
I went when I was 25. It definetly did suck in some ways, but itās still easy to make friends. The professors always very clearly take the older students more seriously and respect them more, so that was nice. Also girls gave me more attention. The 18 year old kid problem isnāt as bad in upper level classes
Lowkey Iām still learning but I have the benefit of also being in the Miami area so I usually just go to all ages stuff, but what helps is finding out all of your local colleges instagrams and following them since theyāll post when events are happening and they donāt say it but most of the time you donāt have to be a student to go, they just expect that only students will go
Youāll be fine. My advice is definetly to find people who have similar interests. Lots of people make their friends in the dorm. You canāt do that, so you will have to go out of your way a bit. I find my friends by competing in something I was good at that had a uni tournament. So you can go to an event or soemthing that is aligned with what you like. Also roommates if youāre off campus.. just find ones you like lol
I also worked at a restaurant in uni as a waiter so I know youāre probably socially drained after a shift. Why not just art and anime? You can easily find other girls into that I think. One thing you can do is if you ever talk to someone in class, just casually mention it, and it could light a spark. In life Iāve found that people I really get along with -naturally- also tend to have similar interests.
Unrelated to that but I do wanna reassure you by saying most people donāt honestly know the difference between 20 and 25 on looks alone, especially for women. Iām 24 and people I meet are still surprised and think Iām much younger. I think I look my age but in your 20s not a lot changes looks wise