1. Would you be offended if someone guessed you were 7 years older than you are?
I would be surprised. I'm usually mistaken for way younger than I really am.
2. Do you think people assume "professionals" have to be older than 24?
To a certain degree, I suppose. You're just on the younger side.
3. What would you do if someone guessed that far off on your age?
I would be really surprised and laugh at them.
4. Is it better to be perceived as your actual age, or to be perceived as older/more mature? Is it better to be perceived as younger?
I would prefer my actual age. I typically get mistaken for younger. And, sadly, when I worked in a 9-10th grade library, a teacher mistook me for one of the 9th or 10th grader kids working in the library. I had to insist that I was actually 22 (my age at the time) and had to repeat that it was so. I'll be 24 this year, too! -high five-
5. I should just get over it, and realize that one guy is bad at guessing ages... right?
I would be sore about it, also. No worries. <3
Formerly known as Screaming Defiance
Age
- 09/08/2010 09:18:48 PM
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Re: Age
- 09/08/2010 09:32:21 PM
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In the US you're supposed to graduate college at 22.
- 10/08/2010 06:19:43 AM
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Or 21, surely, assuming one was born after May? *NM*
- 10/08/2010 08:08:25 AM
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If they turn 22 later that year, I'm counting them as 22. Just a little rounding. *NM*
- 11/08/2010 01:26:00 AM
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I've always claimed every year I could when teaching
- 09/08/2010 09:51:45 PM
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I try to hold off on aging... it's odd to be still in my BA while 24 years old. 
- 10/08/2010 12:05:32 AM
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- 10/08/2010 12:05:32 AM
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Especially since I had already earned my MA by 23 
- 10/08/2010 01:29:06 AM
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- 10/08/2010 01:29:06 AM
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Pretty sure that's the norm. *NM*
- 10/08/2010 03:21:34 AM
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Not really, not in my field anyways
- 10/08/2010 04:06:22 AM
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That hasn't been my experience. There are many 1 year MA programs now.
- 10/08/2010 08:09:13 AM
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Re: Age
- 10/08/2010 04:29:40 AM
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Re: Age
- 10/08/2010 06:32:53 AM
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- 11/08/2010 12:21:31 AM
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Surely, I would. *NM*
- 11/08/2010 12:47:21 AM
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- 11/08/2010 12:21:31 AM
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Surely, I would. *NM*
- 11/08/2010 12:47:21 AM
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I was only telling the truth! 
*NM*
- 11/08/2010 11:48:47 PM
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*NM*
- 11/08/2010 11:48:47 PM
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The truth shall set you free... into the cold arms of death. *NM*
- 12/08/2010 12:00:58 AM
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*NM*
- 12/08/2010 12:00:58 AM
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What do you want for your birthday?
- 10/08/2010 04:35:47 AM
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I would assume he's joking.
- 10/08/2010 06:16:13 AM
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