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SewEsperanza · 09-13-2008, 10:21 AM

I am older than everyone in my class AND older than my professor.
There were jokes this week about not even having calculators in my time but a chisel and stone.

Well, at least I can add/subtract/multiply/divide without having to rely on a calculator and darn it I walked to school in snow uphill both ways for three miles.

Oh lord. I have reached that point in life!

xt · 09-13-2008, 10:38 AM

I hadn't thought much about professors being younger than me at this point! That will be interesting.

Is your university pretty traditional-aged? There were always students my current age or older in my classes at GSU, but it was a little atypical that way (and a few other ways

).

SewEsperanza · 09-13-2008, 10:43 AM

Yes, it appears to be.
It is a community college.

When I went to school back in NC,
many non-traditional students.
Now... at 34 I am the oldest!

amyorama · 09-13-2008, 11:00 AM

The last time I went to college, I was 27. I'm 36 now and dunno when I will go back and get my degree but yeah, I've though about my professors being younger than me. I loved the dinosaur jokes or references to being alive with Shakespeare.

I remember bonding with a 43 y/o woman...we were the only ones who read the assignment and did our homework, lol!

My MIL graduated from law school at 52 and I was shocked how many comments she received about not getting a job because of her age. (Talk about being supportive!) We live in such an agesist society. We're always learning. I hope to be in college at 70! (Hopefully I'll be done with my English degree by then, lol.)

ufotofu · 09-13-2008, 11:07 AM

In some of my classes I'm probably the oldest though in others there are many folks older than myself. I like the mix of opinions and such that the age mix brings about in discussions.

TraceyH · 09-13-2008, 11:22 AM

In my late 20's, I was back in school and had several instructors older than me. They LOVED me because I was interested in learning!

freedomlover · 09-13-2008, 12:21 PM

I think a lot has to do with which courses you are taking.

The general ed tend to be full of youngsters but the more advanced courses of majors have older students often.

I am taking an advanced course right now and am 48 and there are several my age and older.

irinam · 09-15-2008, 06:55 PM

Last semester one of the students was making a "small talk" with me. One of the questions was - "So, when did you come to USA?" I said "1991".

She squealed in delight - "Oh! I was born in 1991!". So, not just *I*. My *DS* is older than her!

I am used to things like that - I am either younger than everybody else, older than everybody else, different gender than everybody else...

I say - celebrate it!

I tell DH that I am having my second teenagehood

LatteLover · 09-15-2008, 07:12 PM

People born in 91 are in college? Oh my, I do feel old. Sigh, I am 31 and way too old I have decided. LOL