<p>Yea what a bunch of elitist ignorant jerks.</p>
<p>OK here we go......so you are a woman and a son with disability so you will want to look for OPM[other people's money] and you will find plenty. Have you looked up Mills College? I think you would feel very comfortable there and they would be glad to have you. Are you able or willing to move? For the period of time it takes to complete your degree????</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mills.edu/about/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.mills.edu/about/index.php</a></p>
<p>Wrong.
I do not need a cent from nobody.
The tuition is not so high in a public school and I can take any time a loan, to pay back after starting to work.
I am decent.</p>
<p>suit yourself but many grants exist for non traditional students. I didn't say you couldn't pay.......nor did I say you weren't a good payback person. I am suggesting that you look and see what is available to you. Trying to encourage and help you. That is all. Many private schools would love to have you and to help you defray their higher tuition but suit yourself.</p>
<p>Old_student, </p>
<p>all you have to do is fill out a few forms. What do you have to lose?</p>
<p>I got about $25,000 for simply filing my financial aid. Probably the most money I will ever get in my life for doing so little.</p>
<p>Wow, way to make this lady already feel bad, with not even 10 posts into the forum. You CCers are great, let me tell ya.</p>
<p>as I bow and offer the floor to you. I don't see that the defensive attitude of another reflects on me.</p>
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What California universities will accept my transfer for a major in MATH, in order to become a high school teacher?
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<p>Is this a Transition to Teaching or get a teaching degree? Math itself will only work in the private sector.</p>
<p>Since when is 39 so ancient? 40 is the new 20, or so I've heard. I've had people who are 60+ in classes with me (actually, as a lab partner) and they generally do better than the 18-year-olds. Your age won't be a problem anywhere, but your attitude about your age... well that's another story.</p>
<p>I suggest that you post in the parents section. You'll get a sympathetic response from knowledgeable adults.</p>
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<p>I have a fifty some year old in my stats class, and she's a grade-A idiot. She's very nice, and very easy to get a long with, but rather stupid. </p>
<p>Once our professor asked what does "at most" mean
The woman raised her hand and said "at most means 'at least' "</p>
<p>Shame.</p>
<p>This is really depressing how vicious people are on this website. I know post-bacs that are 42 at my university and they are driven to become doctors. Are they stupid? By no means. Many of them set the curve. Just because people are old does not mean that they should not have the same opportunities as everyone else. Life isn't fair to everyone. To those who attack this poor woman for wanting to go back to school: grow up you little twits. Your statistics aren't all that hot either and you're bashing someone who performs very well given everything she's gone through - what are you afraid of? That she'll take away your space?</p>
<p>Haha Jesminder that is nothing. She was probably just confused. </p>
<p>I attended George Mason University for advanced math in high school (before college since my school didn't offer matrix-algebra or Calc in 3d, etc). </p>
<p>There were a lot of middle aged people in my class and one of them was a fourty-fifty year old guy who argued with the professor for TWENTY WHOLE MINUTES that you CAN divide by 0.</p>
<p>What's worse?</p>
<p>Several of these adults even jumped in to say that you CAN divide by zero until there was a debate about 75/25 of people saying you can divide by zero and others saying that you can't divide by zero.</p>
<p>It was sad and yet hysterical.</p>
<p>that is a leadership/class control problem not a commentary on ageism..</p>
<p>Not to mention purely anecdotal.</p>
<p>I wasn't arguing any point I was just relating a funny story to share with Jesminder's experience so ofcourse it was anecdotal; though it probably seemed like I was insulting adults in college.</p>
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There were a lot of middle aged people in my class and one of them was a fourty-fifty year old guy who argued with the professor for TWENTY WHOLE MINUTES that you CAN divide by 0.
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<p>Ugh, he sounds annoying but comical!</p>
<p>That woman I was talking about always makes the class run late. Like our professor will let out early if noone has any questions... and of course she always has questions.</p>
<p>Which is okay, that is the point of college - to learn.
But sometimes, it can get aggravating.
Whoever says there's no such thing has a stupid question has never been around this woman.</p>
<p>it seems odd that your only anecdotal tale regards an older student as opposed to a younger student who may be acting in an offensive way.</p>
<p>Who said this was my only tale? I'm just relating with J's story. </p>
<p>I got way more dumb young student stories.</p>
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it seems odd that your only anecdotal tale regards an older student as opposed to a younger student who may be acting in an offensive way.
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<p>This thread is in regards to an older student
Hence why the topic of 'tales' are on older students, as it's related to the immediate topic. Why would someone start a discussion on 'younger students' that has little/nothing to do with the preceding topic of discussion that is based on older students?</p>
<p>w t f....this thread went from defending the OP to dissing older students.</p>