Is 26 too old for grad school?
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Anonymous
| I went to law school right after grad school and later changed careers and got a master's in something else at age 33. Very glad I went to grad school when I did and I did not feel old at all. |
Anonymous
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I think any earlier and you are taking a huge chance of wasting time and money. No one should go to grad school right after school unless you are going to med school, because it takes so many years to specialize etc.
I had never really even heard of the field I ended up in when I graduated college 15 years ago. Worked for five years, went to grad school, really appreciated the opportunity to be a student again, and developed my career from then. |
Anonymous
| Stupidest question ever. |
Anonymous
| Hey I'm still considering another degree and I'm in my 40s! |
Anonymous
No need to be rude. Back to your bridge, troll! |
Anonymous
| I started when I was 39 and there were plenty of people older than I! |
Anonymous
| No. It gives you chance to experience the work place and have better idea what you want. This is what I did. Worked for 2-3 years and then did graduate studies. This was not intentional, I simply didn't have money and was looking for funding during this time, but had I gone straight after college I would have chosen slightly different topic, than what I chose after work. |
Anonymous
| I went back at 26. I'd worked for 4y and was much more prepared for the realities of my first job out of grad than my co-workers who didn't have any work experience. |
Anonymous
| 26 isn't too old for anything |
Anonymous
| I went at 27. I think it gave me an advantage in applying since I also had real-world experience. I got into all the schools I applied to, BTW. I was a bit daunted by the prospect of taking the GRE at that age though. |
Anonymous
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I went back after four years after undergrad. It was for engineering so most of the people actually were straight from undergrad, so it really does depend on the degree (I would never do a direct entry MBA, for example). I thought having work experience helped me get more out of the degree, I had better reasons for getting the degree, and I was told I was a highly sought out researcher/TA because I knew how to behave professionally (didn't need a lot of hand holding or guidance/direction). Some people know what they want to be when they grew up. I don't think most people do so as a result the are more risks in rushing grad school than taking time to figuring things out (particularly given the fact that you could go into an a$$load of debt)
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Anonymous
| No way. |
Anonymous
| Grad school from age 25-26. You'll fit right in. |
Anonymous
| I think you're never too late to go. That said, I was considering going at age 39 but I feel like given my relative experience and my field (professional degree similar to an MBA) I'm as qualified as most of the professors, frankly. |
Anonymous
Um no. I agree that this is an incredibly stupid question. |