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at what point in life it's too late to go back to school? (linux.community)

submitted 12 hours ago by eli04@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/4052877

don't give me the it's never too late bs. Life happens, people have jobs, debts and rent to pay.

Going back to school when you're employed means debt, earning way less or nothing during your bachelor or master, stress, opportunities you're not aware of because you're simply not at your workplace anymore, unpaid overtime during those 2 to 3 years... the money you lose is more than what the bachelor / accreditation costs.

When does it start being a stupid idea? Is it when you're 30? 40? 50?

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[–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 2 points 6 hours ago

I'm siding with a lot of the other commenters on here, there's more ways to learn stuff than going back to school; even cheap or in some cases free classes both online and in person are a thing for instance.

The one exception to that claim is anything that's regulated in some way/needs a license, eg. driving a semi (need a CDL for that), going into the HVAC business (need a license to handle refrigerants), etc, those you need to go to school for, but things which aren't subject to government regulations on some level can be learned with a free or cheap course.