Can you possibly take some preliminary classes ? Check with an advisor- it never hurts! At any rate i wish you the best- I think you will succeed.

I went back to school in my 30’s and did soooo much better and feel i got a better education, I appreciated it more!

You are not too old for university. Ever. Particularly when you’re only 26. Stop thinking of it like that. It’s really unfortunate that your friends and family aren’t supportive, but please don’t let that stop you. If they continue to be negative about it, keep those who do that at a distance when you first get started, otherwise they might discourage you.

Do this for yourself. You said yourself that you didn’t get a good chance at an education when you were younger. Well now you’ve got the chance, so take it. If right now you regret not having had a decent opportunity to pursue your education earlier, you’ll regret it much more later. Go to school now. Otherwise, this is what will happen – that feeling will always stay with you, and in 5 years, you’ll be asking yourself if 31 is too old to go back to university (which it isn’t) and at 10 years you’ll be asking yourself if 36 is too old (which it isn’t). You get my drift. The feeling will never go away. So give yourself this gift now and do it.

Next time someone says something negative to you about your hopes to pursue higher education, tell that person that if they can’t be supportive then you’d rather they not say anything at all, and to respect that. If that person refuses to respect your wishes, then keep him/her at a distance and stick to your plan. Remember, almost every time we prepare for or begin a new chapter in our lives things tend to go crazy for awhile and we feel discouraged. But stick to it, keep your eye on the prize and things will get easier. I’m a non-traditional student myself right now and I know it isn’t easy, but it’s definitely worth it. Good luck.

Olders students are much more focused. Having had the opportunity to go out and have fun earlier in life, they are much more settled and ready to complete their area of study. They also have a different ideal about their goals and seem to understand exactly what it is that they are trying to accomplish, where the younger student still hasn’t quite figured it out yet.

Go for it! If you can affor to do it fulltime, then by all means do so. You will appreciate having made the decision in the long run.

Twenty years from now you will regret the things you DIDN’T do more than the things you DID.

Good luck!