Is it too late for me to go to college?
Hahah.. oh no dear, it's not too late! Your transcript only shows 9th-12th grade, so you're really only at the beginning of the important years of your academic career! Beware, however. What you're doing now DOES count towards your final GPA. Despite perfect grades my junior & senior year, I couldn't graduate with honors because I goofed off too much freshman & sophmore year. Also, most colleges look for signs of "character", such as initial bad grades but then maintaining wonderful grades. Improvement is always a good thing! And here's a tip -- don't slack off second semester of senior year, just because you've already applied and/or been accepted to the college you want. I know kids who goofed off their last semester and the university revoked their admission & wouldn't let them in anymore. I know it's hard, and it sucks. But good luck! P.S. -- ACT and SAT scores are weighed really heavily nowadays. So if your grades really do suck, make a serious effort in studying for those. At the very least, they can give you perks -- my first year of college I didn't have to take English (mandatory) because I scored high enough on the SAT to opt out of it.... sweet!
Is it too late for me to go to college?
no, its not too late, at my university there is a large student population that are in there mid to late 20s just beginning their undergraduate degrees. if you start now you can finish by the time your 24 or 25, which is still very young. as far as paying for it apply for student financial aid and see how much you qualify for. then think about getting a part time job to cover any other costs. i think the most important thing is not to compare yourself to others. im 22 and i should be graduating this year, but i fell behind and wont be graduating until next year. most of my friends will be graduating this year (on time) but i've had to face certain obstacles that they didnt have to deal with. so i dont let it get me down.
Is it too late for me to go to college?
It would be helpful to get some idea of what you want to do for a living and focus on how to achieve that goal. College may be one way, but there are other ways as well. Too many people go off to college wasting time and money then ending up with a worthless piece of paper in return. A career counselor could help you focus on your objectives.
You feel you should have started right out of high school because everyone else believes that that’s the way it should be/ that the only time to go to college is in your late teenage years or when you just turned 20.Will people ask questions and think you’ve fallen behind? Of course they will! Because they all believe that the way to build your career is to decide in your teenage years what you want to be in life, apply for college ASAP, before you turn 20, get a job that is line with the subject that you majored in and start building your career (climbing up that ladder).All because of a ludicrous expectation almost all adults have. The expectation that you should know what you want to do in life even before you got your chance to try anything. And why do they have this expectation and continue to sell young adults on this bullshit rule? Because they didn’t have their chance to be unsure either.Recognize that it is a bullshit rule everyone follows without giving it any consideration at all.And then what? You will be 60 and still telling yourself “Oh, if only I went to that college in my late teenage years, just like everybody else did. It’s such a pity that I slept through this time / didn’t know what I wanted to study and then when I was 21 it was too late”?Is this the little bullshit story you want to tell your grandchildren or friends when you’re in your 50s and 60s?It’s a very limiting belief that if you want to be something in your life you have only this short time period between your late teens and your mid 20s. That the quality of your life is predicated on whatever you did or didn’t in our early 20s.And the most important part. Are you sure you need college? Maybe you can self-educate on the Internet. There are myriad possibilities nowadays. College is just one of many options. Ponder that before you make this costly move! You have plenty of time to master a skill / craft on your own or learning from someone else as in an apprenticeship model.-Part of it appeared in my previous answer Lukasz Laniecki's answer to Is 24 too old for college?
I went back at 27 and had a great time. Being older you generally have more experience, you are more focused and I learned a a lot at times having a beer, coffee across the street as I related well with profs, some younger than I.Be friendly and sometimes it’s difficult socializing with the youth, some are so dumb, LOL.I finally got out with an MS at 35.I did also have to almost fight off many lovely young coeds who liked older men and a former Marine.Go back you should see the learning is generally easier and it’s all a lot of fun.
I can't yell you how many times I've asked this myself. See, I'm 34, I just started back to school. I am having to pretty much start all over and I'm about to commit to pursuing my Phd. Yes, that's a lot of years to be back in school when I'm already in my mid thirties.Why did I choose to go back anyway? I was miserable at my job. I hated my career path and I needed something to change before I died from stress or killed myself.I don't know what “too late” is. If you think you need a change, make a change. It's never to late to make improvements in life, but way it will be too late to go back and fix things you could have fixed right now.Get started.You're worth the effort. Your life is worth the effort.
Im about to go to college. is there any way to start a singing career even though I don't have any experience?
I did it a bit in middle school but since i'm shy and my friends gave me a hard time, I didn't do any singing or plays in high school, but I'm really good (at least I've been told I'm really good) at acting and singing, and I enjoy it, so I was wondering if its too late for me to maybe start a career (or at least a hobby or side career) in this? I really want to go to Barnard or NYU and get an education too, but I was wondering if its possible to explore/start music while I'm there too. I know its probably possible to major in something, but I'm new and I'm not well practiced in anything yet, so I'd just want to learn and start out, but I feel like they'd expect me to be very experienced if I signed up for anything. (and though I really want to do it, my real classes like history/language/etc would be the priority so hopefully there would be time for me to explore music too?) i just hate that I didn't come out of my shell in high school but since college is a new start, I was hoping it'd be possible. thanks so so much to anyone who actually read all this! ;)
Getting accepted at a top twenty school in the US is a big deal. Otherwise getting accepted into college in the US means almost nothing. You can always find some school that will accept you and your parent’s money. (There are schools that will accept you with an SAT of 800.)In the US the “trick” is getting out of college and into a good job.Colleges get paid whether or not you learn anything, graduate, get a good job, or go broke in the process. Half the young people who graduate with bachelor’s degree today end up under employed or unemployed—not to mention that 70% of them are in debt.Nobody has explained to you that today college is a COMPETITION for a few good jobs. Only one in four students who matriculate at a four-year school graduate and get a good job. With a poor GPA you would be competing for that job against a lot of young people who are academically stronger than you.This is a HUGE red flag.Have you identified a marketable major? If not, that is a second red flag.Are you going to be borrowing money? If yes,—another red flag.I understand that this is not “cool,” but my advice would be that you stop worrying so much about being accepted at a good college and start thinking about how you are going to transition from a dependent adolescent to an independent adult.Dr. Kevin Fleming, (RE)Defining the Goal: The True Path to Career Readiness in the 21st Century, explains where the jobs are:“The true ratio of jobs in our economy is 1:2:7. For every occupation that requires a master’s degree or more, two professional jobs require a university degree, and there are over a half a dozen jobs requiring a 1-year certificate or a 2-year degree, and each of these technicians is in very high-skilled areas in high demand.”My suggestion is that you consider finding a marketable, technical certification at your current community college, earn THAT, and get a job. In some states you can dual enroll at age sixteen.
Am o to old to go to college?
As a longtime college professor who's taught at many places and subjects from A to Z, I can tell you that you're definitely not too old. I've had students in my classes ranging from teens to senior citizens. So today, there are lots of people going to college in their 30s, 40s, and evern 50s. Now with your vision problems, I suggest you work through the college's disability office. I've had many students with various issues, including visions problems. Many colleges have resources or a dedicated office for those students with mental or physical disabilities. For example, I've worked at places with ADA readers and note-takers. And I've been told by the disability office that a particular student requires extra time, a quiet room, printed copies of things that displayed on-screen or electronically, etc. The point is that you should notify the college about your disability. That way, they can help you with ways to best handle the various classes you'll be taking. And making the learning process as easy and smooth as possible.
If you mean the things that you ought to have begun doing, well, the reality is that there are countless number of things.However, you need to first and foremost identify yourself. The biggest mistake people make especially in their youth and teenage years is to attain perfectionism. You can never be perfect, but, when you identify yourself, it becomes easier to tailor your energy towards being the best version of yourself.It is best to read books, ditch social media for the unimportant stuff and focus more on quora, you’ll see like minded people who have gone through the path you’re going through and are willing to lend a helping hand.Eat well, exercise, sleep well, avoid drugs, endeavor not be like anyone and don’t expect everyone to like you, fall in love with yourself, learn the dynamics of finance, become spiritual ( I believe in God), let things go, always follow your heart, get a good partner who supports your grind and don’t be with someone for the looks or for the money, take out time for vacations and learn new things.That will be all. Have a great life ahead.