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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Random Gadfly" data-source="post: 1362886" data-attributes="member: 15331">nofearfactor,I am 36 years old and as of last fall had no college at all. I am now at UCO getting an engineering physics degree. I will hopefully graduate at age 40. I am one of the older guys in the class but that is no big deal. You will tend to gravitate to the older students and you will hang out with them. Some of the younger ones I have an older uncle relationship with them. I have never felt out of place in any class.The hardest part is getting started but you will quickly get into the groove. Being a non-traditional student has some advantages to, your professors will treat you different from the "kids". I quickly received a university job from one of my first professors, being older you stand out more. This is good when you get out into the job market as they have worked with you and can recommend you to companies.As to the SAT and ACT, at uco I only took a small placement test to see were I needed to be placed math wise, no ACT or SAT. I was not very good at math in high school but due to the engineering degree I am at Calculus 2 and doing pretty good. Don't be worried and just take the first step, you will not regret it.~Cheers</blockquote>