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I'm 27 and want to begin studying AE. Am I crazy? :(
Hey Guys! First time poster here; forgive me if something like this has been covered in the past but I didn't find what I'm looking for via Search.
All of my life I have had an interest in anything to do with flight or space, and more universally anything loud and fast or with lots of quickly-moving parts. I lived near a Navy base (father was an aviator) during my early years so jets were a large part of my childhood and I had dreams of becoming a fighter pilot, until I learned my vision was quite poor. I went through a directionless and largely mediocre high school and junior college career (AA in Liberal Arts), all the while playing with model rockets, becoming an amateur astronomer, studying racecar design and even taking private pilot lessons in my spare time but never committing myself to a career in aerospace partially because I was afraid of the math requirements but mostly because I was just a bit of a slacker and didn't imagine I would have the smarts to do it. Now fast-forward to the future and I'm almost 28 years old and have been working in software for the last few years but really not enjoying myself most of the time. I've reached a point where I am seriously considering going back to school and studying what I truly feel I should have committed myself to years and years ago: a career in Aerospace Engineering.
So I guess my question is this; does this sound like a pipe dream to you guys? Or better yet, do you ever hear of people starting their careers in AE fairly late and going on to become successful in their field? I'll probably be 29 by the time I actually enter a university to begin my studies; do you think that entering the AE workforce so late would place me at any type of a professional disadvantage? I know it is quite common for people to go back and pursue their M.S. late in their careers but, *beginning* to study in the first place in their late 20's/early 30's?
I'm very serious about this but to me, having been away from the full-time school grind for years, it is also quite daunting. I'd really appreciate any input you guys can offer on this matter. :)
As a sidenote: I'm extremely jealous of all you guys that knew what the the heck you wanted to do with your lives when you were beginning college! :P haha
- Matt
Hey Guys! First time poster here; forgive me if something like this has been covered in the past but I didn't find what I'm looking for via Search.
All of my life I have had an interest in anything to do with flight or space, and more universally anything loud and fast or with lots of quickly-moving parts. I lived near a Navy base (father was an aviator) during my early years so jets were a large part of my childhood and I had dreams of becoming a fighter pilot, until I learned my vision was quite poor. I went through a directionless and largely mediocre high school and junior college career (AA in Liberal Arts), all the while playing with model rockets, becoming an amateur astronomer, studying racecar design and even taking private pilot lessons in my spare time but never committing myself to a career in aerospace partially because I was afraid of the math requirements but mostly because I was just a bit of a slacker and didn't imagine I would have the smarts to do it. Now fast-forward to the future and I'm almost 28 years old and have been working in software for the last few years but really not enjoying myself most of the time. I've reached a point where I am seriously considering going back to school and studying what I truly feel I should have committed myself to years and years ago: a career in Aerospace Engineering.
So I guess my question is this; does this sound like a pipe dream to you guys? Or better yet, do you ever hear of people starting their careers in AE fairly late and going on to become successful in their field? I'll probably be 29 by the time I actually enter a university to begin my studies; do you think that entering the AE workforce so late would place me at any type of a professional disadvantage? I know it is quite common for people to go back and pursue their M.S. late in their careers but, *beginning* to study in the first place in their late 20's/early 30's?
I'm very serious about this but to me, having been away from the full-time school grind for years, it is also quite daunting. I'd really appreciate any input you guys can offer on this matter. :)
As a sidenote: I'm extremely jealous of all you guys that knew what the the heck you wanted to do with your lives when you were beginning college! :P haha
- Matt
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