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Switched career paths (from academic and clergy, into law) by heading off to law school at about 27. Married at 30; now expecting 5th kid. I don't regret the miles I've traveled and things I've seen.
There is no way that you're too old. The only thing I'd advise beyond what the others have is that you genuinely work through the money and time costs. (And I really mean "work through", and not "be scared off by".) What you want to avoid is finding out 3 years into it that you have to do 5 years of internship that you don't want, or that you have to go so far into debt to do it that you feel enslaved to your school loans, trapped in a not-too-well-paying job by the health-insurance companies. Part of figuring out if you can do it, I'd say, is figuring out a way of doing it so that it's pleasant to do. Maybe that will mean you go to this school instead of that school, or that you save up for a year and then do it, so you're not paying twice the original tuition due to school loan interest. That kind of thing.
Just plan it well, and, if your planning indicates it's feasible, and you remain interested, then by all means start! And have fun! And boy, will we all be happy you did when one of us gets injured out on the trail!
There is no way that you're too old. The only thing I'd advise beyond what the others have is that you genuinely work through the money and time costs. (And I really mean "work through", and not "be scared off by".) What you want to avoid is finding out 3 years into it that you have to do 5 years of internship that you don't want, or that you have to go so far into debt to do it that you feel enslaved to your school loans, trapped in a not-too-well-paying job by the health-insurance companies. Part of figuring out if you can do it, I'd say, is figuring out a way of doing it so that it's pleasant to do. Maybe that will mean you go to this school instead of that school, or that you save up for a year and then do it, so you're not paying twice the original tuition due to school loan interest. That kind of thing.
Just plan it well, and, if your planning indicates it's feasible, and you remain interested, then by all means start! And have fun! And boy, will we all be happy you did when one of us gets injured out on the trail!
