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started comp science at 28ish. if you can tell a story around it its fine. but prepare to see ppl younger than u earn 2x ++ money, have a house, tesla and family while you struggle to pay repair fees for your 20yr old car.
This was going to be true even without going back to school FWIW. Even if you go in at 18 there’s going to be rich international (and domestic, but more likely with international) students who have never worked a day in their life and probably won’t after graduating. Do you and don’t worry about how long it took you to get around to it.
Get hyped, by virtue of not being a baby fresh out of high school you are now one of the cool students! I have a few family members that are teachers and they say that older students are usually the teachers’ favorites because they are so motivated. I try to use my position as an old dude to show the youngins it’s okay to ask questions and not know things, and to get excited about stuff. But I’ve also met a lot more people my age and older than I thought I would!
you can tell a story around it its fine. but prepare to see ppl younger than u earn 2x ++ money, have a house, tesla and family while you struggle to pay repair fees for your 20yr old car.
Only a relatively small portion of recent graduates with cs degrees are going to be making that kind of money, and even an even tinier portion of the total population. The Median personal income of the United States is only 44k a year.
started comp science at 28ish. if you can tell a story around it its fine. but prepare to see ppl younger than u earn 2x ++ money, have a house, tesla and family while you struggle to pay repair fees for your 20yr old car.
This was going to be true even without going back to school FWIW. Even if you go in at 18 there’s going to be rich international (and domestic, but more likely with international) students who have never worked a day in their life and probably won’t after graduating. Do you and don’t worry about how long it took you to get around to it.
-going back at ~40ish
Also ~40ish, classes start next week!
Get hyped, by virtue of not being a baby fresh out of high school you are now one of the cool students! I have a few family members that are teachers and they say that older students are usually the teachers’ favorites because they are so motivated. I try to use my position as an old dude to show the youngins it’s okay to ask questions and not know things, and to get excited about stuff. But I’ve also met a lot more people my age and older than I thought I would!
good luck to both of you!
~30 ish, moving from software engineering to education. Starting a bachelor on Monday
Hell yeah!
Ugh, who wants a Tesla, a shit mortgage, and that guy’s family. I’d rather be you any day.
Only a relatively small portion of recent graduates with cs degrees are going to be making that kind of money, and even an even tinier portion of the total population. The Median personal income of the United States is only 44k a year.
Why the fuck would I want a tesla
Could be a huge Tesla coil.