I am 24 years old and have not been to college or had any higher education.
I am passionate about food and health. I live in a town of about 30 000.
Am I too old to go to University (I live in Australia, so it isn’t called college here).
Is it too late?
Where do I begin? They have a place called TAFE over here, kinda like Community College in the U.S, but the courses they offer have nothing to do with what I am interested in.
Can someone please give some advice???
Thanks!
G’day,
Definitely not too late mate! 24? You’re just a spring chicken 
Depending on your current employment and highest education level, you MIGHT able to study in a uni via distance learning/online education as a mature age students. Some TAFE colleges do have these study methods as well. As long as you have internet connection (as I believe you do, since you are able to post this question), you are set to learn. Unfortunately you did not mention which town you are in now. However it doesn’t really matter, since with distance learning method, you can actually be anywhere in the world.
A quick look on some Uni courses that offers nutrition courses as follows:
Deakin Uni (www.deakin.edu.au)
Uni of SA (www.unisa.edu.au)
Uni of Western Sydney (www.uws.edu.au)
QUT (www.qut.edu.au)
Charles Sturt Uni (www.csu.edu.au)
Uni of Canberra (www.canberra.edu.au)
Uni of Newcastle (www.newcastle.edu.au)
Uni of Wollongong (www.wollongong.edu.au)
Monash Uni (www.monash.edu.au)
Flinders Uni (www.flinders.edu.au)
La Trobe Uni (www.latrobe.edu.au)
Curtin Uni (www.cut.edu.au)
Uni of Sydney (www.usyd.edu.au)
You can try to check if the course is available via distance learning. I know that Deakin Uni has a good reputation for distance learning study.
Good luck for your study 
ProjectX
November 5, 2009 at 8:49 am
Come to the U.S. if you want to pursue a medical career. It doesn’t matter but how old you are, as long as you believe in the ulitmate power of thinking. You ccalled 24! Old!!, a 92 year old Grandma, went to college and pursue in writing career. She graduated in May. Search near other cities, expand ouside the country, you should consider droping by the U.S.
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Weezer
November 5, 2009 at 9:21 am
You are absolutely not to old. Follow your dream and start right away. I am 55 years old and am entering college in the fall. I have an associates degree and am working to obtain my bachelors and masters degrees. I have been taking courses the last two years to prepare for my degree program and I have enjoyed it and done well. Go for it girl! You can be anything you want to be. I don’t know about Austrailia but many companies here pay tuition reimbursement for you to further your education. Especially health care facilities.
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Kari Grace
November 5, 2009 at 9:34 am
You are never too old to pursue a dream! If you’re that passionate about food and health, you should definitely consider getting your degree in dietetics or nutrition. That’s what one of my best friends is doing and he loves it. If things work in Australia as they do here, your basic courses should transfer to major universities. So, I suggest you take whatever you can at this community college and then move on to a larger school. If that’s a problem, try finding a school online that offers distance education courses. A lot of times, you can get most of your courses needed for a degree through the Internet.
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Batako
November 5, 2009 at 9:59 am
G’day,
Definitely not too late mate! 24? You’re just a spring chicken
Depending on your current employment and highest education level, you MIGHT able to study in a uni via distance learning/online education as a mature age students. Some TAFE colleges do have these study methods as well. As long as you have internet connection (as I believe you do, since you are able to post this question), you are set to learn. Unfortunately you did not mention which town you are in now. However it doesn’t really matter, since with distance learning method, you can actually be anywhere in the world.
A quick look on some Uni courses that offers nutrition courses as follows:
Deakin Uni (www.deakin.edu.au)
Uni of SA (www.unisa.edu.au)
Uni of Western Sydney (www.uws.edu.au)
QUT (www.qut.edu.au)
Charles Sturt Uni (www.csu.edu.au)
Uni of Canberra (www.canberra.edu.au)
Uni of Newcastle (www.newcastle.edu.au)
Uni of Wollongong (www.wollongong.edu.au)
Monash Uni (www.monash.edu.au)
Flinders Uni (www.flinders.edu.au)
La Trobe Uni (www.latrobe.edu.au)
Curtin Uni (www.cut.edu.au)
Uni of Sydney (www.usyd.edu.au)
You can try to check if the course is available via distance learning. I know that Deakin Uni has a good reputation for distance learning study.
Good luck for your study
References :
http://www.idp.edu.au