college at 26?

Question

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 with this felony can i still become a social worker

Answer 1

i'm not sure about a social worker but i know there are decent jobs out there if you get the degree. it helps if your felony was a while back too. the longer it has been the more of a chance you will get the job. and i don't think you're too old. my aunt just started going to college and shes 43

Answer 2

I started university at age 55, and had a wonderful time. In factr, it was easier for me, because I wasn't concerned with dating, flirting, making out and all that other stuff that kept my classmates lives in a turmoil. Your age has nothing to do with it and you will find many students much older than you. Some universities have an Opsimath group - that's a Greek word for people who come late to learning - that are anywhere from 65 to up in their 90s. So don't worry about being too old.
Degrees aren't a waste of time at all, even if you never use them on a job application. You learn a lot about your subject matter, but you also learn a lot about yourself.
If you have a felony conviction, it can bar you from some sensitive jobs, but not from all. And, if you can show that you have learned from the experience, that you have tried to improve yourself, that you have gone to college or university, and that your record is clean (and you could perhaps add some volunteer work which would give you good experience as well as good references) potential employers will look at you with new eyes.
If you have a specific goal in mind, such as social work, check with your local department of social work and ask their personnel manager whether the felony conviction is a total bar to a social work job, or if there are ways to overcome it.
Good luck to you.

Answer 3

A sweet little old lady of 72 was in the law school class the year behind me. You are never too old.

My roommate the fall of my junior year at Illinois was a non-traditional student. He was a rebel and poor student in high school, and went into the military. He was straightened out in the military, went to a juco and was straight A's in juco. But he did not make it a semester at Illinois. His juco did not emphasize writing, and he wanted to be a history major. So here he was, a staight A juco transfer who never wrote a research paper before, taking upper level history classes, and an English class. He was toast by Halloween, as he did not know how to deal with essay exams and research papers.

If you want to go back at 26, good for you. Get the degree. But make sure what you, in your case, can do with the degree. Talk to the local social work agencies and police/sheriff office about the limitations your felony will have for you. It may not be that big of a deal. Sometimes the best social workers are the reformed problem children.

Answer 4

I don't know about felonies and degrees, but I am 26 and I went back to school at 21 as a music major, then after finally realizing that music wasn't going to work out right for me. I took time off until I started working inside the school system at 24. I went back to college as an education major at 25. I know an education major who has a felony but is getting a teaching certificate. I'm not sure how that works really, but I think it really all depends on what you want to major in.

As for feeling lost and that you're "too old" to go back. There are people who are going to be older than you if you choose to go back and there are going to be people younger than you. After so long the lost feeling goes away and you're fine. It's just got to be set in your mind that this is what you want to do. Sorry it doesn't offer too much help, but it's a start.

Answer 5

I don't think you should go. The reason is that you have posted the same question (College at 26?) something like 10 or 15 times ... sometimes with this Yahoo signin, sometimes with the signin of JimR, Robert, Joshua 1, BobbyR19130,will d, and who knows what else. In college (not that I think you're remotely serious with this question), you'd have to show up in class and have the same name each week, and then you'd have to create at least some original work. So it won't be "weird" because of your supposed age or your supposed felony conviction, but when you submit the same paper to the teacher each week, or ask the same question in class every other day, someone will actually notice and you probably won't pass.

Answer 6

You are never too old. I went back to get my Masters at 32, I had to take 7 prerequiste classes with undergraduates. I have to admit, alot of the students were much younger than I; however, I was surpiesed too see that there were a good bit of people my age and much older that I getting a bachlors degree. You will see people that are retired from the military gouing to school for the first time on a GI bill, you will see grandmothers, and a whole lot of people like yourself. Do not worry. Goon do what you gotta do. Go back to school.

go to school and put the felony behind you. It will be hard, but you can do it. You may get a few doors slammed in your face, but I guarantee there willl be one open to you. Everybody makes a mistake. I forgrt his name. He is the judge on TV from Memphis. He speaks all the time about how he use to be a criminal and how he went to college an turned his lid\fe around. Now he is a judge. Do not listen to anyone that will tel you what you can not do, and trust me there will plenty neighsayers- they are always there when you want to improve yourself. But you go to school and you pray. You will succeed.

Answer 7

Most businesses will ask you what happened if you recieved a felony charge, they are understanding at times, espescially if a certain amount of time has passed, and that can be 5 to 10 years depending on the circumstance. You're not too old to go to college at least 4 people in any of my psych classes were well over 30, and they were doing just fine.

Answer 8

I got my first degree at 30, started at 26, you are not too old. While some occupations might not be open to you with a felony (ie teaching). Although in some states it might be possible even for that, since it is not a sexual crime, in most it will not be.

Many other positions will be and social work might just be. I wwould check with the college advisor where you want to go, to help you decide what careers will work. There might even be programs in your state to help ex offenders who want to get an education.

Many people turn their lives around after serving time and do quite well and it sounds like you might just be one who want to do that.

God Bless and the best of luck to you.

Get in school!!

Answer 9

Wow Im sorry about the felony thing! Employers are very picky about convicted felons! When I went to college for nursing...there were people that were in their 50s going to school with me..I was 18 at the time! Age doesn't matter...do what you want to do!

Answer 10

Goodness, you're nevertheless youthful. I graduated from college while i replaced into 40 3, in simple terms 6 months till now my oldest infant graduated from extreme college. confident, you would be able to no longer be like the standard public of scholars, yet there will be older scholars on your instructions as properly. i do no longer comprehend if a criminal could have any impact on you turning out to be a social worker. I propose contacting your community social service company and ask them. it would make you much extra alluring as you could be a helpful function type for others who've made blunders, paid for that mistake and long previous directly to make something of your self. provide it a attempt and don't provide up on your self.