College Students! discussion

I am just curious. This group is for college students and/or people in their 20s. What happens when some of us reach our 30s and/or not going to college anymore? Do we graduate and let the next set of 20 year olds/college students take over? Do we assign new moderators(ones that you trust the most that is)?

Good question. I turned 30 this past January, but am still a college student. I graduate on Saturday, but then I've got 2 years of grad school. Can we stay in the group if we're in our 30's and in grad school?

Well..I had thought about that. At some point I'm going to be real out of touch as a college student. I mean, I'm in my 20's still but I'm no longer a college student like I was when I started it. I think I'll probably see who in the group are good candidates/want to be a mod and let them take over from there. It will be so hard to hand over my "baby" to somebody else..haha.

I'll probably start another group for all of us. haha

Trisha--you are definitely still welcome!

For sure! That's how I feel about the group.

We could have a new group called "college student group graduate". haha. I think this group should definitely continue :)

Great idea!

I agree :)

I really enjoy this group. I think that eventually everyone in this group will graduate, and move beyond the college years, but I think this group still welcomes everyone if they have been through the college process. No discrimination!!! :P

Is there a "non-traditional college student" group? Non-trads often have very different experiences from the regular 18-25 crowd and could benefit from a place to share together.

Yeah I was wondering about this too. I just graduated and am no longer a student, Luckily I am still in my twenties :)

Jamie, when the active members here get older and graduate, you could just change the name of the group and someone new could create a new college student group. Because this is your baby and building a new group is hard! :) Just a thought.

I had been thinking about just starting a new group but that isn't a bad idea lol. I'll probably just start a new group though to have things fresh! lol

I just joined and am a Sophomore in college (age 19). I hope this group continues for a while, but I think the branching would be a good idea. That way when people kind of get out of the college crowd, they can move to a new group with people that have similar interests (and not partying all the time haha).

Kayla wrote: "I definitely think this group should continue. Its a great place for students to connect to other students, and book lovers to share their tips with other like minded book lovers. I think that as l..."

Totally agree with Kayla :)

Haha I plan on starting a "branch out" of this group..BUT time is a big factor as well as the fact that I can't bear the thought of "handing off" my baby just yet. :)

Don't hand it off too soon :(. I don't finish college for another 3 years! I'll miss ya :'(.

will not do...surely won't do! :D

Jamie,
create a new group as the New College Students group,
pick out some of the younger members in this group
co-moderate with them for a year or so
then rename this group

and then you will still have your baby!
Those that want the younger group only, can go to the new one, but I have a feeling, most of us will stay here. :)

That's a good idea actually! lol

Tami wrote: "Jamie,
create a new group as the New College Students group,
pick out some of the younger members in this group
co-moderate with them for a year or so
then rename this group

and then you w..."

I agree! I don't think you should try to create a new group for all of us that have recently graduated, I think you should just modify this one. I love being part of this group.

hey I am Shwetika from India. a new joiner to your group. and I was wondering (after reading your posts) at what age in your countries people complete there graduation. because in India we become graduate in our early 20's. like at 21 or 22. And if you can tell me something about your education system.is it like ours or there is some difference. we have nursery, lkg , ukg n then 1 standard(normally at age of 6) to 12 after our 10th we have to select our stream (science, commerce n humunaties) . then we have college and after college(3 or 4yrs depends upon your course) we get our graduation degree. and then you can go for post-graduation courses.

Hi Shwetika, in the USA, you start in elementary school (K-5th grade), middle school (6-8 usually), & high school (9-12th) There really isn't a division like in some countries, unless you go to a technical school or private school. -> At least where I live, 99% of people went to regular high school. Most people in the states finish their bachelor's degree in their early twenties. It took me until this year when I turned 24 to finish mine, mostly because I was working full time & kind of slacked off. (: It takes another 2-4 years for a master's and another 3-5 for Phd. This also depends how how many units are being taken and individual school requirements.

Hi Jessica, its more or less same and i waan to ask you that in USA do you get your bachelor's degree after you complete your high school or you have to go to college to get a degree?

You get a high school diploma for finishing high school, but it's not really a degree. A bachelor's degree is only for college. I personally went to a junior college for 2 years right after high school to save money. There I received an associate's degree. I then transferred my ~70 credits to a 4 year school.

okey. now i got it.

after i would pass out the college this group will always give me a feeling of college days!i think i will miss them!

I'd like to stay in the group after I graduate, if that's OK! It's only a year away as I'm on a one-year postgrad course, after which I'l be a qualified teacher so I'll still be at school ... kinda? ;D

I graduated from my undergraduate course at 21, which is the usual age for UK students unless they take a gap year or resit any level of education - I think that's similar to the US system? I'll be 24 after this graduation, eek.

I think usually people graduate a 4-year college at 22-23 (they usually start at 18 or 19). So yeah that's about right. Hopefully I can finish my stuff in 4 years. I should, though.

ya i think. even in India people complete there graduation in there 21 or 22.

I graduated at 24 with my bachelors (I took two years off to be a missionary in the Brazilian jungle) and then took another 2 years to do a masters and now I'm looking at PhD programs. I just turned 27 (which means only a couple more years in this group before I'm the creepy old guy). I still work at my undergraduate university (in a permanent fulltime position).

David wrote: "I graduated at 24 with my bachelors (I took two years off to be a missionary in the Brazilian jungle) and then took another 2 years to do a masters and now I'm looking at PhD programs. I just turn..."

I hate to say it David, but i'm in a PhD program and I already feel like a creepy old guy. For some reason, I have trouble relating to the 18 and 19 year olds in my class sometime times.

Discussing age always gets me a bit depressed...typically I've been of the optimistic mold, convinced that I can continue to be young as long as I need to be, but unfortunately, people do measure you by your age.

That being said, I have someone who is getting close to 50 in my program and he is more immature and child-like than I'll ever be. I'm sure he would get a kick out of this group as well.

^ well I don't think so. member of this group are cool and they are not into this age thing.

Shwetika wrote: "^ well I don't think so. member of this group are cool and they are not into this age thing."

Right on.