Thursday, March 13, 2008
Too Far Behind at Age 25?
Q. I'm a part-time student at a large university. At 24, I'm a bit older than the average undergraduate. In sum: I decided a bit later than most that I wanted to study journalism.
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Recently, I've been kicking it into high-gear -- trying to get published in the student newspaper, building up my clip file as much as possible. I won't be ready for an internship until I'm 25! Sometimes I feel a little self-conscious when I'm in a classroom of 18, 19, and 20-year-old J-students. They're so much further ahead of me.
I spent my early 20s toiling away at community college and working low-end jobs. Considering my classmates have so much more experience than I do, should I be worried about my age?
Best,
Slow StarterA. Let me see now ... who won that race? Was it the tortoise or the hare?
It's not where you start; it's where you end up.
Don't worry about your age. You have plenty of time to build a career -- 40 years -- plus you may have some qualities that your classmates might lack: maturity, commitment and passion.
If you fret about your age, others will pick up on that.
The tortoise may have been slow, but won by being steady.
You'll be fine.
Grimm on internships:
"Breaking In: The JobsPage.com Guide to Newspaper Internships."
Coming Friday: This reporter is attracting some interest from other employers, but has no idea what other reporters are getting paid and is unsure of his negotiating position. We give him some online salary data.
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