ramamama Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 i'm curious to know how old everyone is who is applying and about to go to grad school. i know programs accept people who may have just finished their undergrad but there are also folks in their 30s starting. this creates quite a difference of life/work experience and it would be interesting to get an idea how this affects your experience in the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snap Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Maybe you should create a poll for this. anyway, 24 here. Undergrad Dec 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreeduh Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I started my PhD at age 30.. everyone in my department was my age or older at the time, but all the students who have entered since have been quite a bit younger. There seems to be some kind of drift going on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layintwait Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 27 I feel like thats the general age for the mfa programs, a few in the low 20s and a few in the low 30s. But who knows. I feel like they always want a "mix". I do have beef with kids going straight from undergrad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyuck Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Although I am coming directly out undergrad, I am a somewhat unusual case in that I am 29. I will be going to SUNY Purchase for my MFA in the fall (yay!). I do think that being a little bit older (can't believe I'm saying this) helped me get into more programs as well as get more funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yousername Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 24, graduated in 2007. I am going to be the baby in my (new genres-ish) program! I have heard that Painting MFA's tend to skew younger, but I am glad to be in a program with "older folks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summit_Bid Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I graduated with my MA at 23. I've been applying to Ph.D. programs since with no luck. I just turned 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alspants Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 will be thirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I'm 27--will be 28 after the first week of classes. I'm one of the older ones in my program--nearly everyone was required to have work experience for this program, and most are 2-3 years younger than me on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Vallier Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I am 23 years old. I graduate with Master of Music this spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VUbrat08 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 23, will be 24 three weeks from tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yehk Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 just turned 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmc Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 33. I'll have been out of school for over 11 years if I go back this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwen Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 60, yes, sixty. Don't freak--started law school at 52, but found out just how evil most lawyers are and walked out. decided to follow my bliss-painting. SocialKonstruct and comp12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wang chuk Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 44 with MA in media studies. applying for MFA in media arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirjimbob Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Almost 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermaigh Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 24 graduated two years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacetype Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Will be finishing up my BFA this Spring and will be 27 in the Fall. I went back to school after finishing my Associates in a completely different field and having 3-4 years off. Since I have only been back at school for just about 2 years, I feel on the ball to continue into a MFA program. I do think having time to grow up, pay bills and live life is key before continuing onto a grad program if you've been in school since HS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck03yh Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I will be 30 starting my MFA this coming fall. I took time out of school, both in between high school and art college, and between getting my BFA ( grad. 2009) and now. I found the experience of not being a student really important for my growth as an artist, and as a person. I've been told my age is the average for MFA's, but I always thought it odd (but not all bad!) to go straight from undergrad to MFA...at the masters level I feel you should already have professional experience under your belt, and I don't think student shows count. (sorry.) I hope to see other folks my age in my program, although I don't discriminate based on age, just level of maturity. That's code for, I hope I'm not bunking with a bunch of kids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olive88 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I am 22 and will begin graduate school this fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just me Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I'm going to be 24 in a few days, and I graduated from undergrad in 2009...and I definitely feel like a youngin' in my program among all the 30-somethings, 40-somethings, and 60-somethings who make up the rest of my class (as in all grade levels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonRH Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 This thread reminds me why I love this site. I just turned 31 this month. I attended college from age 18-20 , dropped out, returned at 23 and finished in the middle of my 25th year summa cum laude. I have been drifting around the corporate world and making a decent career, but it doesn't excite me the way academia does. I want to go back for a master's and eventually a doctorate, but I am still debating many particulars. That's for another thread. But what is relevant here is that, having been out of school for awhile, and having gone through my undergrad with no intentions of pursuing a higher degree, I have much work to do before I can even think about applying. So I may be 32 or 33 before I even begin work on a master's. And here I see people of all ages, with all backgrounds, pursuing all manner of higher degrees for all manner of reasons. What binds us all together is a passion for learning. And that makes me genuinely happy. OutWest and dimanche0829 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonia Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I graduated with my MA at 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimanche0829 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I just turned 29 two weeks ago. I will be spending the last year of my 20s fretting over PhD apps and biting my nails over whether or not I will get in somewhere. Yeesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbrussell Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I bounced around a few colleges, but i am graduating in December with a BFA at age 25. Debating whether to take a break or continue to grad school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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