college at 22?

Question

am 21 i'll be 22 in a couple of months i feel so lost i have been out of high school for almost 3 years i've done a year of city year and worked 2 years i am thinking about going to college but feel that i am too old to be starting college i sould be in my 3 or 4 year will it be weird because of my age will it be differant because of my age i also have felony for robbery and feel a degree would be a waste of time because i will be unable to get a good job with felony please help i feel so lost

Answer 1

I started college when I was 24 then again when I was 35 and now one more time at the age of 45! You are never to young to go to college, as long as you still have a brain. Also, everyone deserves a second chance. And that degree would NOT be a waste of time!!! You have had a felony, yes, but do you realize that by going to college and getting a degree, that will go a long way to convince future employers that you have changed? Can you imagine how hard it would be to convince them of that if you don't go to school and pursue your education?
Good luck and you are doing the right thing!!!

Answer 2

Dear College at 22:
Some of the answers you received are very good advice. On average, getting a college degree will add thousands of dollars to your annual income. So there's no time like now to get started. Rather than hold your age against you, your fellow students will look up to you for guidance and direction. They don't have to know about the robbery conviction.

On the other hand, if you yourself can not get over the age difference, thinking that you do not want to be with teenagers fresh out of high school, and you want to get a college degree, go find a job at a company that will help pay for your education through a local college that offers night classes in topics that interest you. Millions of adults hold full-time jobs and go to school at night - I know because I was one, and now I teach adults at night through two local colleges. Yes, it's hard work for the students, but it is also very rewarding.

It's never the perfect time to start college, but you're wasting your time if you don't.

Good luck.

PS. One word of advice. Not to be too fussy, but learn to spell and use punctuation correctly. It makes your work look so much better to an instructor when it's grammatically correct.

Answer 3

I went back for my degree when I was 28. It was the smartest thing I ever did (no pun intended!) I found that my grades were better than the other students and that I appreciated my professor's wisdom. When I started college right out of high school, I did not care much about classes and grades. However, when I returned I was focused and knew what I wanted from my college experience. I had a greater maturity that helped me get through the last years of my degree.

The fact that you have a felony should not stop you from getting your degree. In fact, you can show potential employers how much you have grown as a person since your incarceration. You will be able to say, "yes, I did something wrong, but I came out of it a better person and I went back to school to earn a degree so I could turn my life around." If a potential employee came to an interview and said that, I would not have an issue with giving them a chance.

Good luck!

Answer 4

There is never a bad age to start college. I didn't start until I was 27, and at first it was a little weird. I was sitting in class with people that were a full ten years younger than I. But I focused on my school work and realized it was about my education and future, not theirs.

Having a felony conviction can certainly be a hinderance, but one of the best things you can do is show that you are putting it into the past and working on bettering your situation. Be honest with yourself and prospective employers and focus on the positive aspects of going to school and starting a career.

Answer 5

Education is life-long learning; there is no age limit to it, it just a matter of whether you want to go through with it or not.

I know someone who started 1st Grade at the age of nine, because her parents were too poor to give an early education. The Government was aware of the problem and they gave financial aid to the family. She had a difficult time; she was slow in catching up with the studies, and her classmates do not want to be friends with her because she older than other....and sometimes, they think she stupid because a nine year old cannot be in a 1st Grade class. But despite all that, she still preserve.....she studied hard and tried to catch up. In the end, she managed to get into a good college.

Age does not limit your learning, the person does.

Answer 6

Starting College at the young age of 22 is better than feeling sorry for your self the rest of your life!
True, it's possible your jobs MAY be limited because of your record, but you'll have better choices than you have now.

Answer 7

What is wrong with you son? You've asked this same question a million times.

Answer 8

anytime is a good time to start college.