Where are you from? This is a strange sentiment from my perspective. I didn't even know what I wanted to do when I was 22. But I had the privilege of growing up in a country that doesn't burden youth with high interest university debt. I appreciate that in some countries you need to get a job as soon as you finish studying to pay loans etc. To answer your question specifically, no, 22 is not too old to start studying computer science.
I'm from Israel.
Where does the pressure to choose a career so early come from?
Societal pressure to "settle down" as young as possible. Due to the economy of course that has become a very unrealistic expectation.
Dude, most people in Israel start a degree around 22-24 in Israel. You're not the only one who served 3 years in the military.
Starting a degree earlier is almost exclusively for privileged people.
If you can get accepted to a uni at 22, that's actually really early - you'd be the youngest post-army person in class.
If you didn't serve in the military, at least you're not behind in academic terms.
edit: this isn't even taking into account the perspective of age. The time you'll have between finishing the degree and just being 40 is A LOT longer than it seems at 22. I'm 29, you have soooooooo much time. And on a second age perspective, even at 40 it's not a bad idea because you can just do whatever you want.
TL;DR just go for it
That's tough, I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I didn't know what I wanted to do at 22. I'm grateful I spent time to work out what I was passionate about. I started working in tech when I was about nearly 30. My career has been fulfilling because it's something I enjoy and I'm passionate about. Good luck mate
Where are you from? This is a strange sentiment from my perspective. I didn't even know what I wanted to do when I was 22. But I had the privilege of growing up in a country that doesn't burden youth with high interest university debt. I appreciate that in some countries you need to get a job as soon as you finish studying to pay loans etc. To answer your question specifically, no, 22 is not too old to start studying computer science.
I'm from Israel.
Where does the pressure to choose a career so early come from?
Societal pressure to "settle down" as young as possible. Due to the economy of course that has become a very unrealistic expectation.
Dude, most people in Israel start a degree around 22-24 in Israel. You're not the only one who served 3 years in the military. Starting a degree earlier is almost exclusively for privileged people. If you can get accepted to a uni at 22, that's actually really early - you'd be the youngest post-army person in class.
If you didn't serve in the military, at least you're not behind in academic terms.
edit: this isn't even taking into account the perspective of age. The time you'll have between finishing the degree and just being 40 is A LOT longer than it seems at 22. I'm 29, you have soooooooo much time. And on a second age perspective, even at 40 it's not a bad idea because you can just do whatever you want.
TL;DR just go for it
That's tough, I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I didn't know what I wanted to do at 22. I'm grateful I spent time to work out what I was passionate about. I started working in tech when I was about nearly 30. My career has been fulfilling because it's something I enjoy and I'm passionate about. Good luck mate