SpaceMonkeyX Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Hello, Im want to get a degree and career but im almost 30. im very excited about maths, science, and nutrition. i graduated highschool but I never took sat. as an adult looking into college...do i need to take the sats and mcats? can i take them? do i take them with the highschoolers? will it help me get scholarships? who can i talk to about figuring out this stuff? i want to do molecular work/study in regards to nutrition, so does that mean i major in biology, chemistry, or applied mathematics? any help helps ty Spacemonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatfaal Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Cannot say about the USA - but in the UK college courses are made available to all mature students and more often than not there is no need to go through school qualifications first. Some universities / specific courses insist on a minimum level of competence in certain areas (mathematics for example on science course, written english on a law course) but if you do fall short of their requirements there are general foundation courses which are taken prior to the more specialised course. To do a biological science / medical science / nutrition course you may be asked to do a science foundation course - but this would be fun and interesting anyway so no problem/ I did two degrees in my 30s - and the entry requirements were just basic english (law degrees); many of my colleagues had literally no school age qualifications yet got good degrees. The attrition rate is very high - we lost 3/4 of the students over the period of the under-graduate degree; but no one was left behind if they were willing to put the hours in - those that fell by the wayside just could not manage the hours required. I hope the situation is the same in the USA and that you get signed up at a community college / mature-student / part-time university very soon - it was one of the best decisions I ever made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 i want to do molecular work/study in regards to nutrition, so does that mean i major in biology, chemistry, or applied mathematics? It will depend on the school. Some places have a nutritional science program, possibly under one major (there is/are also nursing and health sciences degrees to consider) or it may be an interdisciplinary program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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