what should i expect when i return to school after stopping for a year? i'm 21. isn't it embarrassing?
2007-05-22 18:08:51 · 8 answers · asked by ey o 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
There is absolutely nothing embarrassing about that at all! Just tell yourself you are ready to make a fresh start and really succeed and finish your school. I am 21 also, I recently had to stop going school for a while due to financial reasons and I have no job so I am waiting till I get a job to be able to pay for school. I was attending school for 2 years and I was about to get my associates degree but unfortunately that's been stalled. I will definitely be going back this September and I'm ready to do this. After that I'm going to a 4 years university to get my Bachelors. I will never give up. Who cares what anyone thinks or says; this is about you! Keep in mind that we are in college not High School nobody really cares or even pays attention that you are back in school again. If anything the fact that you are trying to get an education and eager to learn and achieve a higher degree is an A plus. There are people out there who are in their late 20's 30's etc who are going back to school to earn a higher degree. We are still young and we have enough time to still do it. Don't worry about others you are doing this for your self
Good Luck!
2007-05-22 18:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by ~Mom to be 2 my Princess 81909~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be. Some of my best students were older - some up to 40. I do know how you feel, though. I dropped out for a year twice during my undergrad days, and I was convinced that everyone would shun me. I felt so old that I hung out with retired military veterans in their forties, rather than the students who were only a year or two younger than I was - it seems ludicrous to me when I look back on it now. By twenty-three I had my degree, just like all my friends did. Realize that the problem is with your perceptions of "normal", rather than with what you are actually doing. You should be proud that you are being persistent, rather than giving up, not embarrassed (a hint - no one will be able to tell that you are a year older than the average student unless you tell them your age!).
2007-05-22 18:44:05 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not embarassing at all! I've known people who are 21 and have gone to a 2 year community college for 4 years and still have nothing to show for it. I took a semester off (I'm 21 too), and it was kinda refreshing to go back to school, things hadn't changed at all. I don't think you'll notice any changes after just a year away. Good luck!
2007-05-22 18:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by ahelaumakani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i stopped for a year. went back to school then after another year i just enrolled but didnt attend the classes i paid for (i was working full time then). kept enrolling the same classes for a year and a half before finally attending them and then graduating ;> yeah, i was kinda embarrassed at first but eventually it waned. i thought, heck, i'm also paying for these classes. besides, i have more than what these students have----real world experience. kaya ok lng yan ;>
i graduated when i was 24.
my sis is here with me and she stopped school also. she wants to work for a couple of years and then go back (she's 24)
so do what you gotta do ;>
2007-05-22 18:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by chille 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah, lots of people do that.
I didn't quit, but changed majors several times before landing on a career path.
So I was older than a lot of people, but there were others returning in their 30's and 40's.
You're on the path you want to go now. Go for it and be proud that you are!
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2016-11-05 02:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in a university town. in fact several are very near me in northern california. where i went to school, the average student age is 32. just go, dont worry about your age and do good.
2007-05-22 18:38:13 · answer #7 · answered by Mustardseed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i went back to school when i was 37. i wasn't embarrassed. i graduated with my bachelor's degree when i was 42.
2007-05-22 18:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋