Buzz·Posted on Aug 4, 201526 Moments Every Older College Student Will RecognizeYes, I can buy you beer. No, I'm not going to.by Arianna ReboliniBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. When you had to live through everyone's judgment: 2. When you walk into the classroom: rayborn parents @Raybornparents My chem lab instructor has braces and is 10 years younger than me. #nontraditionalstudentproblems #imnotthatold 01:30 AM - 28 Aug 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. And then when you look around: Claire Lama @ClaireBrynt Realizing that you had your drivers license when the rest of your classmates started kindergarten #nontraditionalstudentproblems 12:03 AM - 08 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. Whenever you interact with other students: maxwell @colgan89 Is @borson89 at uni now?#maturestudent 07:28 AM - 09 Sep 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. And you find your interests don't exactly jibe. Jay Jay Billings @jayjaybillings Sometimes I don't think I'm much older than my fellow students. Then I go in my office and start listening to Queen. Maybe singing too. 11:47 PM - 29 Jan 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. When you realize your body can't do what it used to: Anna Mills @NeuroticChic It isn't even 11PM yet and I'm in bed ready to pass out #nonTraditionalStudentProblems 02:51 AM - 10 Sep 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. When all-nighters won't cut it any longer: Jen B. @jenny_frmdblock As a freshman I was able to afford to not sleep and study #Ineedsleepteam #oldcollegestudent 06:05 AM - 08 May 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. When you remember why you're single: christian frano @christianfrano Asked out on a date by a classmate that can't legally buy me a beer-He thought I graduated HS in 2008 #MmmNo #NontraditionalStudentProblems 09:46 PM - 25 Jun 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. When they don't realize your parents aren't home: View this photo on Instagram 10. When you don't get first pick at registration: Ann @windchimesinwv Wishing that more STEM courses for degrees were offered at night. #nontraditionalstudentproblems 03:09 PM - 14 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. When neither of your worlds can be put on pause: rayborn parents @Raybornparents College is easy. Real life is hard. Trying to do both at the same time is fucking impossible. #nontraditionalstudentlife 06:10 PM - 11 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. And extracurriculars are a distant dream: #KinksByTheStrand @MekaMouseItIs How the freak am I supposed to do an internship when the only available hrs are during the times I work? #NonTraditionalStudentProblems 03:12 PM - 04 Sep 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. When you're given unsolicited advice from someone ten years your junior: View this post on 14. When housework is your last priority: CoombesheadFarmhouse @SquarePegClaire Word2wise! Don't be #selfemployed #maturestudent #adultlearner+3 kids+menagerie if this does your head in #toptip 03:42 PM - 30 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. When you're a parent, and this is the only clean cup: View this photo on Instagram 16. And when this is your study buddy: Rebekah Hulse @bbbbekah Just working in my midterm. #MommysLittleHelper #NonTraditionalStudentProblems #UWW #fb 12:31 AM - 17 Mar 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. When you realize how true this is: Dianna Blake @DiannaBlake #MomInCollege #nontraditionalstudent 10:01 PM - 08 Sep 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. When your presence baffles everyone: Zak Mohler @NurseZaky A freshmen just asked me if I was a grad student, an instructor or in ROTC. #nontraditionalstudentproblems #truEMU 03:55 PM - 05 Jan 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 19. When you realize you're the only one who can buy your OWN booze: View this photo on Instagram 20. When it's time to brush up: Amanda Goode @ItsAGoodeLife "I haven't taken algebra in ten years... However, I did YouTube how to factor!" #nontraditionalstudentproblems 02:28 PM - 13 Aug 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. When you realize you're turning into a grump: View this post on 22. And you feel like you're struggling just to keep up: Susan Floyd @Texarchivist Q for my fellow "mature students" & older professionals: how do you avoid burnout when learning new tech? How to avoid "checking out"? 03:46 PM - 26 Jan 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. When you'd rather drink with these guys: Mason Mallon @MyCrimsonMask #CollegeInYour30s problems: You feel more relatable and socialable to your professors than you do your fellow classmates. 09:28 PM - 11 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 24. When you find another nontrad: View this post on 25. When you realize how grateful you are: megan fraser @meganfraser Going to college in my 30s has made me so happy I'm no longer in my 20s. 07:47 PM - 11 Apr 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 26. When it's finally time, and it's so much sweeter for having waited: View this photo on Instagram