After being that really young guy at work, and even college during tech school, I felt old.... really old. .)
. Ochem was awful but the professor made some hilarious 80's and early '90's references and no one appreciated them.
This is from a long time ago, but I think it's hilarious.
So I was sitting in class (like my 3rd week on campus) and a classmate starts talking to me (about 10 minutes till class starts). I'm not really paying attention to her but she is to me (I'm too tall for her, like by 2 feet, but whatever)... but I got nothing better to do, no reason we can't be friends, but then she asks me how old I am, she feels older at 19... I'm 23, and she gives me this OMG!!!!!! look.
I was very sad for a long time after that
Doesn't bother me as much now, but I do wonder what if I just went straight to a university at 16. (I did attend some community college here and there.... but mostly I moved around a lot and explored the country, I do love to travel
. None of that politically correct "oooo kids drink too much glow in the dark juice" crap either. In the 80's and early 90's we drank lots of sugary drinks that looked like antifreeze and we are still alive
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As an adult I cringe to think what must have been in the things I had as a kid. But then I remind myself that at least there wheren't any GMOs and nobody was allergic to everything back then.Awwwww man....Ecto-Cooler. It came in those awesome big barrels that you had to use the pointy end of the bottle opener on....I drank so much of that I am shocked that I don't glow in the dark
There one is...bask in the mildly radioactive glory of this puppy:
I agree, in my book nontraditional = previous career (Not career student). But even I feel that there are people kind of in the middle so to speak who are older than 26 (so older than average student) but somehow haven't had a career, your not traditional, but your not a traditonal non trad either. So I guess your with us nontrads.
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We are almost clones...right down to the personal trainer, young kids keeping us in the loop, bff's with the profs and TA's
The young people have a meltdown when they find out I'm not in my thirties...I LOVE those guys! It's the best of both worlds--having a blast with the classmates and having this unspoken understanding with the instructors.
) and I became a lab tech.... I think I'm a nontrad in that sense.).... actually worked out just fine for me, but now I want to do something more.
Wasnt necessarily refering to you when I said career sudent. It was more of a general thought. I thought I understood you would be starting till 2018 anyhow?Err.... I'm 23 and have worked as a lab tech for a few years now. Dropped out of high school 2 months after I turned 16. Considering I didn't attend high school, less than a year of highschool total. (tested out of the remedial courses though
and @HandsomeRob not to nitpick but I'm not what one would consider a "career student" more so the guy who left the "government schools" and for the longest time was known for doing what he wants (spent a day handcuffed to a chair in court far away from home, once
And can you imagine a 6'3" man and a 4ft gal together? Really?
Ah, fair enough. Probably overread. Yes, you're correct I have 2 1/2 (essentially 3) years of undergrad left.
I know many couples like this, don't have to imagine. It's your hangup not ours.
Awwwww man....Ecto-Cooler. It came in those awesome big barrels that you had to use the pointy end of the bottle opener on....I drank so much of that I am shocked that I don't glow in the dark
There one is...bask in the mildly radioactive glory of this puppy:
So, I went back to school to do the medical school pre-reqs when I was 29...At the time, the vast majority of my classmates were 18-19. The maturity gap seemed to be astronomical and things were really awkward. But when I graduated the gap was still 10 years (32 vs 22). But there did not seem to be as much of a gap anymore. It seems to me that after 22 or 23 years old, the age gap is not quite as awkward for either party as it is when you are in the late 20's dealing with late teens. This was quite evident with younger folks that I met while interviewing too. Anyone else notice this phenomenon or am I imagining it
This one gets me too @RudySoapdish. Anything that gives off disrespect bugs me. My own twenty-year-old (a Marine) is ultra-respectful, and he explained to me that his age group views it differently. It's their normal. All the technology is just part of who they are. I'm starting to get it, but my immediate reaction is still that it's disrespectful.
. The high respect from the professors has not surprised me since I am often their elder, but I have to admit I was not expecting it from the students. I will miss them. Thankfully, most of them got accepted this year so we will likely cross paths in the future in the medical world. Some may be your MS1 classmates, and you will see why they blew me away!But I have to say, overall, the majority of young people are respectful and downright impressive, at least at my school. Definitely no sprawled out, nearly horizontal people LOL. They blow me away regularly with their initiative, innovation, maturity, and work ethic. Often I'll be talking to one of them, and thinking, this person is definitely a future leader.
It has surprised me how receptive they have been to a much older student. Last year, for example, I was in a seminar with only about fifteen students, so we really got to know one another. On the last day of the class, I turned around to see a line of about six of them waiting to give me a hug and say very kind things, and, you guessed it @RudySoapdish, put my number in their cellphone
Among these guys I've had the privilege of learning with for the past few years, "research rock star" would describe the majority lol. Not so much the "quietly taking notes" though. Most of them had plenty to say
This is from a long time ago, but I think it's hilarious.
So I was sitting in class (like my 3rd week on campus) and a classmate starts talking to me (about 10 minutes till class starts). I'm not really paying attention to her but she is to me (I'm too tall for her, like by 2 feet, but whatever)... but I got nothing better to do, no reason we can't be friends, but then she asks me how old I am, she feels older at 19... I'm 23, and she gives me this OMG!!!!!! look.
I was very sad for a long time after that
Doesn't bother me as much now, but I do wonder what if I just went straight to a university at 16. (I did attend some community college here and there.... but mostly I moved around a lot and explored the country, I do love to travel
