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Turning 21 while still completing prerequisites for a post-secondary program is not considered naive. Many individuals begin their degrees around this age, and success largely depends on personal maturity rather than age itself. Concerns about being too young are common, but the focus should be on individual readiness and commitment to academic goals.
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I will be turning 21 soon and still have two semesters of prerequisites left until I can enter into a post-secondary program... Is this naive in anyway?
 
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Why do you think it's naive? Can you give some more information? Major? Any goals?
 
He or she is probably worried about being too young.

I wouldn't worry about that. Lot's of people successfully do these degrees staring at around your age. A lot really has to do more with maturity of the individual than age.
 

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