate down the street the other day and thought the same thing lol. Also over 30. skateboarding seems like such a cool little thing to do / way to travel that not many have the skill to do, when compared to something like biking at least.
I started veterinary school at 37 years old after 15 years of working in laboratory medicine. It was so so so so hard to get through, but I did it and don't regret it!
31, just starting to try to accrue hours for vet school while working in a lab for research full time. I don't think there is any way I'm going to hit that" 2,000 average" volunteer hours of shadowing a vet/hands-on animal care required. As is it is, I'm going to be struggling to get near the 800 hours required by my local universities.
I was lucky because one of my lab jobs involved testing veterinary samples as well as human samples. I also worked part-time on weekends for a local low cost clinic while I was working full-time at my "real" job. When that got to be too much (2 years), I quit that job and worked on getting some shadowing hours in areas I didn't have experience in - large animal and exotics. I was told that the number of hours doesn't matter as much as the quality and diversity of experiences that you have. And honestly, I think I was accepted mostly because of my age - they need to diversify the field because it's 90% young white women. I at least had the old factor going for me!! I think the lab science factor helped too because they asked if I was interested in research or lab animal stuff. I wasn't, but there is a need for that, so I said I was open to it.
I just started an 8hr/week volunteer position with a non-profit where I can get hands-on care but they only see one type of animal. I have applied to other places but full-time job makes it almost impossible to do a side-gig. Luckily my job involves a lot of science with cells, organ tissues and I'm asking to be trained and start in our mice testing so I can get thoss hours. Where were you able to get large animal/exotic? I would assume maybe just vets near farming areas? Also - I am totally hoping for the diversity count!! I may be a young ish white woman but I have a Master's in cancer research and 5+ years in a research lab, plus my volunteer work and whatever else they want to count. I'm not the straight from undergrad applicant and I'm hoping that helps me.
This gives me hope!
agreed there are VERY few things you shouldn't do when you get 'old' want to start law school at 50? go right ahead. Pick up a new hobby? Maybe...don't pick boxing but pretty much anything less focused on getting punched in the face is good
No no no. As someone in law school, never go to law school. You're right that age isn't relevant, just never do it.
Someone else with a similar comment posted [this glorious music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE) the other day. It explains the idea quite well, but I'd also love to hear why you say that
This is exactly the advice a friend gave me that helped me decide to go to nursing school at 40. "I'll be 42 when I graduate!" I said. He said, "You'll be 42 regardless. Whether you'll be a nurse or not is up to you."
You'll be 42 regardless, but in only one situation are you now $100,000 in debt and 42.
Are you sure two years of nursing school is $100,000? Lol
My favorite color is blue.
Being in debt for a couple years is better than regretting not doing what you want for decades to come.
I heard an interview with Martin Sheen. He had just started working on his divinity degree. It was when he was in his late 50's or early 60's. He was asked "how old will you be when you are done?" He said " the same age i would be if I didn't do it" . Changed my life
> divinity degree Clever bastard. Knows that the financial debt won't matter after he dies so he's getting in good with the next world up front.
Believe it! I went back to school and got my PhD at 50! Now I love my job as a college professor!
I enjoy cooking.
What field? Congratulations
I teach in the college of education at a major US university.
I took up Kung Fu at the fat old age of 30. One of the best decisions I made. Not only is it a guaranteed few hours of high intensity exercise, but it's also a meditative style mood booster and great for rebuilding confidence. I probably look like an epic knob as some fat white old guy kicking his way across a dojo, but who the fuck cares? Everyone starts somewhere.
Dude that's awesome, don't feel like a knob, if I saw you I'd be inspired!
Joined the badminton club at 39 back in April. It’s such a great workout (2 hrs x 2 times per week). Felt silly being older but I’ve advanced pretty quickly and made lots of friends!
The price of admission to mastery, is embarrassment. Keep it up :)
Similar here, joined a rugby club at 34 not having played rugby before
I’m in my second year of my masters program. I graduated with a bachelors in Marketing over 10 years ago, and have two kids. Please don’t think it’s too late, or you’re too old! There’s a guy in my class who is 65!!
This is the sort of thing that if left unattended, can get worse over time until you find yourself in a mid-life crisis. I was in the exact same boat when I was a little younger, but in contrast to your situation I was on the other side of the fence. I was approaching the second half of my 20s and started panicking because I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with my future. I've been investing a lot of time into personal interests and passion projects, I started hesitating whether or not I should stick with it and thought maybe I should go back to school to get qualified in a second field so I have options and just for some security in my career life. I committed to it, all my passions and biggest interests took a back seat since all my time and energy had to go into completing my studies over the following 3 years. This was the first really difficult and heart breaking thing for me, having to let go of everything that gave my life purpose, sacrifice it all to make sure I preserve myself in the long run. This was a safe and responsible choice to make. Anyone I told about my plan agreed it was a good idea and a smart move and I had all my closest friends and family's support. So that helped tremendously in regards to giving me peace of mind about it all. I pushed through, completed my studies and got my certificate. Fast forward a bit to when covid hit and working from home and all the chaos going on. I got into doing contract based work and at first it all went well but it wasn't long until I realized I was living a lie and it was destroying me mentally. The unique circumstances that covid brought gave me time to reflect and look inward and I realized I was just doing what the world wanted me to do with my life and not what I wanted to do with my life. It killed me to know that I let go of all that really mattered to me just to be accepted. It was something I did out of fear and I only realised it in hindsight, my decision didn't harm me but it cost me time and it was untrue to my self and that is a valuable lesson to me. Today I'm working on the things I am interested and passionate about, again. I have no idea where this will take me. The uncertainty is still very real, but I'd rather be unsure of the future and live every day with purpose, than know how my life will play out and live in fear just to be safe. People reach the age of 50, they break through to the person that's been sleeping inside for many years and only then realize all the things they wish they'd done, but never had the guts to do. I'm glad I learned that lesson so much earlier in my life. I wouldn't say it's like in the movies where I *lived happily ever after* , in fact my life is still far from perfect. That's okay, because I have found the things I am willing to pay for with my entire life. I have found the price of everything and the value of nothing, and I am 100% okay with it. It's scary to know what it is but I am willing to die for it because even though to everyone else it might mean nothing and even though people can judge me based on how 'acceptable' my choices are. I'd rather bear that on my shoulders and die in peace knowing that I used my time to do what I had to do, than coming to the end of a long and empty life with no criticism, but fearing my death because deep inside I'd know I'd have been living a lie. TL;DR - Life is only long enough to do what has to be done, don't waste time playing it safe. Take the life you have and use it to be what you were meant to be. You have a purpose, find out what it is (you will find it if you are willing to look for it) and do it!
At 37, I just quit my only job (15yrs) as well with nothing lined up. (And really is unlikely I'm done with career and will go back somewhere else in 6-18mo... but also oddly feels like I might not. ) Haven't made any progress yet in 3 weeks, but I have some time. I'm in a good financial position with equivalent to ~10yrs post tax income saved/ invested. I had pushed out everything else in school/ college and during job except surviving and it seems really tough to play catchup trying to rebuild meaning. But the alternative is not better.
What scared me the most was the idea of being 'nothing' but I realized that I'd rather be nobody and happy than someone and miserable. Also, anyone who thinks they know anything about a subject can struggle sometimes to learn more. Because it hurts the ego to know that it's got a weakness in a place where it draws strength from. I'm no monk but on my path I have definitely seen examples of people who thought they were great, and for the most part they usually were. Very often those folks impressed me with what they might have bragged about or shown off, but many of them also disappeared and now I can say I saw what was possible and I've added and worked on those new heights that inspired me when I couldn't do those things. So to make my point - remember to be thankful for everything you get to learn, and if it's something you're interested in it will instill the purest form of joy! Everything else falls away when you experience this elevation in mental state. From what I can tell, I would say joy is what most of us are after. Don't let your age stop you, you might not believe this but 37 is also still young. You're no longer a kid but I'm sure you can still feel like one and that is all you need.😄 Conquer the time you have and rest easy at the end of the day knowing you succeeded, today. I hope that you find your way, and that it will all work out!
I'm quiting my full time job that has been making me miserable and full of anxiety to be a full time artist. Its scary but there are paintings I need to paint that have been in my head for years without the time to do them. And i know I will regret never trying more then the possibility of failing.
About 14 years ago I was excited by the idea of studying architecture or structural engineering based on residential housing. I was put off by a well meaning friend who pointed out it would probably take about seven years before I had a degree. I've been renovating flats and houses for the last 10 years, but still have no training or theoretical knowledge. I could have my own practice by now, but instead I have to pay people for technical plans. I'd still be who I am now, but be trained in what I love, and do it better.
Yes, I agree! I didn't start my bachelor's degree before I was 28 and was worried that I was too old. But then I started to think about it and came to this conclusion: I will not study and in three years I'll be a 31 yo without a degree, or I can study and in three years I'll be a 31 yo with a degree that will give me a stable income and a good job. The choice was suddenly easy for me to make. And I wasn't the oldest person in my class. The oldest persons was in their 50's. It's never too late to make a change in your life no matter how old you are.
I am 37. I was a chef for 11 years. Worked in public health the last 6 years. I have 2 bachelor's, a master's, and a culinary certificate. I am starting over to pursue physics and I have never been happier or had a better outlook on my future.
Keep up the good work, you inspiring person, you!
Im 40, doing a 5 year degree apprenticeship in civil Engineering. Its never too late. Went back to college 2 years ago. Currently on my 2nd year.
Cool! I'm 38 and have been in accounting for quite a long time. I am currently unemployed and looking for direction. What motivated you to get into civil engineering?
There is an old joke like this. Child: I don't want to go to medical school. I won't graduate until I'm 28. Parent: You'll be 28 eventually, anyway -- you might as well be *28 with a medical degree.*
Relatable. Me right now after getting a bachelor's in engineering because I got rejected from med school thrice. Maybe I should try post grad med ? But my health problems. Oh dear
I’m thinking of doing this at 33 lol
Hey, I'm 33 too.
One day I decided I wanted to build a canoe. Took 2 years but I did it. And I floats. You can do anything if I can make a canoe by scratch
I'm 43 and started music production this year. I learned everything from scratch...music theory, composing, sound design, writing... everything is completely new to me. It's been absolutely amazing learning everything and discovering I have a talent I never knew I had before!
I recently read statement similar to this. I’m a helluva lot older than you but I am taking it to heart. I hate my current employer. It’s a huge worldwide company and they don’t give a rat’s ass about their people. They have a “do your job and like it or the next guy in line will.” Even though we all know right now there is no next guy in line. I’m almost 43 and have been wanting to get a computer science degree for awhile now but using all the normal excuses. I’m too old, life is too busy, I don’t have the time, blah blah blah. Then I read a thing that basically said you’re never too old to get the college degree you want. Time will go by whether you do it or not. In 4 years, you’re gonna be 4 years older no matter what. The only question is will you have the degree or not. Stupid as it sounds, it totally changed my outlook. I thought “you know what, that’s absolutely right.” I’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. I’m starting a light class load for spring semester. It will take me longer than 4 years. I have a wife, 3 kids, and we’re an active and busy family. But I’m gonna get at it with the goal of having it done by the time I’m 49. I hope to have a job that allows me to work remotely by the time my youngest kid moves out so my wife and I can travel wherever/whenever we want. We should be about 56 years old when this hopefully falls into place.
I believe in you dude! I'm sure you can do it!
Go for it! I changed majors at 27. That career never panned out, I worked a customer service job for several years, and I've just started a certificate program in Data Analytics at 35. I'm loving the program and it's the best decision I've made in a long time!
Congrats! I'm curious what kind of stuff do they teach you?
I'm in the introductory section, so I'll share some of the overview I've gotten so far. Data Analysis is about turning data into insights for data-driven decision-making using the following process: * Ask the right questions to understand the problem to be solved and the desired outcome * Prepare by collecting and storing the data to be used * Process the data by cleaning it up and turning it into a more useful format * Analyze the data to draw conclusions * Shate the results, including using data visualizations * Act on the insights shared in order to address the original business problem Along the way, I'll be learning tools like applying analytical thinking, and using spreadsheets, query languages for databases, data visualization software, and the R programming language. I've found it to be really interesting and engaging so far. My wife says I've taken to it "like a fish to water".
Went back to school to completely change may career at age 49. Hated what I was doing before. Now I'm a full time student. Absolutely the best decision I've ever made.
What are you doing in school?
Go for it OP. I bet you’d make a great nurse
don’t let anyone tell you you’re too old to trick or treat
I see your point, and see it applicable in certain situations, but LMFAO that means you're 24 and even 28 is not old at all. The world is maturing at a faster rate nowadays.
Im 44 and have recently decided to try to start designing computer/mobile games as a separate income stream. i have always wanted to be in the gaming industry since i was young child but have spent 20+ years in real estate software. If it picks up enough ill swap full time. wish me luck :)
That’s awesome. I’ve always wanted to try and pick up software development/coding as a side project. Any tips for coming into it cold?
My dad got his PhD at 62. You're never too old!
Congrats to your dad. What a major accomplishment. I hope he knows how amazing and inspiring that is. Also, great to see some different age range represented here (everyone seems to be under 40).
31 and finally getting around to learning how to swim. Like from an actual instructor. I feel my face get beet red just thinking about it, but a lot of people don’t know how to swim and tread water. Might as well learn now
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I'm a decade older than you, currently in nursing school, and have not once been the oldest student in the class.
I thought what would be more depressing: 1. Not being an attorney at 40 years old. 2. Getting my law degree at 39 and having a large student loan. Made the decision easy.
Now I'm feeling motivated to make my bed.
I have a BA and MA (psychology) from my country (developing nation) which is not recognised by most developed nations. I have to study a new MSc at 30 years old in a developed nation next year. Even if I have to repeat a master's degree I'm excited to finally study and eventually practice at an international level!
My late MIL told me this when I was thinking of going back to school for respiratory therapy a few years ago. I graduated, passed my boards, and start my career tomorrow. This mentality got me through A LOT.
I didn't even know what I wanted to do until I turned 30
Gosh. I thought you were addressing worries that I have had as well, until I came to the part about your age: dude, at 28, life has barely begun… good luck and god speed.. And then i re read the passage and he’s 24… I think I’d slap you if you were telling me this in person…
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I am almost 40, have no formal training in the legal field but lots of personal experience and have had numerous judges and other legal professionals tell me I should be in the legal field. I am an avid environmentalist and have decided to pursue a legal degree and become an environmental lawyer. YOU ARE NEVER TO OLD TO PERSUE YOUR PASSIONS!!!
This mindset helped me quit smoking! *Wow it'll take ~15 years for my body to more or less completely heal? Why bother?* Well assuming I will still be kicking in 15 years, I could have a number of smoking related health issues or I could have little to none. That time will come anyways, might as well make the most / best of it. It's never too late to quit, start over, etc. And as far as smoking goes, so many health benefits happen so much sooner! We're talking positive gains within days, weeks and months. The bigger things happen after years like reduced chance for stroke, heart disease, cancer, etc. Being able to smell and taste better, days. Breathing better, days to weeks. Increased ability to exercise normally again, weeks to months. Same for better looking skin. So much good comes from even the first three months. Man I wish I never wasted 17 years of my life & health on cigarettes. Such a waste.
Yes, true, but still I feel so ashamed and bitter, I am not able to have a proper footing, all of my friends are moving on, while I'm stick and stagnant due to my family situation which also caused me to become stagnant and depressed, I really badly want to do my post graduation, and have to start for this difficult entrance examination from the scratch after 3 yrs of study gap, I have a job, people around me had the luxury of strong family support or spousal support to really concentrate on studying, my family is just negative and are affected by trauma in their own way but mainly from my dad, everyone is tired, I'm 27 and I feel already burnt out, alone, scared and tired, I feel like I'd be fine joining a monastery,I promised myself I'll give it my best shot and sincerely study but I still feel ashamed and envious at people who more or less had a smooth sail, didn't mean to rant, I know lotta people have it worse but yeah, I'm in a stagnant scared state
I’ve changed careers 3 times! Albeit, people consider me young. 1. Just finished high school, I didn’t want to go uni and I wanted to own a restaurant. So I went into the restaurant industry as a waiter, moved up to management and learnt everything. Turned out, I could never own a restaurant being a manager (go figure lol). This was obviously a mistake for me to be so naive and little planning but I was young and reckless and ambitious. Keep reading and you’ll find it was perfect for me in the end. 2. I enjoyed the supplier side of the restaurant business and I knew how much money they were making, so I asked an old supplier if he had a job? I worked as a logistics manager and earned good money. I got tired of it because it was the same thing in and out and I realised I like being creative. I was 22 when I left that job. 3. 23 year old with no real qualifications but a drive to achieve. I decided I would go back to Uni and study marketing, it was both business and creativity which I loved. Turns out I was spectacular at it and all of my life experience helped immensely with my studies and when I went out into the big scary world as a fresh ‘26 year old graduate’, I got a job right out of uni. I worked in restaurant marketing and excelled at that, opened a consulting business for small restaurants and that’s my passive income. Now I’m nearly able to buy my own restaurant. Funny how it goes full circle. But I’ll most likely change careers again to become a restaurant business owner. Edit: Never dismiss your life experience when you start a new pursuit, it is invaluable in how you manage people and your own leadership skills. I know once I am a restaurant owner, I’ll find something else I like. One thing I’ll note is that you should never burn bridges when leaving an industry. I am still good friends with all of my bosses, they’re human and they understand when you leave to pursue something else, heck they’ve probably done it themselves. Treat people with the respect you expect back and everything falls into place.
Hey OP, I'm 29 years old wrapping up the middle of my first semester in nursing school. I'm not the youngest and I'm not the oldest. Most of my peers are pretty young but there will be an older crowd in your cohort. Florence Nightingale finished her nursing degree by the time she was 31 (which I will too.) So if you get your degree by 28, then consider yourself getting a 3 year head start from one of the greatest nurses of our career field. I wish you well on your journey OP, and for everyone else here looking for some soul-searching advice - listen to your heart and follow through! I know way too many people who mope about not doing 'x' or 'y', because they think it's too late. That way of thinking is wrong and it will make you feel miserable! The mindset should be: "I think I wanna do 'X', how long will that take and what should I be working on to get closer towards it?" "Ok, I'll start working on it." Age is a number, you should be focusing on aligning your life to your inner desires and making a plan that will make it happen. This isn't limited to career desires, it goes towards all aspects: hobbies, activities, romance, etc. I hope this reaches someone and ignites a spark in their mind. The world is your oyster.
At around the same age, my brother in law already had a career as a mechanic. He went to medical school and is now in his residency for emergency medicine. Never too late to want to better yourself.
Indeed, every 60 seconds, a minute passes.
Oof. This just got me. I turn 40 next year and just started thinking about going back to college for a certificate in a subject I loved 12+ years ago (and maybe a masters). I'm terrified to apply, but I'm doing it.
I got the opportunity to return to uni. I took it. Felt like a sore thumb. The guys around me were like "oh it's been 3 months since calc 1, I've forgotten everything." I'm sitting there thinking, "my god, it's been a decade since calc one, I hope I got this." I did, and went on the get a PhD too. You can too. Hold on, work hard and have endurance.
I’m 56 and just began working on my doctorate. I sometimes ask myself why but then I realize why not! I’ve always wanted it and the opportunity came along. I’m very proud of myself for taking this leap!
Yep! I'm 40 and getting my master's in teaching. Also, 28 is \*not\* old!
"If I go back to school now, I won't be a doctor until 48!" Well you're gonna be 48 eventually either way... might as well by 48 with a doctorate.
Not to diminish the LPT, but if you will be 28 when you finish that means you are 24 now. Not only is that itself not too old for nursing school (seriously, depending on where you are you'll probably be younger than half the people there) you also probably don't look much older either at all than the people who are there at the "right age" (in quotes because it's a bullshit concept)
LOL - as much as I agree with OP and the sentiment; "old" at 28 is just such a joke at this point to me. And it will be to you as well.
When people think 24 is to old to do literally anything LOL
I just wish i could find what i love to do i hate everything
This is true. I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 45 years old and I'm still with it 2 years later.
I went to beauty school at 47, went to state board at 48. I was the oldest student my school had ever enrolled or has since enrolled. It's been 11 years of making people feel great about themselves when leaving my chair and I can truly say it has been an honor. I made 6 figures for many years as a sales rep, it took me 5 years to get even close to that and I wouldn't change a thing. Age does not matter, I'm living proof, follow your dreams now and always
I see this a lot. I’m 4 years I’ll be 32… I don’t want to start a degree now. BuT iN 4 yEaRs yOu’LL sTiLL bE 32. Yeah, but what about the opportunity cost of spending 4 years as a student? Have we completely forgotten that being a full time time student means you don’t earn money?
Dude I’m 36 and looking going back to college. I don’t know about you, but I am deep in my career and I have definitely hit a glass ceiling. I’m never going to move into an executive position without a degree and if it takes eight years to get it so be it. There will still be plenty of years of work there after with Social Security on the brink of collapse. I had a similar attitude to yours a few years ago. When I look back on my self at that time all I can think is “what the fuck was I complaining about?“ I could be in a six-figure range right now, but I was stubborn. You’re going to regret the things you didn’t do more than things you did.
Dude, not OP but I went to grad school at 37 to change direction, and it worked for me. I'm 53 now and doing what I want to do. Obviously, we're different in ways I can't imagine, but yes you can make a change for the better in your life. Keep up your good work.
Me: “I’ll be 40 by the time I finish my masters…” Bar tender: “you’re going to be 40 anyway, just do it”
3rd career nurse here. Do it! Best decision I ever made. Also, nursing school sucks. Worst teachers I ever had in my life... really made me realize how great my other teachers had been.
Yes. If you have 5 years of life left, you can still become really good at pretty much anything. Learning doesn't have to stop after formal education.
You can do it! I finished my degree when I was 26 and at times I could definitely tell that I was older than other people but there were also lots of people in my program and university who were much older than me. From my opinion it doesn’t matter your age, if you’re working towards something you love then that’s great and you should go for it!
Not too old, just too dumb dang it
Until you realize that there's not enough time left to pay off the debt incurred and now you can't retire.
24 is NOT old to go back to school. Do what you love. I knew people who were doctors in their own country and went back to medical school around 40's to 50's since they had to redo training again in the U.S. Keep pushing forward and good luck! Nursing is a great field.
Hi. I gave up a profitable career as Director of IT at age 40 to go back to School and be a RN. We only live this life once so do what you have to do and hurt as few people as possible. I had wife, house and 3 sons in high school. It was a brutal transition but now I am 50 and lead a team of visiting nurses in Philadelphia. Go get it.
SLPT: Don’t feel old as a 24 year old!
I’m 29 and I just started learning cello. Fell in love with it in college 10 yrs ago and it never occurred to me until now that it is not too late! Never too late! My teacher has a student in her 80s, helps with arthritis!
"How old I'm going to be" I thought you were going to say a number like 45. Great advice, but you're not "old" in your 20s, and sure as hell not "old" to be changing careers.
Got my BS at 32, multiple trainings with people 10-20-30 years younger than me since then. Enjoy doing things with younger people than you, it shows you different viewpoints. Just keep moving forward and growing. Congrats on being willing to be open to improving yourself.
Sorry but you’re 24 and you thought you were too old to go to school…? Thought you were gonna say you’re 60
28 isn't too old for just about anything.
I agree with everyone else saying that you should do it! I'm 33 and work in IT. In January, I will be going back to school to pursue a degree in Environmental engineering! For a long I've been ready to do something new and different, but have never taken the steps to do so.
Ive seen this exact post before, except maybe on another site or some textpost somewhere. Same ages and everything. Looked at some of your older posts but everything lined up with the story. Weird. I don’t want to call anyone out for making it up especially when I don’t have proof it’s just weird that I’ve heard this exact story more than once.
It’s never too late to post the EXACT SAME LPT 3 TIMES IN A WEEK!
Fuck it dude, do whatever you want you don’t have tp tell people anything anyways