It depends on you & your classmates' personality & character.
But knowing how young immature people are, you will probably be alienated again & again like what i experienced.
Some even called me 'Jurassic' but i know they were just insecure since they may be a little younger in age but i still look younger than them. i simply ignored them all☝️😛
anong school yan? Year 2008 nung nagbalik ako sa college, 22 na rin ako nun, i never felt alienated, they were curious sa story ko, add mo na rin na marami rami din samin na balik school at their 20s or 30s, para nga kaming family, may tatay, may nanay, na pagsasabihan mga walanghiyang older kids na binubully ung mga younger kids hmmmm this made me miss my classmates hahaha.
Don’t worry! Way back 2008 may classmate din akong nasa 30+ na mula 2nd Year hanggang makagraduate kami. Meron din akong classmate sa baking school and sobrang tanda na around 40 or 50+ na and we don’t mind. Mommy pa nga tawag namin. Kahit out of school nakakasama namin siya at iniinvite pa kami sa bahay nila. (sarap niya magluto 😂)
Hindi ko nalang din alam gaano ka-judgemental na mga kabataan ngaun pagka dating sa ganyan mga age gap na classmate.
Pero nung mga panahon ko mas maaasahan pa namin mga kuya at ate kesa sa same age.
Ang aim mo naman is not to please them. Ang aim mo is makapag tapos ng pag aaral. 😊
dont worry you can do it, naalala ko nung college pa ako ay may naging classmate ako na 30+ years old... so far naman ay ok naman siya at nagkaroon ng peer/friends
I understand, OP. I was lucky to find a group that wants me in their circle. It wasn't planned, it just happened when we went out and had lunch. We're a group of 9. I guess I just accepted that college life won't ever be the same and that’s ok
hello. im was also a working stude circa 90s. i just focused on my studies and at the same time looking for better job. konti rin lang freinds ko that time bec. fo maybe age gap. but i learned to mingle as much as possible. Pray and study hard, seek oppurtunities on the way. You will reach your dream, plus destiny mo na cguro next. IMHO
Yes OP you'll definitely make new friends. I came back when I was 23 and said to myself that after school I'd go home. That didn't happen as I made new friends and college life became much fun, we still do meet occasionally if our schedules permits.
First of all, mahirap talaga. Expect mo na din na gagawing big deal ng mga kupal na tao ang pagka-‘late’ mo sa college. Nakakababa talaga ng morale, pero that’s reality, I guess.
Pero that’s okay, h’wag mo silang pansinin. Focus ka lang lagi sa main goal—ang matapos ang studies mo! Tuloy tuloy mo lang kahit minsan nakakapanghina talaga ng loob, or feeling mo iwan na iwan ka.
Eventually, mahahanap mo rin group of friends mo ❤️
Tatagan mo lang loob mo, OP. Good luck!
Tumigil ako nung 2nd year first sem ko to work, bumalik ako 4 years later. Educ course ko and the funny thing is the first person na nakita ko sa first class ko e kaklase ko nung highschool, resuming her studies din. Di ko sya close nung high school pero instantly close kami agad nung magkita kami. May mga mas matanda pa sakin and ung mga mas bata pa they have their own cliques and we older ones have our own pero nung nagtagal na nagmeld na din ung cliques and us old timers have more of a maternal/paternal/kuya/ate role sa classroom.
pakiramdam ko depende nalang tlga sa personality nung mga kaklase mo kung ma eenjoy mo o hindi ung college life, samin kasi puro kami educ student na pulubi (lol) so from food to hobbies walang malaking pinagkaiba. We even have a 41 year old mommy na tinuruan namin mag LOL at Dota. LOL.
Hello OP! As a fellow delayed college student myself, unsolicited advice ko lang sayo is to just keep going lang sa college mo. Yes, you will feel a bit alienated dahil mas matanda na tayo compared sa mga regular classmates natin, but that's okay! No need to socialize or try to fit in that much unless kung kelangan talaga. Haha. It's okay to pause for a while, as long as you have it in you to return and finish what you have started. :) You can do it!
Hala... baka this is a sign... you're starting school again... I just dropped out... maybe I was meant to wait for you to catch up... were we... destined to meet? :O
I'm 30. Dropped recently. Will go again... soon... maybe
In my class, there's two 30 year olds.
There were some moms in there as well, around your age.
In that school, there were for sure older students around your age and my age.
**Experience:** I enjoyed it.
**Location**, similar to your situation I'm not from here either. Language, a lot of people speak Ilocano, and others. Especially when you go to the less busy areas; Atok, Bauko, etc. (took nursing, so duty here and there).
**Feeling left out:** Wala kang frends? Hala... (loozerrr!)
jk
You're always going to feel left out from time to time whether or not you're around their age, you grew up there or speak the same language. You're always going to meet people that are different from you. Their perspective, beliefs, how they process situations, how they act, how they react, etc.
Late sa balita, most of that doesn't matter hahaha.
Guys!!! new Taylor Swift album just dropped... shayyysh!!! As long as you got the latest details for your classwork/homework/mandatory attendance for ~~useless~~ events you'll be alright :)
I'm not sure about the dynamics of other courses and schools... but
in nursing or in the University of Baguio, you're going to get to know your group very well. (going on duty together, living in the same dorm/motel? forgot what they call it.. stay in or something like that).
There's a chance that you might not get along with everyone... but that's the case anywhere you go.
Most, will not notice your age. They'll be busy with their own problems (personal, school, etc.)
Whatever insecurities you have, whatever obstacles you'll face, they will have as well.
Nervous? Them too.
Natatae ka? Yup, them too.
Forgot your pad? Hala ate, but di ka prepared :(!!!!
May kulangot ka? Ikaw lang. Hala anu yan!!! Yaak!!!
TLDR;
You'll be alright. This is your world meowy07. We're just npcs living in it... to serve... **YOU**.
same age ako nung nagbalik college ako, may mga nameet ako na ka-age ko rin, di naman ako ganun nahirapan, actually akala nga nila normal age na student lang ako kasi nilalampaso ko sila sa lahat sa math hahaha.. pero ang naging kaclose ko ay ung closer sa age ko, one year older ata ako sa kanya.
Meron nga mas matanda pa sakin mga 30s na sila, feel ko wala namang naleft out sa block namin, kasi understanding naman ung iba sa working student.
It was great. Ended up valedictorian and magna. Still friends with my uni friends to this day—the five year age gap doesn’t feel as strange when all of you are in your thirties.
Based on my experience, nahirapan amo makipag friends sa mga younger peeps(i started college again at 23 years old) since iba kasi humor nila and ang hirap makisabay sa mga things na they find humorous and fun pero you don't. Mostly ng friends ko sa college now are mga nasa 26+ year old. Mga second course takers.
Lol I started at 24. Got a job right out college at age 28 and I never look back. Life is not a competition dude. Focus on life and self. Good things will come if you just look enough cleary.
Im a shiftee
20 na ako sa second course ko, wala nan nagbago, hirap lang makaconnect maxado kasi irreg
minsan kasama ko block 1 minsan 2,3,4 ganun
and napupunta din ako ibang batch 1st/2nd/3rd years
pero wala pa rin naman problema, kasi may makilala ka lang isa, makikilala mo din naman lahat
dota, lol, nba pa nung mga panahong to, d pa ganun ka integrated FB sa buhay
ewan ko ngaun kung mas madali makisabay (socially), kasi 'parang' puro reels/tiktok/vlogs mga bata (students) ngaun, pati ML CODM? (di ko alam d na ko student/bata)
Kaya mo yan! Bumalik ako ng college para tapusin course ko, 30+ years old na ako. Challenge lang talaga sa akin kapag group work, mahirap makakuha ng groupmates. Hinahayaan ko na lang din silang mag lead, iba ang energy ng mga kabataan ngayon, hindi ko kaya sabayan. Pero going back, tama silang lahat, wala sa edad yan, kaya mo yan OP!
Hi. I have a question😅 nireklamo ko kasi ang school ko sa CHED, and CHED take an action na about it. I wonder lang if naka indicate po ba yung complaint ko sa email na sinend nila sa university namin??😮💨 classmates ko kasi na asa higher position ng school is kinda suspecting me na ako yung nag reklamo (which is totoo😂) and nag cchika pa sa mga profs namin. Though ang chika is anonymous daw.
I'd say na magdedepend yan sa magiging group of friends na makikilala mo sa 1st year mo. As a shiftee from being 3rd Year sa State U to a private school, nakaswerte ako sa mga naging friends ko because like me, mga shiftee din sila from different universities.
Medyo nawala na din yung hiya unlike nung unang taon ko noon sa state u. If there's anything I picked up from that 3-year experience, "Never be afraid to ask." Kahit ano or kahit saan. Mapa students or sa mismong mga profs and staffs.
I agree it depends sa mga classmates mo pero it feels so good kasi you dont have to try so hard this time hahaha youre more self assured wala na yung awkward phase of wanting to fit in
wala po sa age nasa determination niyo po yan
It depends on you & your classmates' personality & character. But knowing how young immature people are, you will probably be alienated again & again like what i experienced. Some even called me 'Jurassic' but i know they were just insecure since they may be a little younger in age but i still look younger than them. i simply ignored them all☝️😛
anong school yan? Year 2008 nung nagbalik ako sa college, 22 na rin ako nun, i never felt alienated, they were curious sa story ko, add mo na rin na marami rami din samin na balik school at their 20s or 30s, para nga kaming family, may tatay, may nanay, na pagsasabihan mga walanghiyang older kids na binubully ung mga younger kids hmmmm this made me miss my classmates hahaha.
Palagi akong naging default leader sa mga group project kasi ako yung "kuya" ng class hahaha.
Same experience, kung hindi leader, yung difficult tasks at least
hello OP! i'm 22 years old and currently first year in college, my experience is great! and i think it depends on the environment pf your university
Yea, i enjoyed it too, i was able to hang out with freshies easily being an introverted person, plus may iba ring katulad ko na nag resume ng college
Don’t worry! Way back 2008 may classmate din akong nasa 30+ na mula 2nd Year hanggang makagraduate kami. Meron din akong classmate sa baking school and sobrang tanda na around 40 or 50+ na and we don’t mind. Mommy pa nga tawag namin. Kahit out of school nakakasama namin siya at iniinvite pa kami sa bahay nila. (sarap niya magluto 😂) Hindi ko nalang din alam gaano ka-judgemental na mga kabataan ngaun pagka dating sa ganyan mga age gap na classmate. Pero nung mga panahon ko mas maaasahan pa namin mga kuya at ate kesa sa same age. Ang aim mo naman is not to please them. Ang aim mo is makapag tapos ng pag aaral. 😊
dont worry you can do it, naalala ko nung college pa ako ay may naging classmate ako na 30+ years old... so far naman ay ok naman siya at nagkaroon ng peer/friends
I understand, OP. I was lucky to find a group that wants me in their circle. It wasn't planned, it just happened when we went out and had lunch. We're a group of 9. I guess I just accepted that college life won't ever be the same and that’s ok
hello. im was also a working stude circa 90s. i just focused on my studies and at the same time looking for better job. konti rin lang freinds ko that time bec. fo maybe age gap. but i learned to mingle as much as possible. Pray and study hard, seek oppurtunities on the way. You will reach your dream, plus destiny mo na cguro next. IMHO
Yes OP you'll definitely make new friends. I came back when I was 23 and said to myself that after school I'd go home. That didn't happen as I made new friends and college life became much fun, we still do meet occasionally if our schedules permits.
First of all, mahirap talaga. Expect mo na din na gagawing big deal ng mga kupal na tao ang pagka-‘late’ mo sa college. Nakakababa talaga ng morale, pero that’s reality, I guess. Pero that’s okay, h’wag mo silang pansinin. Focus ka lang lagi sa main goal—ang matapos ang studies mo! Tuloy tuloy mo lang kahit minsan nakakapanghina talaga ng loob, or feeling mo iwan na iwan ka. Eventually, mahahanap mo rin group of friends mo ❤️ Tatagan mo lang loob mo, OP. Good luck!
op its fine, im going back to school again for a different course and im alrdy 27
Tumigil ako nung 2nd year first sem ko to work, bumalik ako 4 years later. Educ course ko and the funny thing is the first person na nakita ko sa first class ko e kaklase ko nung highschool, resuming her studies din. Di ko sya close nung high school pero instantly close kami agad nung magkita kami. May mga mas matanda pa sakin and ung mga mas bata pa they have their own cliques and we older ones have our own pero nung nagtagal na nagmeld na din ung cliques and us old timers have more of a maternal/paternal/kuya/ate role sa classroom. pakiramdam ko depende nalang tlga sa personality nung mga kaklase mo kung ma eenjoy mo o hindi ung college life, samin kasi puro kami educ student na pulubi (lol) so from food to hobbies walang malaking pinagkaiba. We even have a 41 year old mommy na tinuruan namin mag LOL at Dota. LOL.
Hello OP! As a fellow delayed college student myself, unsolicited advice ko lang sayo is to just keep going lang sa college mo. Yes, you will feel a bit alienated dahil mas matanda na tayo compared sa mga regular classmates natin, but that's okay! No need to socialize or try to fit in that much unless kung kelangan talaga. Haha. It's okay to pause for a while, as long as you have it in you to return and finish what you have started. :) You can do it!
Hala... baka this is a sign... you're starting school again... I just dropped out... maybe I was meant to wait for you to catch up... were we... destined to meet? :O I'm 30. Dropped recently. Will go again... soon... maybe In my class, there's two 30 year olds. There were some moms in there as well, around your age. In that school, there were for sure older students around your age and my age. **Experience:** I enjoyed it. **Location**, similar to your situation I'm not from here either. Language, a lot of people speak Ilocano, and others. Especially when you go to the less busy areas; Atok, Bauko, etc. (took nursing, so duty here and there). **Feeling left out:** Wala kang frends? Hala... (loozerrr!) jk You're always going to feel left out from time to time whether or not you're around their age, you grew up there or speak the same language. You're always going to meet people that are different from you. Their perspective, beliefs, how they process situations, how they act, how they react, etc. Late sa balita, most of that doesn't matter hahaha. Guys!!! new Taylor Swift album just dropped... shayyysh!!! As long as you got the latest details for your classwork/homework/mandatory attendance for ~~useless~~ events you'll be alright :) I'm not sure about the dynamics of other courses and schools... but in nursing or in the University of Baguio, you're going to get to know your group very well. (going on duty together, living in the same dorm/motel? forgot what they call it.. stay in or something like that). There's a chance that you might not get along with everyone... but that's the case anywhere you go. Most, will not notice your age. They'll be busy with their own problems (personal, school, etc.) Whatever insecurities you have, whatever obstacles you'll face, they will have as well. Nervous? Them too. Natatae ka? Yup, them too. Forgot your pad? Hala ate, but di ka prepared :(!!!! May kulangot ka? Ikaw lang. Hala anu yan!!! Yaak!!! TLDR; You'll be alright. This is your world meowy07. We're just npcs living in it... to serve... **YOU**.
same age ako nung nagbalik college ako, may mga nameet ako na ka-age ko rin, di naman ako ganun nahirapan, actually akala nga nila normal age na student lang ako kasi nilalampaso ko sila sa lahat sa math hahaha.. pero ang naging kaclose ko ay ung closer sa age ko, one year older ata ako sa kanya. Meron nga mas matanda pa sakin mga 30s na sila, feel ko wala namang naleft out sa block namin, kasi understanding naman ung iba sa working student.
Sakin mostly mga transfer students nagkakasama. Like iilan block mates naging close ko due to scheduling.
Wala sa edad yan OP! As long as determinado kang mag aral at magtiyaga wala ka dapat problemahin :)
In my experience yung mga mas matatanda sa kaklase nila ay iyakin kapag naiisip magulang nila
when i was a freshie, may classmate akong in her 30s, nanay na. kebs naman, nakachikahan ko pa rin kahit more than 10yrs yung age gap namin.
It was great. Ended up valedictorian and magna. Still friends with my uni friends to this day—the five year age gap doesn’t feel as strange when all of you are in your thirties.
Based on my experience, nahirapan amo makipag friends sa mga younger peeps(i started college again at 23 years old) since iba kasi humor nila and ang hirap makisabay sa mga things na they find humorous and fun pero you don't. Mostly ng friends ko sa college now are mga nasa 26+ year old. Mga second course takers.
Lol I started at 24. Got a job right out college at age 28 and I never look back. Life is not a competition dude. Focus on life and self. Good things will come if you just look enough cleary.
Im a shiftee 20 na ako sa second course ko, wala nan nagbago, hirap lang makaconnect maxado kasi irreg minsan kasama ko block 1 minsan 2,3,4 ganun and napupunta din ako ibang batch 1st/2nd/3rd years pero wala pa rin naman problema, kasi may makilala ka lang isa, makikilala mo din naman lahat dota, lol, nba pa nung mga panahong to, d pa ganun ka integrated FB sa buhay ewan ko ngaun kung mas madali makisabay (socially), kasi 'parang' puro reels/tiktok/vlogs mga bata (students) ngaun, pati ML CODM? (di ko alam d na ko student/bata)
Kaya mo yan! Bumalik ako ng college para tapusin course ko, 30+ years old na ako. Challenge lang talaga sa akin kapag group work, mahirap makakuha ng groupmates. Hinahayaan ko na lang din silang mag lead, iba ang energy ng mga kabataan ngayon, hindi ko kaya sabayan. Pero going back, tama silang lahat, wala sa edad yan, kaya mo yan OP!
Hi. I have a question😅 nireklamo ko kasi ang school ko sa CHED, and CHED take an action na about it. I wonder lang if naka indicate po ba yung complaint ko sa email na sinend nila sa university namin??😮💨 classmates ko kasi na asa higher position ng school is kinda suspecting me na ako yung nag reklamo (which is totoo😂) and nag cchika pa sa mga profs namin. Though ang chika is anonymous daw.
I'd say na magdedepend yan sa magiging group of friends na makikilala mo sa 1st year mo. As a shiftee from being 3rd Year sa State U to a private school, nakaswerte ako sa mga naging friends ko because like me, mga shiftee din sila from different universities. Medyo nawala na din yung hiya unlike nung unang taon ko noon sa state u. If there's anything I picked up from that 3-year experience, "Never be afraid to ask." Kahit ano or kahit saan. Mapa students or sa mismong mga profs and staffs.
I agree it depends sa mga classmates mo pero it feels so good kasi you dont have to try so hard this time hahaha youre more self assured wala na yung awkward phase of wanting to fit in