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ugh, ok...this is kinda bothering me.
DarkSymphony
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ok, I made this topic a while ago when I was applying for college and stuff, but I gotta shake it.
I am 25 right now applying to college and I feel like I am doing this at the wrong time. Like, I should have at 18. I had such a good time (in general) with High School and the social aspect of it. One of the big reasons I'm going to college is for the social part of it. Obviously the top reason is for the education, but social life during it is second.
I feel like people are going to consider me uncool and not the age to party with and shit.
I am 25 right now applying to college and I feel like I am doing this at the wrong time. Like, I should have at 18. I had such a good time (in general) with High School and the social aspect of it. One of the big reasons I'm going to college is for the social part of it. Obviously the top reason is for the education, but social life during it is second.
I feel like people are going to consider me uncool and not the age to party with and shit.
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A major difference between most colleges and highschool is that very few of your peers actually care about that kind of thing. It might take you awhile to find your "niche" but that's true for anyone going to college for the first time. Being 25 is far from being old in college, I'd say that's about the average age for undergrads depending on the type of school.
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one is 29 and is a teacher... at my university
one is 35
and this is like.. crazy balls puking drunk
you're fine, dude
One of the guys I went to college with was 25. He'd spent a few years in the Indian Merchant Marines. He was ridiculously well-liked; like, everyone knew him. You'd walk around with the guy, and 80% of the people you'd pass would say "hi" to him.
I was 21/22 when I went to college, and yeah, I was that guy. THe people I hung out w/ were pretty low-key, no insane house-trashing parties or anything, and age was never a big deal.
No offense, but that's a pretty retarded reason for liking someone (alcohol) and leaves you liable if they get hammered.
I've been fortunate enough to work with people in their mid twenties, and sometimes thirties or forties in my literature classes. I loved the experiences and observations they brought to the class because it was always in a sound base of experience, rarely speculation. When you have a class filled with kids who don't know what it's like to pay bills, have responsibility, and live essentially, you get a more homologous set of opinions that do little for the discussion.
You'll make friends. It took me two years to find a group of people that I love like family and I was the standard go into college right after high school kid.
-Terry Pratchett
I think it's just I felt there would be this slew of 18-21 year old college guys and girls who wouldn't wanna party with someone who's halfway from 20 to 30. I wanna go party like I used to, drink with new people and go to sick house parties. I just let my fear of losing that social aspect of school, get the best of me. Know what I mean?
I worked for several years, then went back a couple years ago at 25. Best choice of my life.
The social aspect is different, but I've kinda grown out of what I had back in the dorm days anyways. I don't go out of my way to state my age, most people just assume what they want and are happy with their assumptions. No one really cares what your age is at university. I socialize with mostly 20 year olds, I have a few friends that I knew outside university that have been there since high school (one is working on his Masters, another a second degree, etc.) and they socialize mostly with the younger crowd as well thanks to student groups and tutoring.
Age really doesn't matter, and I feel much more alive socially than I was when I was just working. Oh, and I'm getting an education, kick ass. :^:
Just don't go in there being like "I'm old!" and people could care less how old you are.
Also I TA'd with a guy for two semesters and found out he was 26. Again, I didn't care. Also if you're older and going back to school, you can get grants -- or at least the 26 year old guy said he did. Being that he was 26 and wasn't being a drain on the economy and trying to better himself. This was a state school mind you. Don't know if that had anything to do with it. Not like I cared enough to find out why he got grants for being older and going to school. So check into that.
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Forget it...
I began college when I was 18, straight out of high school. I am now 24 and finally finishing up my bachelors degree (yes, the math adds up to 6 years). I am still living in the "dorms" though. I say "dorms" because it's actually school-owned apartments, and I have to admit that it is kind of awkward sometimes, being a little older than most other students... but you would be surprised at how many other older students there are. You will not be alone! My second year here, there was a grandmother who was in her late 50's, living in the dorms. While that is not typical by any means, from what I remember she was very well-liked.
You probably wont have any trouble finding friends, of all age groups. Because I've been in school for such a long time, I've had a few groups of friends go in and out, and I am always making new friends ranging from 18-28 years old.
If you do get worried about meeting friends, go out an join groups/organizations that you would never have thought you would join. This past year I joined the Asian student organization on campus, and am pretty much the only white guy in the group- and it has been a blast. I made a bunch of friends that I would not have normally met otherwise. Looking back I should have joined more groups like that.
So just go in with a positive attitude and you will be fine.
Loans, unfortunately. Majority of people leave college in debt, but that's one reason why we're there... To get moniez.
GI Bills helping me out right now. But it's not the best route for everyone. Federal loans are how most of my friends did it.
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Usually loans, but with places like community colleges you can also take as little classes as you want. Even one per semester.
FAFSA is nice. The older you are, the better: beyond a certain age (I think 25), your parents' income doesn't count against what you'll get anymore.
To the OP: you're problem isn't going to be that people won't like you because you're old. Seriously, they either won't care or they'll be thrilled. Your problem is going to be that before long you'll realize that you don't want to hang out with the 18-20 year old drunken idiots. It's okay, though; odds are you'll find some good people.