I am 26, is it to late for me to go and study at a university?

Answer 1

I FELT ASTONISHED THAT YOU ARE FED UP WITH YOUR AGE AND WANT TO DISCONTINUE THE STUDIES FURTHER.YOU ARE QUITE YOUNG AND DO CHARISMATIC WORKS AND ACHIEVE GOALS IF YOU WANT TO STUDY FURTHER.PEOPLE DO STUDY TILL THEIR DEATH.STUDIES OR THE PROCESS OF LEARNING IS ENDLESS.YOU MUST GO IN FOR A GOOD UNIVERSITY COURSE AND THEN AFTER GETTING SPECIALISATION IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT ,DO ENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EARN A Ph.D. OR D.SC.YOU WILL SHINE LIKE A STAR. WORK HARD.BECOME DISTINCTIVE AFTER ALL WORK IS WORSHIP. I ASSURE YOU THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL BECOME A REPUTED PERSON .IAM AT PRESENT IS 64 AND HAS DONE M.LIB.SC.AT THE AGE OF 57 AND LONGS TO DO MORE STUDIES.MY DEGREES GO IN FOUR LINES WHEN WRITTEN ON THE LEFT CORNER BELOW MY NAME AND I FEEL PROUD OF MY ACHIVEMENTS .MY FRIENDS TOO FEEL GOOD OF ME AND USUALLY COME TO ME FOR VARIOUS CONSULTANCIES.SO DONOT FEEL DEPRESSED OR SHY .ALWAYS GO AHEAD.THE PATH AHEAD IS FOR YOU TO TREAD UPON WITH COURAGE,DETERMINATION AND FAITH IN GOD. AMEN!!

Answer 2

Never too late. Especially if you don't yet have children. Children really complicate the ability to go back and get more education.

However, depending on what part of the country you live in and what career field your in, you may not need more university study. A technical degree or some night classes might give you the credentials you need to advance in the workplace and make more money without having to know how to diagram a sentence (English 1111), who the first president born west of the Mississippi was (History 1111), or what the technical symptoms of bipolar syndrome are (Phys 1111)?

Good questions to ask yourself:
1) Are people with bachelors degrees in my zip code making significantly more than people without them?
2) In the career field that I want to be in do I need a degree? If so do I need an advanced degree (MBA, MA, PHD)
3) Can I accomplish the same thing with a less rigorous education at a community or technical colllege?
4) Do I really need my full time income because of a mortgage payment or an expensive car payment?
5) Do I have children to provide for?
6) Can I count on support from my spouse, immediate family, or extended family while I pursue more education.
7) Will I be successful if I make all those sacrifices (or have I always been a C or D student who struggled to get by?)
8) Will I have to take remedial zero credit classes to make up for high school deficiencies before I can even start to take college credit that counts toward a degree?
9) Am I eligible for any student aid or pell grants.
10) Where do I want to be in 10 years? Is the degree the best way to get there or would I be better off getting an entry level position in that field and working my way up?

In the end its a cost, benifit analysis. Do the costs of getting the degree outweight the benifits. If so, then don't do it. But if you are capable, committed, and the benifits do outweigh the costs, then GO FOR IT!

Good luck,

Jason, Former University Professor

Answer 3

I started at 25, and graduated five years later with two bachelor degrees in subjects I didn't intend to go into because I loved them so much. I just graduated in June.

I started in a community college and I guess that was a nice primer to get me back into studying and school life again..I transfered to a university after two years (I wish I would have gone sooner knowing what I know now). I had a hard time at first only because I wasn't young like the 18 year olds, and I wasn't older like the 30 year olds - I was in between - there wasn't really anyone my age there.
I ended up loving it though and if I could go into graduate school I would.

You have the advantage of some good "life experiences" and that will help you in preventing making some mistakes like the younger kids do.

Good luck! I am jealous! I would love to go back to school.

Answer 4

It is not too late. In fact, you have an advantage over younger people, because you probably are more sure about what you do (and do not) want to do! Life experience also helps with keeping perspective on all the work involved. It does take discipline and focus, but you can do it if the desire is there. I am a full-time student at 44 getting my second master's degree, so I speak from experience. I strongly encourage you to call someone at the school you are interested in and go talk to them. They may even have a special program for older students. Good luck!

Answer 5

No, not at all. I was 30 before I went to Uni and I found it was a great advantage. Firstly I was keen to learn and appreciated the opportunity. Secondly my life experience brought loads to my studies and enabled me to see the bigger picture which completely evaded my younger fellow students. I also had a much better relationship with my lecturers and still count several amongst my closest friends. I was studying something I really wanted to study not just what my parents wanted or what I thought might be a good career. It was a fantastic experience and I loved every minute of it. Go for it - if you don't you will regret it.

Answer 6

It is never too late. My brother went through the Navy and is now going to college. He started at 26 too. Lots of people are older and in college. Go for it!!!

Answer 7

No they just had an article today in the news on a many who is in his 80's that just graduated, plus your only 26 your still young.

Answer 8

Absolutely not! More and more adults are returning to school and earning degrees, and they usually do quite well. Well into my college teaching career, I had students old enough to be my parents. Older students have something special to offer any class they take, and professors are usually glad to have them. (For one thing, they tend to settle their younger classmates down.) And at 26, you probably won't stand out as an "older" student--just a more than ordinarily mature and motivated one. Go for it!

Answer 9

Its never too late!!! Also, since you would be a non traditional student you may get more financial help...or at least that is how it is at my university!

Answer 10

It's never to late...a few weeks ago, there was a story on yahoo about a lady who is 95 years old who just earned her college degree...you're NEVER EVER too old to get an eduaction.