It can be really difficult to go back to school after being in the workforce - both financially and socially. Two thoughts: 1. Don't take on financial obligati

It can be really difficult to go back to school after being in the workforce - both financially and socially. Two thoughts: 1. Don't take on financial obligations that will make it impossible for you to return to school. With older coworkers, there will inevitably be social pressure around lifestyle - clothes, maybe buying a car, having a better apartment. It's hard to live in a dorm after you've lived like an adult for a while. 2. It's easier to jump into another job than it is to go back to school. After all, you were making good money, right? And isn't the point of school to get a good job? This is dangerous thinking. Understand that this eventually catches up with you, and that it sucks to be the guy in his 30s or 40s who doesn't have a degree and has to make excuses for it.