Ask HN: Is 25 too old for Masters?
I am 23 yr old indian CS under grad working in Finland. I have plans to do MS(in NLP/ML) in one of the top universities in US this fall. However, I got an opportunity to work in a company in text analytics field last fall. I am really enjoying the work and all the new technologies I am learning in process. The team and work environment is great and they even requested me to extend my stay here. My only gripe is that if I stay for 1 more year, I will start my MS at the age of 25 and I may have plans for Phd, even it will be postponed.
I have thought a lot about it and deep down I want to stay for one more year and enjoy the work, learn more awesome things, experience finland and of course visit a lot of places in Europe but, on the other hand, I am a bit worried that I may be too old for MS.
I don't even know if it is a valid fear. So, I am asking the learned ones of HN to help me out if my fear is really valid? Does completing Masters as early as possible give me an advantage?
Thanks for your time.