i'm 25 and planning to go back to school in the fall, and even that feels embarrassing to me. stories about older people going back to school and succeeding are so inspiring to me though, it's perfectly doable and really never too late. there's so much pressure for people to jump right into finding their Passion by 18 and being a career person by my age, which combined with pressure from parents and society is just a recipe for leaping into something you hate for the money. going later means you know yourself and your interests better. you're less likely to be in full panic mode by your last semester realizing you've set yourself up with a lifetime of debt and you don't even get to do a job you like when it's all said and done.