What age do you think to stop to be a student?

@layney (1053)
Italy
February 23, 2007 3:55pm CST
Hello, I'm an Italian guy and I finished my studies with a master degree in computer engineering in May 2005 when I was 25. What age do you think you finish your studies? Please indicate your country too.
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15 responses
23 Feb 07
I live in England. I finished my formal education when I was 22 getting a BA (Hons) in English Leterature. I think I haven't ever stopped studying though, there is always something I want to find out more about.
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@layney (1053)
• Italy
23 Feb 07
Yeah, this is right... you never stop studying even if you are working...
• United States
23 Mar 07
I'm 18 right now and this fall semester I'll begin college. I'm aiming for a bachelor in computer science, and I could be done with that by 22, but if I was to get a masters (although I don't plan on it, at least not for a while, anyway), I'd finish by 24, pretty much the same as you. Hopefully I'll be taking most of my classes online and maybe taking some summer classes so I can end early. I don't know, I'm pretty much just gonna sit back and "see what happens" (pretty much my motto now, lol).
• United States
23 Mar 07
Oops, I forgot to mention I'm from America.
• United States
20 Mar 07
It seems that whether you graduate with a degree or not, you never stop being a student, even if you're not taking classes. Sometimes, just doing your job is a learning experience, from finding pitfalls where you almost make an error to actually someone else catching an error. Then there is the occasion where new technology is introduced to the workplace, & learning how to use it is mandatory. It's not only true in the United States, but I'm certain that it is true all over the world. New things are constantly coming out, from computer software to new machinery, ugh - I hope that guitars do not become obsolete.
• Portugal
23 Feb 07
I live in Portugal. It really depends on the people I think, of course we learn a new thing everyday but some people don't like to study and prefer to go work as soon as possible, some pretend to study until they reach their goal (maybe a master degree). For example, I want to go to computer engineering =)
@layney (1053)
• Italy
23 Feb 07
You're brave... computer engineering is a blood bath... but if you have that desire, I'm sure you struggle to reach it :-)
@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
3 Mar 07
I'm an American college student. I'm going for an Associate's in game programming, and barring that I fail any classes, I'll be graduating in the summer of 2008, when I'm 19.
@layney (1053)
• Italy
3 Mar 07
Wow! at 19 with a degree? In Italy this is not possible
@Makoy1983 (1084)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
strictly speaking, there's no age limit for being a 'student'. learning is a continuous process. here in our country (philippines), most people graduate from a degree usually when they reach 21 or 22. im already 23 and still don;t have a degree. im graduating this 2009 and i'll be 25. it really won;t matter as to what age you inish your degree, what's important is that you've learned a lot and could apply what you've learned in different situations
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I finished my bachelor's degree a few months before turning 22. You're never too old to be a student, whether you're attending classes or learning on your own. I've know people who went back to get graduate degrees more than 10 or 20 years after finishing their bachelor's degrees.
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
24 Feb 07
Here in the United States we have 70 year old college students. When we are fortunate to have enough money to go to college depending on the subject/field it can be done at about the age of 25 or so. Depends on when you begin to go. Personally I wish to learn all my life and so far it has been as easy thing to do. Have not gone to college and have not found it a bad thing.
• United States
23 Feb 07
I live in America. I hope to graduate with my Master's degree by the time I am 22. My college offers a Plus One program where after you graduate with your bachelors degree you can go for one more full year and receive your master's within a certain degree. Another nice aspect is that you can take the Master's course online if you wish.
• United States
23 Feb 07
I live in America. I hope to graduate with my Master's degree by the time I am 22. My college offers a Plus One program where after you graduate with your bachelors degree you can go for one more full year and receive your master's within a certain degree. Another nice aspect is that you can take the Master's course online if you wish.
@acquaria (719)
• Italy
20 Mar 07
You can study for all the life if you like studing and learning new things.At the same I'm working and studying a new language;I've finished the unoiversity 2 years ago,but I'm always searching new things to study.
• United States
20 Mar 07
i live in america- i don't really think any age is too late to continue your education.we had a 90 yr old graduate in the past year local to me. some people might say that's way too old to bother,but i applaud his willingness to go back at that age:)
@joanna08 (394)
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
i think by 21 i already finished my degree in journalism which is only an undergraduate course. But i wish to take up a master degree after graduation, maybe even a phD. :)) by the time i've finish im already 30.. hahah.. :)
@xiaobao (48)
• China
20 Mar 07
hello,I'm a chinese college student.Now I'm studying in CIT in China. I Would like to make a friend with you.
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
23 Feb 07
I finished full time education just before I was 19. Although I have been back to do part time courses and I am also thinking about going back again to do something else. I believe that no one is ever too old to learn. As long as you have the time and ability (and money in some cases) then there is no reason why you should not continue in education or return to it at any age. I am 26 and I intend to do something, possibly for up to 4 years, at college so I might be 30 by the time I have finished. And my mum went back into education a couple of years ago when she was in her 40s. (I'm in England by the way and we are quite lucky that we do have an education system which allows us to do this)