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Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42?

Posted by DJ March 2, 2010, 9:26 am Ian - you're definitely not too old!! (What do you mean by the "OU route"?) For the record, I didn't even start college until age 37; graduated at 40, took a 2 year RA job, and was recently accepted to an Ivy league PhD psychology/ neuroscience program. Will the job market be kind to me once I finish? I have no idea... I'm pretty happy to just have been accepted with full funding. This is only really possible for me because I don't have kids and my wife makes a decent living. (In other words, I don't think I could support a family/kids on a grad school fellowship). I'm going after this because I love the work; hopefully I'll be able to scratch out a decent living from it at some point. Everyone's situation is different; financial situation aside, I don't see why you shouldn't pursue it.

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Message Title Author Date     Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Ian Feb 20, 2010         Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? DJ Mar 2, 2010             Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Marcia Apr 2, 2010         Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Jim Mar 12, 2010         Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Daren Jul 6, 2010             Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Carla Jul 24, 2010                 Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? David Dec 3, 2010                     Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Jane May 1, 2011                         Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Kimberly S. Henderson May 25, 2011                         Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Dr Thomas Welter May 31, 2011                 Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Eliza Mar 8, 2012                     Re: Am I Too Old to Train in Psychology at 42? Kim Mar 13, 2012

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