Share From full-time careers and family responsibilities to retirement and caregiving, mature students are proving that curiosity and lifelong learning have no age limit Each student’s experience is unique; some begin university right out of high school, while others return to study later in life. For the latter, there may be multiple priorities to juggle — full-time work, childcare or elder care responsibilities— all on top of their schoolwork. University education later in life is a big commitment, yet a surprising number of students make that leap back to school.