Is going back to Uni in my late 20s worth it if it’s in a low quality Uni?
I’m a 27F and work abroad temporarily in the tourism sector and I speak five languages. I graduated high school with a 9,3 GPA and studied Finance for a year but dropped out at 18 due to being diagnosed with severe mental health issues and dealing with toxic academic environment full of nepotism and bureaucracy and being too naive to navigate that system. I have been considering of going back to study History or Archeology because it’s an old passion however at this age I possess enough common sense to differentiate between fun idealism and realistic scenarios. Most of my immigrant family members compare me to other relatives who have graduated and have what they call “a real career”while not being aware of their own lack of financial knowledge and they even judge my solitary life of pursuing careers instead of getting married and settling down. And while i don’t care what they say i still feel something missing in my life and my current work life is uncharacteristically boring and exhausting despite not physically so. The thing that plagues my mind is the outcome of my academic pursuits in the grand scheme considering I can’t afford high quality institutions in Europe and in my country Universities are a cosmic joke. I like to entertain the idea that everyone has their own “lot” in life and maybe i’ll save money to pursue a master abroad or whatever but i have no experience in these situations so I was wondering what would you recommend to someone in this position like me?