I feel like it's even harder in your 30's. You're not as young, you've been in the real world for a while. It was a pretty hard shock to my mind and body to move back on a campus where everyone is much younger than I was, dealing with stresses I hadn't dealt with in 8 years. I found it hard to fit in and relate to people who were so much younger. My young friends had a lot of drama, some dragged me through it while I was dealing with chronic health issues and financial problems. Constantly missed my cat and cried about it. I requested a medical single based on my disability and was denied so they put me with a stranger. Which was detrimental to my health.

On the bright side, it was amazing to know I could form friendships, being re-socialized on that level. Classes were awesome...when I wasn't sick. I actually did really well in all my classes, only one grade was below a 3.0.

Whether you are living on campus or not, there is probably a non-traditional student lounge somewhere if you want to meet older students. There are a lot of resources as well to help motivate you and be successful. My campus even had a student success center and a counseling center.

I had to withdraw from school based on financial and health problems. If I do school again, it will be an online program I am looking at. It was...an experience, but I did it in my 20's and would rather not do the live on campus thing again.