<p>If I do decide to pursue a Ph.D I'll be 26 when I get in. Is that on the old side? I'm a bit anxious about the age. If everything goes according to plan, I'll get my first faculty position at the other end of the 30s.</p>
<p>Ha! Hahahahahahaha! Ha!</p>
<p>I’m sorry… but no, that’s not on the old side. In my program, that may actually be below the mean. I’m 31, I’m a first year, and I’m not the oldest entering student in my program.</p>
<p>I’d rather graduate with a masters at 24 and only be moderately successful but have a wife and kids lol, money and success isn’t everything haha</p>
<p>But to your post, no 26 is definitely not old to start a phD, if anything you are about the average age or a little under the average age. I know tons of people who are around 27-28 starting their phD (after taking 2 years for their Master’s) so you are in good shape my man.</p>
<p>It’s refreshing to see someone like you instead of those tween gunners still in the 3rd year of college. A little experience is good anyway. ;)</p>
<p>Jorje, no 26 is not old at all. I was older than that when I started my program.</p>
<p>Some profs may prefer younger students(22-23), even though it seems like the older students have a better chance of making it through these PhD programs from my experience. I actually think the profs who like the younger students like them because the older students will no better than to take s&%t. Also, the older students will have more likely obtained the life skills to be able to handle the highly competitive interactions with other students, post-docs, profs etc.</p>
<p>I’ll be a starting a PhD in a biology subfield next month. I’m in my 40s.
I am extremely excited :)</p>