i'm in my first year and I am 25. There are so many ages of people in university! For anyone out there, you're not too old and it's NEVER too late. Go get that degree!!!!

I understand it perfectly. I hate it when people talk about "wasted years". I didn't go to university straight after school because my life was a bit messy at that moment, but I did other things. I got my advanced english certificate and my driving license that year. I went to uni to study film eventually (again, more people telling me it was a waste of a degree), and now I moved to London to work as an au pair and more people telling me I'm wasting my year. It obviously isn't my dream job and I can't wait to find a job that I like, but things take time and I do it at my own pace! Thankfully my parents have always been on my side.

Right on, Jen! After a series of tragedies, and panic attacks, I finished college at 42 and entered a prestigious graduate program and graduated 1st in my cohort. As one professor, a genius MacArthur Grant recipient, told me that geniuses (not that she really believed in geniuses per se) tend to be non-consensus thinkers, and that she hadn't gotten a driver license until she was 54 years old. Genius fast thinking, but, though intelligent, it is different thinking. Geniuses, though neither stupid or especially crazy, miss many milestones that others hit. As you said, we're all different, and no one will give us an award for living someone else idea of what we are.

This helped me chill out so much. I did poor in my a levels so i'm now attending college for another two years. All my friends and boyfriend have moved on to uni it's hard, but I'm coming to terms with the fact that this is my life and I'm going to concentrate on that. Thanks 🙂☺️

I did a degree at 22 and another at 40 and an Ma at 44! (I may have 3 degrees but I sing)!

I have been seriously pondering going back to College after a 25+ year gap It is never too old to learn

Just wanna say you are AMAZING! And if you were my daughter [mine is a bit younger than you are] I would be absolutely proud to be your Mum. You are living your life, working out what you want to do, independent with a job, managing your own finances, and living in your own home in a foreign country. Wow. I have many close friends whose children are now 26. They've been home for about 3 years now, having graduated from uni with degrees in subjects varying from history, art history and English Lit. But none of them have jobs. None of them can afford to live on their own or in a flat share in London. In many respects uni has not equipped them for life at all as I have witnessed how these 26-somethings, living back with Mum and Dad, have regressed almost to teens. They seem to possess a distinct lack of maturity and a sense of entitlement. I don't think the modern uni can offer much other than academia. It's not these young graduates' fault: it's the way the British system / society works. Now you, Jen, on the other hand, you have attained far more life skills than any of these graduates. This will stand you in good stead for any new venture you plan in the future, whether it's a job, a relationship, or motherhood. You've got a great head on your shoulders and a really open and self-effacing heart. That, combined with experience (that only comes from living alone) life skills and common sense, will transport you to any place you want to in your life. Leap into your imagination and enjoy!

Thank god you exist. Thank you so much for posting this..

I totally agree that you have to live your own life and I advise my kids the same. That said, I left school and had kids straight away...now I can only do Open University because it's the only option open to me and it sucks...you're never too old to learn but dropping adult responsibilities to go to university...well, that can be next to impossible. I will graduate in 2017, aged 39. Meanwhile, because of the years I spent raising my kids I have almost zero work experience so I'm stuck in a dead-end low-wage job. However, if I'd done things in the *right* order I wouldn't have had kids at all... It's all about checks and balances - ultimately you just have to do whatever feels right and hope it works out.

People of 20 comment if they’re too old? Are you kidding with your 20. I’m 28 and have an associate degree but want to start a new bachelor

I'm 24. But unlike you who used her post years after high school to a good cause like being to know the real world, I wasted my school years by failing and skipping classes. But this year, I'll be a different person who works hard. Thank you for your words.

this popped up in my recommended & im glad i watched your video. im 23 this year & im still in 2nd year of uni because i transferred & i was diagnosed with severe depression. now im thinking about transferring to law school & i dont think im gonna graduate anytime soon. seeing others going thru the same thing gives me so much hope

I understand how you feel. I have a lot of pressure from my parents and family to go to university because they think that's the solution to life. I've been having a great experience working, meeting new people and I don't regret holding off university for now. Obviously there are some repercussions because they don't understand why I made that decision. Therefore I'm constantly judged by family and the people around as if I've fucked up or something but in reality I'm perfectly happy, financially stable and having a great experience. It's just bloody frustrating to try and defend myself because they aren't happy for the life I'm living.

This made me feel better today. I’m turning 25 in just over a week and haven’t gone to uni. I plan on starting my access course next year and hopefully graduate before 29. My younger years was one right for me to study so I chose to do it now.

My words exactly. I had a friend who worked in geriatrics and she told me when the patients were asked what they would change in their life, if they had the option, they often replied 'do less what others wanted me to do and more what i wanted'. Good luck on your journey, Jen. I think you're doing wonderfully :)

wow thanks thanks for the heads up! I'm starting community college at 24. moved from Oklahoma to Washington State to get away from bad habits, but it's not like I totally wasted my time and life I did got to trade school awhile back and got my class A cdl. making good money, but always found soothing missing in life and it college, and herring you definitely boosted my confidence on going!! start next spring once I'm a resident of the state. wish me luck!

Thank you. I've felt this way & never knew how to voice it...or I was too afraid to voice it...cause it doesn't go along with the "expectations others have of one" thank you so much!!!

I'm 32 and I'm at Uni so... 🤙

If you are alive, per definition you're still young enough. This is a biological fact above every human opinion.

I feel you and you're right. We are never too old to do thinks we like, what we love. I realised that some years ago. I'm doinig my A-levels and after that I will go to the uni. I will be 36 when I will start my study. Many people says that they really inpressed because they woundn't do that and I'm proud of myself. Some people says that I'm silly, but I don't care. It is my life and it is my responsebility to make myself happy and it will when I will do this. The reason why I do this now is because I had a cruel childhood.

Thats exactly my opinion! I just discontinued my high school, and I am going to work abroad.Even tough soooo many ppl´ve told me, u have to finish high school, yes i know that, but i can do it year or two or three years later! Because right now i was so depressed i hated school, and i couldn study anything! So I encourge all of u who are scared to do something similiar, if you feel 100 percent sure, even after considering pros and cons, you need to do it. Its your life and i would rather regret something that i have done not something i was scared to do.

thx its totally me, am 20 n its just now that am thinking of going to uni (preferred choice standfordshire in stoke city ,UK). am just few month away of doing my final exams(A levels) hopefully with a good result I would get am acceptance letter to UK. I quit high school 4 years ago and the last 3 years had been the worst n tuffest years of my life. Going through many jobs with low salary just to live .hmm now I decided to give myself a reason to go through ,that its not too late to keep moving n chance to create my career. thx for these words of encouragement..

I was told that I was going to school, and that I had no choice. Honestly, it wasn’t an entirely bad choice as I did discover qualities about myself that were until that point unknown, but I wasn’t ready. Now I have a degree, and debt. I’m not unthankful for the support that I did receive, but I wasn’t mentally prepared, and a lot of family problems ended up tanking my grades in the end. I think about returning to school everyday, but I’m too afraid of accruing more debt, and of doing the “wrong thing.” Honestly, my annoyance with people telling me what I should like is starting to overcome my fear of failure.

Totally agree with you. Personally the more people tried to push going to uni after high school, the more I wanted to just enjoy some time off. Few ppl have the courage to do what they want and not what is expected of them when it comes to this topic.

thanks for sharing i really needed to hear this

hi jen, im just comment to say that i really like your videos and how informative and helpful they are. This one i can relate to because im 27 yrs old and was worrying about being too old to study, but now im currently working towards a diploma so it can hopefully help me become a zoo keeper in the near future. p.s. still cant believe how naturally beautiful looking you are (without sounding creepy)

EVERYTHING YOU ARE SAYING IS JUST HITTING HOME FOR ME. I'm currently 17 going on 18 and I've decided to take a gap year I may even decide not to go after my gap year. Like I wanna go when I'm ready not cause that's when all my friends are going. There is no age minimum on college, never too old to learn like you said!!! I just want to go when I feel like I'm emotionally and mentally ready and I'll feel like I'll enjoy college

this is the kind of video i need it right now....everyone has the right to choose how to live your life.

Thank you for making this video

I had a place at Liverpool JMU when I was 18 but I was pressured by my mum to get a job instead (we were quite poor and uni wasn't a thing in our family) but I can honestly say I think it was the best thing, I was lucky to get a job where I could progress and I became very experienced in my field, I even had a company in Dubai chasing me to work for them. I went to uni to formalise my experience a few years ago at 35 and the age range of the course was 20 to 55, I'm starting a masters in a few months - not because I need to, I just kind of enjoy the academic side.

Thank you ❤️

I love your mind

I did one year in uni for a major i didn't like, then decided to change my uni and major but i missed a deadline. So I'll be starting uni at 20, and i know it's silly to say I'm too old, but i do feel like it sometimes. this gives me hope.

Brava! Thank you

Interesting topic. Obviously for some people going to uni is waste of time and for some it is not. It depends on many things. Of course going to uni does not make people smarter. I went to uni when I was 29. That time almost all of my relatives did not like it, but I did it.

If I had started at 18(or in my case, not dropped out), I probably wouldn't have made it anyways, as there was some huge life changing(in a bad way) things that happened last year, and this year isnt looking too good either. I tried again this year(22 y.o) but I just cant get in the groove, and I find work and school simultaneously to be overwhelming right now. I might wait till I'm 25-27ish. Scholarships are a bit off limits cause of my fuckups when I was 18, but at least I'll have time to save.

Here in Spain I just finished High School and I'm 16, and I will loose a year because I chose something I don't really like but I'll choose something that I like next year, now I'll probably go to University when I'm 21 while my friend will go with 19 (because I chose a path where you can actually do practical stuff and learn the specific thing you want, but it's 4 years before University, while he chose a path where you learn a lot of useless crap (history, literature and stuff) but it's "more hard" (which doesn't have to) and it's only 2 years (he's 17)), and I feel like I'm advancing slower than other people in my generation, and it's just THAT feeling, the feeling of "I'm behind my generation" or "I'm worse than my generation". And me and my friend even want to study the same thing.

thank you it really helpfull

Jen Dre 👍Big thumbs up 👏👏👏

Wow this vid is a bit old but I'll leave a comment anyway. I can totally relate to this. My parents wanted me to go to uni no matter what (I didn't even know what I wanted to be in the future). I ended up dropping out last year because I just didn't like it! I still don't know what I want to do, I'm 26 and I'm moving to London next year. Hopefully I'm going to find a job with no degree required. This has been so frustrating for me, I'm talking about days with no sleep at all. :(

❤❤❤thank you for sharing👏👏👏😊😉

I Completely agree. My family used to told me this things. They asked me "why don't you finish uni ?" They said things like "it would be better of you do a master becouse you have more chances to find a job" bla bla bla.My choice is not your choice;everyone has the right to live his life as he wants,and there are no rules to be happy.Unfortunatelly especially aged people things that exist only one way to live the life.Totally mad!!

Brave girl!

I’m 32 starting in September.

I just turned 20 a few month ago. An I tried to get into jr. For nearly 2 years an the school keep giving me the run around an I'll be starting late by the end of September. I'll have an accociate degree by time I'm 22 an graduate by 2019. Which is all.i cared about. An I wanna be an animatiotor so I will need to more years an o believe I can get that done in less then that. As long as I'm done around or before 24 I think I'll.be fine.

I just turned 24 and I just got super anxiety about my age, I want to go to uni later this year but I feel so anxious that I wasted my past 5 years, doing nothing and I won't get out of uni until I´m like 28-29.

I haven't gone back to school because of my mental business. My life is too messy to go back to school but I do want to go back just because I want a better job for me and my kids. I'm just stuck

Erm worried about if I do go I might not feel happy, e.g. making friends because of age

Most kids in the UK take a gap year, at times years, after they finish school. Nothing wrong with that at all.

Next Year I will be 26

I would recommend individual courses instead of uni.. much more efficient.. you only get the knowledge that you need.. i.e learning photoshop or taking a course on human resources etc

I'm 20 and ashamed of going to the uni :'(

im 21 and slightly worried about going to uni

People use ageism are hollow and short minded. the thing is just because you have a bachelors does not mean success. what’s the point Getting into Student Debt just for the experience?. You’re not missing out much how many People have degrees but yet still working minimum wage. Live your life xx

Hey jen by the way how old are you?, please don't take this in the Bad way ;-)

Uni not for every1, good luck to any1 there.

:)

There is no limit on age for learning. Thank you for the inspiration. I'm moving to London from the US in a few weeks to get my Masters Degree. Can't wait. Looking to connect with anyone else out there in the same boat. Subscribe to my channel or send a message. Jen, are you still based in London?

I am 20 and I will go to the university, And I feel I am old, because I should start at 18

Too old to start a uni

Am 22 Am i too old to go to uni?

Do you like your job? Do you see yourself building a career out of what you do? If so, then forget about uni, it's overrated! Especially now with tuition fees being just unfairly and ridiculously overpriced, there's no point in wasting three years of your life just to get you a silly piece of paper that just basically allows you to go on job interviews. Uni is not for everyone and is not needed for everything. Do you want to be a professional photographer (I think you said this once)? Then all you need is creativity and the right people, so they can push you in the right direction and teach you the very basics, I guess the rest is up to you ;)

Typisch deutsche Art zu denken leider, kenne ich aus eigener Erfahrung. Sowas höre ich fast jedesmal wenn ich auf Heimaturlaub bin.

I saw a lot of old people at university. Nobody cares.

Well, by the time you're 40 your biological clock is mostly wasted.