Too old for a diploma? O_O

[Nora]

Hey peeps... I wanna do a Music and Audio Technology diploma at Singapore Polytechnic. But I'm already 19 years old. And I'm hoping to start next year in April. Soooooo I'll be almost 20 X.X I feel like I'm going to have a hard time fitting in with the younger kids there. What do you guys think? :???:

 

[squirrel]

if you qualify for it, then go ahead. You're never too old.

 

[thorns12321]

Yeah, i'm kinda interested in this as i'm planning to head for NS next year after my O's.
*Thread camping*

 

[dudelove]

nvr too old really. dont need to mix around with the kids actually. its not that hard..

 

[Ocean]

nah nvr too old. One of my classmates is 19, tunring 20 soon. And he fits in just fine.

 

[syam41]

hahaha you will be surprised at how many older people there are in poly. dont worry about it.

 

[ithasbeentaken]

a friend of mine is 26 years old and he's still in poly. you're never too old for education.

 

[glentiaw]

dun worry man. students older than the norm are a dime a dozen in poly.

 

[xxjamesxx]

during my first year in audio engineering course.

there is a 45 year old guy in foundation taking up guitar pop.

i was ard 20

i guess age doesnt matter,, your character matter

 

[theunknown]

hey TS, i've a lot of friends who were above 20 when they entered poly. those who come from overseas, those who took nitec or/and higher nitec and even those just wanna work after O's first then do their diploma after 1/2 years. no worries about the age.

 

[kerplunk182]

My friend told me that there's this dude in his course that went to ITE then NS then poly.

 

[StarDust]

I'm 22 first year poly the ite ->NS->poly path and i fit in very well with my younger classmate lol.

Age is just a number my friend.

 

[michael]

Hey peeps... I wanna do a Music and Audio Technology diploma at Singapore Polytechnic. But I'm already 19 years old. And I'm hoping to start next year in April. Soooooo I'll be almost 20 X.X I feel like I'm going to have a hard time fitting in with the younger kids there. What do you guys think? :???:

i am 28 years old. graduated from SMU... then worked in the goddamned bank, quit to do my own business which failed, now want to take another degree in speech theraphy in Australia.

life is too short for regrets. we live only once. never too old for anything...

good luck!

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Agree with the others. In polytechnic, students older than the norm are a very large minority. So don't worry, there're probably others older than you. Diplomas are similar to Degrees in that you're never too old to get one. Both are specialized qualifications... So go for it.

I'm also a polytechnic student and I'm older than the norm but not by much. But the downside is that my friends of the same age or one year younger are in NS while I'm still in polytechnic.

 

[Destroyer]

I used to be from DMAT and I had this good friend who is 20 this year and he's in year 2.

Age is not a matter when it comes to learning!

 

[Nora]

Thank you very much for your comments! All pumped up now! Can't wait to start next year! Wohooo! Thanks again all =3

 

[squirrel]

I had a 35 year old classmate. Nautical studies

 

[Anirudh]

Can never bee too old to learn can you?

From the thread title i thought you were >30 yo lol.

 

[Nora]

Can never bee too old to learn can you?

From the thread title i thought you were >30 yo lol.

Nope. Never too old =] and haha nah... I'm still 19 ^^

 

[feedback]

I start out poly only when i finish my NS.
It pretty normal now

HAd a long way to poly --

My education is a long one -

Repeat Primary 6 -
'O" level - 5
"ITE" another 2 yr
NS - 2.5 yr
SO do the math - i was about 23 or 22 when i poly.
And finish around 25.
to me poly is a breeze as my ITE studies did help ( min study effort with above avg grade)
Then another 2 yr in Uni (oversea)

And now working as engineer - and can afford to get load of gear ----