Oldest Student in Town
By p1kef1sh
@p1kef1sh (45681)
August 17, 2015 8:50am CST
Here I am, after the squilllion years of work, I'm 57, returning to school! Not as a teacher but as a student. I'm doing a postgraduate qualification that will take two years part time. At a time in my life when most people are looking forward to retirement, I am about to embark on 24 months of study and frankly I'm anticipating it with a mix of pleasure and dread. Will I be up to study, let alone writing essays etc. It's all quite scary. One thing I'm sure of, I bet there's someone even older than me on the course!
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
17 Aug 15
Oh that is great! On my university I have people over 40 taking a degree also. And I very proud of them :) and also of you.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Aug 15
You can do it and do it well. I couldn't as my short term memory is going pear shaped but I considering doing a course online and I am waayy older than you are!
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
17 Aug 15
I had just the same feelings when I started a Computer Studies course when I was 48. Two (or was it three?) years later I graduated with an HND. I can't say that I was a brilliant student and academic work certainly didn't come easily after a break of 30 years but I did graduate and I thoroughly enjoyed it (mostly). I also found it a lot easier than I thought it would be to mix with people so much younger than me.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
17 Aug 15
ok i'm older than you so i will join up to make you feel better..actually very proud of you..not something i would do but i guess you have the brain and i have the beauty..heeeeeee
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
21 Aug 15
@p1kef1sh The Beauty, The Beauty and the brain brain brain brain - anyone remember that tv series ? :D
Come on pikey just get a pretty bow on and you'll fit in with the geeks no worries :D Do some cosplay - there are many characters out there and not all are skinny or young :P
@granny2015 (432)
• United States
17 Aug 15
wow you seem to be very ambitious , i give you lots of credits
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
18 Aug 15
I wouldn't dare do that here. It would probably put me $60,000 in debt...
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
21 Aug 15
HA HA HA!
Not in my town you're not Pikey :D Come over at University Campus Suffolk where you would be just a late bloomer, but not an old one ! One of my student work collegues, a fellow library assistant is a 3rd year part time English Student, but we have seen students with white hair and many rinkles which we safely assumed are over 65 !. I have seen plenty pensioneers as well among fellow students, so I don't think you are old at all by these standards. The average student here is about 28, with the under 21 being under 50% of the total student body.
Hope this has cheered you up !
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
18 Aug 15
I have not taken admission in any college,but am a student who is learning Sanskrit at home.
@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
18 Aug 15
I feel old at almost 30 wanting to go for my BA. But when I was going for my AA, I saw plenty of older people in my classes, so it's not taboo. 
