<p>i know that there are 40 and 50 year old college students, but for a traditional college student (started right after high school, 18 years old), is 24 an unusual age to be barely graduating? i'll be starting medical school at age 25.</p>
<p>Not at all!</p>
<p>Just did a quick google search, and a Swarthmore result popped up that said the average age for people starting med school is 24.</p>
<p>I know a TON of people who graduated and then took (or will take) 1 or 2 years off before starting. So yeah - you won’t stick out at all.</p>
<p>[Swarthmore</a> College :: Health Sciences Office :: Frequently Asked Questions - Applying to Med School](<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/student-life/health-sciences-office/applying-to-med-school-faqs.xml]Swarthmore”>Frequently Asked Questions - Applying to Med School :: Health Sciences Office :: Swarthmore College)</p>
<p>Nah, I hope not. I’ll be 24 or 25 when I graduate college. I started at a CC at 19.</p>
<p>Nope, because that’s how old I’ll be when I graduate. I spent 3 years at a CC, and then due to the nature of the courses I need for my major taking place only once a year at my university, I won’t be finished until spring 2014 (when I’m 24).</p>
<p>I heard on the radio about a woman who took one class each semester to balance her work/school/life starting when she was 22. You can do the math</p>
<p>Is this a serious question?</p>
<p>your fine. better late than never. there are tons of people who go back later on in life. its no big deal at all</p>
<p>Going to a community college I feel like I’ve gotten used to seeing 60 or 70 year olds in my classes sometimes.</p>
<p>I think there was some 60 year old janitor who finished a program at Columbia recently. So no, 24 is not old.</p>
<p>I know this is a cliched response, but you’re going to be 24 anyway. It’s your choice whether you’re 24 with a degree, or without it. </p>
<p>(And no, on a more serious note, it’s not too late. My boyfriend will be 34 when he graduates with his bachelors. Better late than never and all that)</p>
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<p>a degree in classics, which just about qualifies you to be… a janitor.</p>
<p>People change their minds as to what they want to do all the time. I’m 23 and about to start as more or less a freshman (I joined the military out of high school, then worked as a roughneck for a year, then decided I wanted to be a petroleum engineer, heh). That’s just my example, but you’ll find plenty more out there that are probably much older than I am. There are many ways that you can turn it into a positive to potential employers.</p>