With a Computer Science Degree, an Old Man At 35?

GrApHiX42 writes "I pissed away my 20s and now I want to go to school and get a bachelor's degree in computer science. The thing is, I'll be 35 when I get out of school, and I've read on numerous sites that there seems to be some ageism going on in the IT industry when it comes to older geeks. What have some of the 'older' Slashdot readers experienced as far as being replaced or just plain not getting hired because IT is a 'young man's game'?"

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Re:Yes, go for it.

[Arthur Grumbine]

But undergraduate college years are an excellent time to take some risks and go different directions than you may have previously seen yourself going. Do that: universities are breeding grounds for STDs, and you might be surprised at what doors you might open for yourself by trying something new.

Fixed that for you. Kinda gives a weird tone to the whole paragraph, though...