Existential crisis?

Question

Yesterday I signed up as an undergrad at MIT. At 66 this seems to be an odd thing to do. Genealogy is totally to blame; I became interested in genetic genealogy, and that led to genomics.

I'm doing 7.00x: Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life and plan to follow that with 7.QBWx: Quantitative Biology Workshop in November.

Should help greatly in my plan to set up a small biolab ...

Comments

 Sartre and others emphasized the individual is a free agent wholly responsible for his (own) actions.  Okay.  

I don't know if I should laugh with you (rejoicing) or cry for you (mourning). Ah, well, if nothing else it's going be a (non-fatal) opportunity for you to learn something new. 

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To be is to do - Sartre

To do is to be - Rabelais

Do-be-do-be-do - Sinatra

Yabba-dabba-do - Fred Flintstone

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I think it's great!

Answer 1

No keg parties, dude ! And don't go Greek.

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I tried Greek once, didn't like it much.

Oh, and I don't drink, but a kegger might be difficult given that I'm studying externally via the 'net from Australia. :)

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My college was so small there was no Greek except the two year track in Koine. I got one year in and that was enough.

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Hahaha. I think by "don't go Greek", Eddie meant don't join a fraternity.

Answer 2

Good for you, Rob! Go for it!

Answer 3

I think this is wonderful. No one is ever too old to learn. I remember back when I was in grad school, one of my best students was almost 70. He got a degree in Computer Science (in the 1970s) just because it sounded interesting.  In any case, congrats. You''l do great.

Answer 4

This makes me so happy! I'm 33 and just finished a degree in biology (my second degree and allowing me to embark on a total career change), and now I'm working on my genetic/forensic genealogy skills to hopefully be able to offer services to the general public sometime in the future. In the meantime, I work in a medical lab and am training as a histotechnologist. You're never too old to learn new things or do new things, I am convinced...though sometimes I do feel like I'm behind where I want to be in life.