Is 21 too old to go off to college?

21 is not too old for college. You will find that there are many different aged people there. I graduated college when I was 24. I doubt anyone will even know that you are a little bit older. You might want to look at what sort of housing is available to you. There are the classic dormitories, but other places have on campus apartments, too. I lived in the dorm between 19-21 and then I decided to live on the on campus apartments, because you get your own room. If you decide to live in the dorms, you will fill out a questionnaire and you could put down your living preferences. I can't remember if they include your age on there or not. It might ask you to circle which year you are in.

It is not unusual to even have some people in their 30s, 40s, and beyond in your classes. I once had class with an 80 year old woman. She didn't live on campus, but graduating college was one of her dreams. My sister told me about a 40 year old woman who lived in her dorm. 40 is not the norm in the dorms, of course, but 21 is of actual college age. I know of 23 year olds and slightly beyond that who lived in the dorms/on campus apartments.

No, it's definitely not too late! Go ahead and do it.

When I was in college, a lot of the coolest people had traveled or worked for a couple of yrs before becoming freshmen. Also, the number of people that graduate in four years now is pretty low ... something like 40%, nationally. That means MOST people are 23 or older when they graduate. I used to be a professor and some of my best students were 24-yr-old juniors ... others were people in their 30s and 40s who were returning to school.

Please don't let age concerns slow you down here. Going off to college and living in the dorms is a great experience. A lot of people aren't ready for that at 18.

Good luck.

No, I certainly don't think it's too hold. I know plenty of people who only started college in their mid-twenties or even later.

As for dorms, it might not be ideal. Have you looked into living off-campus? Many mature students choose to get their own apartment; maybe you could share it with your boyfriend.

You you can only afford to live in the dorm, then it's not the end of the world. At least try to get a single, or if you have to have roommate, try to be with your boyfriend. There will be other mature students such as yourself, and you don't necessarily have to participate in activities with the younger freshmen (although you can if you want to).

21 is not too old to go to college, and when living in a dorm, no one has to know how old you are. Just don't tell anyone and if they ask just change the subject. When you live ina dorm don;t ever discuss any of your personal ife or beliefs with anyone, get in the habit of doing this for when you go to work, you're much better off that way and its none of anyones f**king business.

Nah. Ideally you'll have the maturity not to get wasted every single day. You've got the perspective that you are there to learn, not party, and that will help.

Just be sure you aren't taking an academic haircut just so that you can be with someone (i.e. transferring from a good program into a bad one). I don't mean to be pessimistic but relationships at your age are a dime a dozen.

you need to put some serious consideration into the expense of going out-of-state for school

I don't think dorming at 21 would be so much of a problem

I think the cost of your education... increasing by 500% could be an issue