Molly, a twenty-three-year-old college graduate with a 3.5 GPA, was hired as an administrative assistant. She was a fast learner on all the?
Molly, a twenty-three-year-old college graduate with a 3.5 GPA, was hired as an administrative assistant. She was a fast learner on all the software, but her supervisor had to help her with punctuation. On the ninth day of her job, she resigned, saying: “I just don’t think this job is a good fit. Commas, semicolons, spelling, typos—those kinds of things just aren’t all that important to me. They just don’t matter.”6 For what kind of job is Molly qualified?
Is 25 too late for graduate school?
Are you kidding? You can go to school at any time! If you're worried about other people then you really need to focus more on why you're going to school. Why are some of you asking if he's talking about college? He said graduate school. That means college or something higher than college graduate.
Can I get into grad school? I went to uni for three years but then had to leave. I was short one class to graduate. That was 20 years ago. If I finish that class can I be accepted into grad school?
That would depend on the graduate school, I would think. But my guess is that they will want you to have completed your undergraduate degree. And that may require more than just taking that one class.A degree (BA or BS) from an undergraduate college or university is a certification that you have completed all the graduation requirements. But during your twenty year hiatus from college, those graduation requirements have probably changed some. (Did you have to take general education courses in cultural pluralism or information technology or something back then? Has your major field of study advanced in two decades in such a way that a new graduate should have some knowledge or expertise in an area that didn’t exist at the time?)If I were you, I would contact your previous college/university and find out what you would need to do to complete your degree. They may just have you complete that one course - in effect honoring the graduation requirements in the catalog at the time you were an undergraduate. Or they may require that you fulfill the current graduation requirements, which could be somewhat different, before they would be willing to certify you as a graduate of that program. And in any event, they may require that you be enrolled as a full time student for a term, that is, they may have a residency requirement. You won’t know until you contact the appropriate office at your old college.Then you can start looking for graduate schools.The reason it may require more than just completing the one course is that a graduate program would expect that your newly minted degree in whatever your major is would imply that you had specific knowledge and skills commensurate with a current graduate. But that would be up to the graduate program. You may just need to take some undergraduate courses to fill in any deficiencies in your background.Don’t know if that helps - but it might give you some things to think about.
Can a high-school graduate in his 40s with high SAT scores and a solid employment history still apply to Harvard College, or other Ivy League schools?
There is no age restriction for admission to most colleges for a bachelors degree.In order to be admitted to any of the eight colleges that play sports together in the Ivy athletic league or their equivalent (MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Williams, Amherst, Lehigh, etc). you will need, through your extracurricular activities (in your extended community) that demonstrate: Leadership, Commitment, Passion, Excellent time management, and a Warm interpersonal relationship with others in a team-building setting. And you must get several glowing letters of recommendation that substantiate all of that. That is essential to being admitted to any one of those elite private universities. You will need at least three Excellent letters of reference which will come from your employers and trusted people who know what you have done that is great for your extended community (or through work).You may need to contact the admissions department directly because you won’t be able to get a high school transcript nor will you be able to get letters of recommendation from your high school guidance counselor nor former high school teachers.If you are promising, and live near by, they may recommend that you sign up as a special student and take three or four courses at the college to demonstrate your academic prowess. That, however, could cost you $15,000 to $20,000 in tuition for which there is no financial aid. On the other hand, Harvard has the extension school and you may use that for a “back-door” entrance to Harvard for a bachelors degree. I believe Columbia may have something similar. However, you will need to live near-by.You may be better off taking one year of courses at a near by Community College, and then getting into the top public college in your state. The Public system is much better designed to assist non-traditional students. Then later you could get a Masters degree from one of the elite research universities.All the best.
Grad School: Can you still party?
I'm 23 yrs old, I recently graduated with an engineering degree and want to go to Grad school. However, because I missed out on partying as an undergrad because a) my school wasnt a big party place and b)I spend way too much time studying because of my major I wanted to know if it was still possible to party as a Graduate Student if I were to go to a "party" school say USC or UCSB? I just really want to have this time while I further my education...
Do you think that 23 is too late to graduate college?
Of course not. I am 52 and am enrolled in graduate school. I have a friend who is 57 and just completing a masters in english communication and wants to do a PhD. I started university when I was 21 and graduated at 26. Thanks Bill
I'm 23, have no job, little experience, only graduated high school and dropped out of college twice. Should I go back and finish college or find a job?
I'm 23 have a degree, and have a job, but looking to quit my job.It all depends on what it is your goals are. If you want to be a doctor then you will most likely have to go back to college (not always though, there is always a way, consider a slight career adjustment if needs be).If your aim is to earn a living then you can find a job without a degree you just have to be willing to put in the hours.I’ll try and motivate you quickly:Skills these days don't mean too much. Do you know why? Because we live in a world where within the next 5 minutes or even 2 minutes, I could find your details and be talking to you LIVE via a few pieces of metal and plastic…we live in such a technological age, with so much knowledge at our fingertips, you could learn any skill if you put a little amount of time into it.So don't worry about the skills that you have, they can be worked on, I'm sure a lot of Quora topics may be able to help you in a specific area of interest.But generally find something that you don't mind doing. If at first you have to take a job to pay bills and food, then take that job but never settle if it makes you unhappy.23 is a young. You could do nothing for 7 years and still be successful. There are plenty of stories out there, so don't give up or lose faith. Just keep trying and eventually you will look back and think, ‘that weird guy on Quora was right, thank the Lord he was up late at night typing away on my behalf’First step to do after you've read this, apart from click the follow button on my page, is to write down what it is you would like to do. If you don't have a clue write down what you've always thought of, or seen other people do that you wouldn't mind doing. Once you have that, work backwards and use the world wide web to find out how you can do it. It's never too late. Even if you have to go back to college, do it. Believe in yourself and never give up!
Is 25 too old to be in Grad School?
Sweetie - that is just negative talk coming from your dad. I'm almost 40 years old and I'm thinking of going back to school to get a second degree. What's too old? At whatever age you use to answer that question, you've just set a course of defeat and negative thinking. You're only 25 years old.... get out there and get into grad school - you are YOUNG, SMART, ENERGETIC, and you can do it - now go!!!
How does a 23-year-old graduate interested in healthcare salvage a terrible undergraduate career?
Very few employers ask for your GPA. Start building up a resume in healthcare, and soon you'll have the experience that will make you attractive to employers.If you can't get a job you want, then work for free. General volunteering is a start, but with some hard work and networking you can secure a decent internship.Another option is to get credentialed and work for a while as an EMT. There are condensed courses you can complete in a couple of weeks, and this can demonstrate your interest in patient care and desire to understand the full system.If your academic abilities exceed your poor undergrad performance, then another option is to find a non-competitive school, do a post-Bacc or equivalent, and then be in a better position to apply for master's programs like an MHA.