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Is 40 too old to go back to school with the idea of a career change?
- not at allfuturefood
- still okgrafician
- Nope.Nairn
- noooopepango
- Nah, I knew a guy who ran a bookshop, went back and retrained and now makes furniture for museums.PhanLo
- I changed direction after 40. Still design rather than a wholesale career change. I’m still a twat though.MrT
- nobezoar
- My wife is doing it. Follow your dreams!wagshaft
- of course notsrhadden
- Nope.BK
- not too old! go for it!Krassy
- It's never too late.Longcopylover
- If you are willing to put in the work you can do pretty much anythingdkoblesky
- nevercannonball1978
- Many of us would have thought about this at some time or another. I would.slappy
- Do it man, what are you considering?_niko
- Yes. Schools are only for people under 38 years of age. Sorry but I don’t make the rulesnb
- Go for it, and don’t look back! I´m about to start up my final Masters project in game development. Im 39. Been going for 5 years now.islandbridge
- The first 3 years on the bachelor was a bit tough thou since the other students were very young and immature...islandbridge
- ...but that also made be reflect on my own oddities and blind spots after working alone in my one man company for the previous 15 years.islandbridge
- I know a guy that studied and became a lawyer at 40. He’s a very happy 50 now.monospaced
- never stop learningzaq
- @nb ? tell us more about these 'rules'Krassy
- What about 44? I feel like I’ve lost all my purpose or direction :-(Ianbolton
- You can’t learn after 38nb
- 38 and a half, maybe. If you’re exceptional onlynb
- I sure hope not.monNom
- https://lpsoncd.com/…hotroddy
- Are you still working at the college? Can you sneak classes in for free ;) ?ben_
- Depends on the change, fluffer.mort_
- Yes.shapesalad
- I started learning full-stack development at 39. Have no energy to learn though, but I want to do something different. I also want to own a pub!Sellies
- Based on your posts I’d say something to do with architecture? That or you loving wood ;)_niko
- never too late https://blog.adioma.…whatthefunk
- nopeAQUTE
- ben - $25 classes, but I'm thinking university. Not sure for what though.i_monk
- I knew a guy in banking who retrained to be a civil engineer. He was too old to get experience so ended up going back to banking.PhanLo
- No, but don't think the fraternities are going to come knocking down your door during rush week.cherub
- monk in the upcoming semester https://i.ytimg.com/…_niko
- i hate educational organizations, but i make it a point to study 1-2 hrs a day every day. i choose something i don't know and read about it...renderedred
- I’m appreciate this question and thread. Thanks all.jtb26
- (Some of you really latched onto the idea of being too old to learn, ignoring the career part.)i_monk
- I started in software at 35. This was after years of teaching myself via projects, however.section_014
- Do your thing. Don’t worry what others think... that kind of thinking leads to being in situations that make one unhappy.ben_