I think that students such as myself who did not go directly from high school right into college have a more vested interest in the success or failure of their educational goals and thus I believe that we try harder. With that break between we enter the workforce or get married and start a family or dont get married as the case may be. We know what opportunities are available to people without a college degree because we have had many career paths blocked for us due to the lack of the degree. I think this type of student is also older and more mature and more prepared to face the challenges that college will bring. We have more stumbling blocks also than your average teenager, in fact we may have teenagers as one of them while going to school. Most people cannot afford to quit working and go back to school and even with a full time job while pursuing an education those funds are often spoken for and there are a number of sacrifices known and unanticipated, that will have to be made in the path to that degree. Older students though may "want it" more so than their younger contemporaries because we have taken a look at life without a degree and we have viewed our futures without a degree and obviously we have found them wanting for something. The level of commitment for an older student is higher and the work ehtic I beleive is stronger than those younger more inexperienced students. In fact being more mature may actually be a factor in our favor for continuing education.
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