98 Year Old Woman's Graduation Day

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  1. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

  2. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    She's lookin' good . . . and, I assume, being recruited by balloon volleyball coaches at the major New Jersey colleges.
     
  3. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

  4. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    Nice story! The one anchor joked about her being 104 when she'd graduate college. (Apparently she'd be on the six year plan.) When my wife earned her BA from the University of Delaware, there was an 88 year old woman getting her degree. They stated she was the oldest person to graduate from UD. I think that's pretty neat.

    It's amazing we have these older people continuing their education. I just wish their teenage counterparts would realize the importance of it.

    -Matt
     
  5. jack705

    jack705 New Member

    She can be a motivational source for youngsters who don't concentrate on studies.
     
  6. Dr.B

    Dr.B New Member

    older graduates

    I was watching a sample lecture on the Harvard Extension website from a course on psych of aging. The professor mentioned a woman who'd taken 16 years to get her degree from Harvard. She was in her mid70s when she started, but had promised herself she was going to get a college degree.

    Great stories and motivators...
     

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