>tfw starting med school at age 28
>tfw my classmates are 18-20
>tfw people my age are starting to work
>tfw classes are tough because as you grow old, your brain works slower
>tfw I just want this to end
Anybody here understand this feel?
>Be costa rican
>get shot
I MEAN ITS 2015. WHY ARENT WE LETTING THESE SUBHUMANS IN EN MASSE? WAHH LEGALIZE GAY MUSLIM WEED
I'm starting biomedicine the year after next year which will last 3 years and then going into medicine which will be another 5 years.
I understand that feel.
>>51446002
no te endiendo, regresas a la universidad, para estudiar medicina y te ahuevas derrepente.
no pierdas tu dinero y sigue posteando en esta pagina de muñequitos chinos.
>>51446231
Why are you speaking in Spanish? You're clearly 100% American.
>>51446084
How old are you atm?
>>51446701
I'm 18, turning 19 next year.
I didn't make the cut to get straight into medicine.
Shit lad, do you feel excluded or something?
I'm gonna start uni the year after next year, meaning I'll be 22 years old and my classmates will all be 18 yo, and I'm already feeling quite strange about it. It's also really hard not to feel like I'm "delayed" (my English is failing me atm, but I think you get what I mean), even though I think that not going to uni right after I finished high school was the best thing I did. I just wish I hadn't taken so long to find what I wanted to do... Well, at least I look like I'm still 18 at most.
>>51446002
You just focus in your shit m8. IKTF. It's your life. Not theirs. Not anyones. Keep at it. The best to you
>>51446808
>I'm 18
lmao you're young as fuck. By the time you're my age you'll be working.
Lmaoing these cunts, "abloobloo I will be 20 when im going to uni"
>>51446872
At least you're doing medicine.
I still am yet to sit the test, don't even know if I'll get in t.b.h
>>51446841
Fortunately, I've met some nice people who don't judge me for being "old", so I don't feel as excluded as I'd feel if they weren't there.
It's really hard because we have the notion that by 30 you should already be an adult with a stable career.
>brain working slower at 28
wot
>>51446904
Shut up, Finland. At least you have your welfare system going for you.
And being 28 is very different from being 20.
>>51446841
I'm going to be 24 when i go back to college. got out of the Army and I'll go back next fall. Not too excited to be surrounded by children.
>>51446935
scientifically proven.
>tfw 30
>finally finishing college in february
feels meh man
>>51446935
Neuronal pathways decay as we age, it begins right when youth adulthood ends.
Cry more
It's your own fucking fault
Infact cognitive capacity remains more-or-less stable from the ages of 25 to 60, then has a slight dropoff in your 60s and a bigger drop after 70. There are of course variances with each individual.
>>51447788
Crying actually helped me for a while.
>>51447829
Pretty sure decay begins at 25-30.
>>51447929
If that were true, people would retire at 35 instead of 65.
>>51447950
Pic related.
You're right when saying that the decay becomes noticeable during your 60s, but strictly speaking the decay starts much earlier.
>>51447987
>You're right when saying that the decay becomes noticeable during your 60s
And even then, not always. I've personally known a few 80 year olds who were mentally comparable with a person in their 50s, although I will note they were all women. Men in general seem to decay earlier than women, although that might just be an artifact of women having an easier life with less stress and not usually being employed in dangerous or physically taxing jobs.
>>51446002
my brother graduate at 30 just for BA. be proud that you got in med school anon.
>>51448101
That seems to be contradicted by the fact that most nursing home/assisted living residents are female.
>>51448178
Women live longer and have less intrinsic ability to provide for themselves at any age, so that goes without saying. Elderly men also have a markedly higher suicide rate - many choose to take their own life than lose their independence.
>>51448178
isn't that because women live longer
>>51446002
my brother is 22 at an ivy league med school and he says that there is a 29 year there. He was a practicing lawyer and decided he wanted to become a doctor instead.
The average started age for med school in the US is 25, its also not uncommon to see 25+ there either.
As long as you got in, thats all that matters.
Yes, I'm 28 and I'm going back to university in January after leaving 8 years ago. I'm afraid I'll have forgotten a lot of remedial shit and also that it'll be weird to be around a bunch of kids who just got out of high school and have no experience with the real world.
>>51448337
Thank you, you get it. It's awkward as fuck being around people with a shitload of energy and expectations. They're afraid of failure and reject anything related to it. What they don't know is that someday they'll face some tough shit in the real world. I think it would be easier for me to adapt if that kind of atmosphere didn't exist. I'm not using it as an excuse, you'd really understand this point if you wore these shoes.
>>51446002
What for are you there? To get a profession. So relax and get it.
And fuck girls of cource.
>>51446002
be proud you got into med school anon, I'll be trying for it next year. I think most of this board is too young to understand how it feels to acknowledge and accept decay and failure in any deeper facet than tfw no gf.
>>51446002
>4channers becoming doctors
>I'll never go to the doctors again tbqh desu senpie
>>51448101
>>51447987
Interesting fact: The likelihood of dying increases about 10% each decade after your 30s, although the odds of a sudden, out-of-the-blue death decrease with age. Which means that as you get older, there's a greater chance that your death will be preceded by obvious signs of ill health instead of those stories you always hear of 20 year old athletes dropping of a heart attack during practice.
>>51446861
>>51448422
You know, this is one of the most useful advises I've gotten from people close to me. I understand it, and I agree with it. But putting it into practice is what's hard. External factors can become a huge influence on your emotional state, especially during exam weeks.
>>51448456
4chan users could become great psychiatrists because they understand pain more than any normalfag out there 2bh
>>51446002
Mate I'm in computer science at 22
The thing is we have no other option
>>51446002
I do not understand that feel, but you should cheer up. I would kill to be smart enough to get into med school. While you are getting a late start, you will be working in a rewarding field that is hugely valuable to society, not to mention you will be making good money.
>>51448498
>>51447889
I remember a story from a few years ago of a double decker bus in England that crashed into a storefront and that the driver was 77. Although it appeared to be mechanical failure, naturally many people argued that he was too old to drive a bus, which is perfectly understandable.
There's a very good reason for mandatory retirement ages where not performing your job properly due to health issues could get people killed. My dad is a computer programmer/engineer and there's no particular reason why he could not still do his job at 77. If he had a stroke while working, nobody but himself would be affected. He would just slump over his keyboard and that would be that. If he were driving a bus full of schoolkids and stroked out, not so good.
Christopher Lee needed a stunt double for some of the light saber fight scenes in AOTC because as he told George Lucas "I can do the swordfighting, but I'm 80! I can't run anymore." A cop can't use a stunt double if he isn't able to run and tackle a 300 pound felon.
I'm 27 and first startet on uni 6 months ago.
iktfb
Literally first day, one was
>omg you were alive when the Berlin wall fell
>>51446002
I feel a little better anon thanks, I'm 21 and moving to the USA next year to become a nurse.
>>51448796
>omg you were alive when the Berlin wall fell
ayy
>>51448498
Yeah, if you eat shitty food or live in a 3rd world.
Mae, Tico in Austria here, come study here, here people study at a much later age. There are a bunch of 25+ people somewhere in the middle of their bachelor
>>51448663
I understand what you're talking about
I'm only 22 but I've come to learn that negative feelings and thoughts of whatever degree MUST be fully accepted and recognized in your psyche if they are to be properly dealt with in your self-esteem, thus following behavior.
Yes, 28 is older. It's unusual. Will people receive you unusually? Not enough to be negative, and only if you don't act unusually yourself. Does it feel a bit bad regardless? Yes, it does. And? Well, nothing. That's it. You're done, so continue your life.
Unfortunately this is nothing to severe traumatic experiences and I still wonder how it would be best to get through such trauma yet at the same time live a life of confidence, reassurance, and self-esteem.
>>51448861
The hell are you doing in Austria, playo?
>There are a bunch of 25+ people somewhere in the middle of their bachelor
Are you serious? Are they happy with their age?
>>51446808
Shieeet
I'm going into medical microbiology and then plan on going to pharmacy school.
>>51448796
>>omg you were alive when the Berlin wall fell
Christ are Danes that direct?
Best of luck anon. By the time I graduate next year I'll be 23 and then 4 years more of Grduate Medicine! On top of that, I plan on taking a MRes in Cancer Biology when I graduate, so I'll 28 too by the time its over. Take care of yourself during uni and remember, don't fucking procrastinate and get your shit together as early as possible.
>>51446002
>28 años
>empezar medicina
Mae como putas sucede esto?
>>51448944
Oye, que para estudiar no hay edad. Con 28 años es una edad inmejorable. Pero tienes que ir decidido a sacarlo adelante sea como sea porque como vuelvas a desanimarte será tropezar otra vez en la misma piedra.
>>51448882
>austrian father
Well, since studying is free and there are no restrictions other than needed to have done your high school finals many people just study whenever they feel like. Many people want to work after finishing school and only come back later when they decide they want to aim for a better career.
Quite a few people also never did their finals, I myself know two people 25-27 who are going to evening classes to get their "Matura" (HS finals) so they can start studying next year.
Here you only need to complete ~10 credits per semester to receive student support, so there are a decent number of people who just take FOREVER to study. One of the student body representatives (nicknamed "Porno") in technical Chemistry is like 28 and has been doing his bachelor for 8 years.
Not saying that these are all good things, but there are enough people like that here
>>51449234
De cual cole salio aqui? Asumiendo que estudio aqui
>>51446002
>>tfw starting med school at age 28
Let me guess you're one of those guys that say you want to be a doctor to "help people" but actually just want the money and respect the title brings to give you some self validation that you're actually intelligent, when really you were never smart enough to get in and you're realising that now that you're struggling in the course?
Yep I have friends like that too.
>>51449299
Humboldt
>>51449234
>many people just study whenever they feel like
I wish I could have that mentality. I´m sure you know that here we're trained to escalate through school automatically. Must be nice having a mentality that separates age from academic success.
>>51446002
Fucking costa rican fag, man up, what did you expect at first place by entering med school at 28? Live up to your years, damn it.
>>51449515
Well, they aren't the majority and it's mostly guys since mandatory military service separates school and uni, many girls do go straight through school to uni. But older students are not looked down upon at all. Other students tend to look down on those who take their studies seriously, which is also a shitty attitude 2bh, that's why Austrians don't excel academically
>>51449633
>Other students tend to look down on those who take their studies seriously
lel what? That doesn't sound very 1st-world-like
>>51449314
To be quite honest I dont think I've met anyone in med school who genuinely want 'to help ppl'. There are people who started planning for med school since high school and others who may have tried different things in life and in the end chose to give medicine a shot. There's no need to be smug about it mate.
>>51449663
I've got a mandatory class with ~300 people signed up and I shit you not, there are less than 20 people who attend, just as an example
I want to get a PHD but I'm not very smart and am very lazy, only just turned 19 and starting uni next year. I'll see how I feel after I finish my Bachelor's- I'm not sure whether to go with linguistics or sociology yet.
>>51449755
And let me guess, even those who don't attend classes get to pass.
>>51449822
>sociology
How about no.
>>51449861
All you need to do is pass the exam, it's an attitude thing
>>51449822
>linguistics
>sociology
aussies are the best shitpostesters
>>51446002
Dude, just now I realised that your flag is the opposite of the Thai flag...
bumpeo
>>51448691
Half of us aren't empathetic in the slightest, the other half need desperate psychiatric therapy just to get a grip on themselves
>>51446002
Same here
28 years old
Going to start uni next year
It may be a little awkward but I don't give a fuck
I'm going to finish this shit then look for a better job
>>51461336
good luck janez bro. im finishing uni at 29, what made you enlist so late ?
>>51461390
Found a job and put it on hold
They don't want to increase my wage so I'll study and work until I finish then going to search for a better job
i started dentistry and my classmates are 22~28yo, there is 3 or 4 35old or higher and only one 18yo who can't drink with us kek
Don't let it put you off, if it's what you want you have every right to pursue it.
You'll always wonder what might have been and that's a feeling worse than death
>>51446002
>tfw 24, just graduated.
>always thought I would have found a way out of here by now
>i haven't
>thought I would have found a job and some purpose in life
>i haven't. I have no idea what my life will look like next year.
>tfw I have no idea what I'm doing or what I want to be doing.
feels, all these feely feels. feelfully feeling these feels.
>>51446002
This >>51461336 is the correct attitude, OP. It's your life and you are doing your best to improve it in the long term, who gives a shit about the opinion of random 18 year old shitters that you will be studying with?
>tfw classes are tough because as you grow old, your brain works slower
Even if it's harder to learn, doesn't mean it's impossible. That's just an excuse for the sake of excusing.
>>51461665
what did you study mehmet bro ?
>>51448337
Hey OP.
I feel your pain. I was in the military for 6 years and went back for a MS in Computer Science at 28.
There will be other people like you so I suggest finding them. Trying to associate with the 18-22 year olds will make you want to kill yourself. Pic Related.
>>51462099
>Trying to associate with the 18-22 year olds will make you want to kill yourself. Pic Related.
try being a leader or a mentor. why did you quit the military ?
>>51461735
History desu. Wish I studied something useful, but they offered a really good scholarship and my family wasn't doing well at the time, so I went with it to fund the entire thing on my own.
Also learned 3D modelling while studying but there are very few video game companies here, so that hasn't gotten me a job either. Applied to some vacancies in Europe, but no one really wants to bother sponsoring me and I can see why.
Applying to a few scholarships to study business in Europe this year, fingers crossed desu.
>>51462161
>History
never wanted to pursue a career in academia ?
>Applying to a few scholarships to study business in Europe this year, fingers crossed desu.
good luck m8
>>51462216
>never wanted to pursue a career in academia ?
Not really desu. Have a business idea that I want to realize, guess I'll see how that goes.
>good luck m8
Thanks m8 senpai.
>>51462160
Because I was an Infantry Officer and:
a.) Got married w/ a child
b.) was no longer "on the line" (had my platoon leader command and company command; I didn't want to be a staff officer for the next 6-8 years)
Also:
>try being a leader or mentor
There's only so much you can do in a curriculum like CS. And to be honest, the vast majority of the people there were doing it not out of passion, but basically because CS was a guaranteed way to get a job out of school. They don't care.
>>51446002
Shit, I took a 2 year break and feel old
Trust me OP you might be lacking in youth but you'll make up in it with experience
>>51446002
Why not starting it earlier?
If you have not been working all these years I have no respect left for your little hurt feelings
>>51446002
Good for you for sticking at it OP.
In the west there seems to be this acceptance that as soon as one thing goes awry you give up.
You're proof that hard work pays off.
Be proud of that.
I study political science guys, how fucked am I?
>>51462388
>There's only so much you can do in a curriculum like CS.
Lead them socially, share your life experiences with them. I assume you learned a lot about exercising and nutrition in the army, help the guys at the uni gym. My best friend is 10 years older than me and I'm thankful for all the advice he's given me.
That brief post alone shows 3 things that you have experienced and most of them haven't: Marriage, raising a kid, the army. Most people respect experience, and you don't really want to be around those who don't anyway.
>>51462643
Are you getting an advanced degree afterwards?
>>51462388
>Got married w/ a child
congrats
ive got quite a bit of respect for the uniform since my whole family is either military or leo
>There's only so much you can do in a curriculum like CS
most of these young guys are quite sheltered. being in the military seems like quite a bit of experience you can share.
im mentoring a frehsman guy ive befriend in the flat im renting that goes to the same school as i am finishing. feels really good
>>51462697
>>51462787
You both make a good point but I finished a year ago. Maybe OP and others in this thread will.
>>51462787
where is your flat.. can i stay too
I wish I had your problems (:
>>51446002
Me too bro
25, 2 years to go
then the fucking usmle
lotta bitches at my school tho
>>51462887
>Maybe OP and others in this thread will.
i hope so, the more old i am ive grown to appreciate sharing meaningful experience more and more
>>51463166
house is full bro
>tfw classes are tough because as you grow old, your brain works slower
this
>be 26
>brain start getting shit just after 6 years from adolescene
>start getting grumpy and emotionally shit like oldman
>all my peers are starting going grumpy and boring too
>feeling strange to teenager and early 20s
help, i still want the calmness of youth
>>51446002
Your brain doesnt really slow down that much until your 30s. Push through m8, and you will make it.
About to start uni at 22
Am i still young?
Getting back into a 4 year pseudoscience degree, turning 24 tomorrow.
3 semesters left on the shit, but I'll likely be at least 27 before graduate studies are done.
Not sure how it'll treat me. I am pretty upset that smoking is completely removed from campus. You're pretty much free to easily approach anyone at all and start up a conversation if they're a smoker. Just pull out a cig and pretend you forgot your lighter! Or even without the shitty ruse, just pulling up alongside 'em.
Now I'm gonna have to think of fucking shit to say when opening conversation up. So tedious!
>country named after coffee brand
>>51464176
too old, start get pension and make a retirement plans instead
>>51462099
so, at least you've done shit
the real question is if OP has
There is nothing wrong with changing your career at any point in life
