To want to do a PhD?

[hungryharridan]

I'm nearly 50. I'm worried I am too old and nowhere near clever enough. I have a good first degree and a Masters but it was all a very long time ago. I now have four children and a little part time job and I am going mad with boredom and frustration. I want to research and learn and write all day long. Have I left it too late?

Go for it. I knew quite a few mature PhD students when I wss doing mine. It is a very challenging but rewarding experience.

Glad you asked, because I'm looking at doing one too. Unfortunately, I'm over 60 so the loan doesn't apply.