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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who was in the Navy through his early 30's and went back for an undergrad degree at a 4yr private university.  He was married and not living on campus, but if he were not married and needed subsidized group campus housing to be able to afford going to college (which he 100% would have needed without his spouse helping to supporting him), he would have taken whatever they gave him.  He would not have been happy about this type of setup, but would have been a mature adult and dealt with it with respect. It was already hard enough to be in classes with (and on group projects with) a bunch of 18-22yr olds.  It's clearly more fun to live with all kids your age - everyone can reach out to housing with hopes for a change - but if not - treat each other with respect and don't make assumptions or have prejudices against someone who is not following the same (financially entitled/supported)  path as you in college.  Life is filled with learning moments....this is one of them. [/quote]

If you're 37 and going to undergrad in 2024, you should pursue your degree at a university offering online coursework and/or have some sort of nest egg to live off-campus. It is very creepy and weird to ask for on-campus UNDERGRAD housing at 37 years old. This is not mentally stable behavior, it's just not.[/quote]

Um...Wow!  Really? Nothing says you have to be a teenager to go to college. I'm assuming this is a large state university. Seems to me exactly the place this person should go if they want to attend full time and take advantage of what their state has to offer in higher education (including subsidized housing). [/quote]

I was friends with a 35yo student in college. She commuted from her house. I don't see anything wrong with the age, but wanting to stay in the dorms with 18yos is very abnormal. [/quote]

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