I'm aware that this is a pretty stupid question and if anyone reads it they'll say "It's never too late" but seriously I'm sure there's a point where you feel a bit awkwardly older. I know people go on to study a lot later in life but that's not really what I mean because it's different to be a mature student. I'm worried about standing out too much because I dropped out when I was around 18 after the first term but I'm annoyed with myself about it because now I feel like I'd be ready... or readier than I was to start a degree but I don't want to be an outcast and I know it's more important to be studying towards the degree but I'd like to get involved more this time around and I'm worried I'd be kind of an outcast.
Funnily enough when I was at uni most people were early-mid twenties and I'm only early 20's now but I did later hear that the college I was at was welcoming to mature students, some places class mature as 21 and up. I'm 21 now but by enrolment next year I'll be 22, I think I need to go regardless of this hang up but I feel like such a freak, I keep beating myself up over not staying the first time but I couldn't have done that well due to other circumstances, I'm a bit stronger now.
Please don't be offended if you're older than me and studying I just feel this way because I'm insecure about lacking confidence and experience that people younger than me have, I don't think these things about anyone but me. I'm sure it's different in different classes and at different universities but I just need to know what point do you think is "older".
Funnily enough when I was at uni most people were early-mid twenties and I'm only early 20's now but I did later hear that the college I was at was welcoming to mature students, some places class mature as 21 and up. I'm 21 now but by enrolment next year I'll be 22, I think I need to go regardless of this hang up but I feel like such a freak, I keep beating myself up over not staying the first time but I couldn't have done that well due to other circumstances, I'm a bit stronger now.
Please don't be offended if you're older than me and studying I just feel this way because I'm insecure about lacking confidence and experience that people younger than me have, I don't think these things about anyone but me. I'm sure it's different in different classes and at different universities but I just need to know what point do you think is "older".