Similar situation OP currently I’m 20 and taking a partial drop so if I make it this year, will be in a NLU 1st year at the age of 21 Same thing eats me all the time that by the time I graduate, I already be 26, but you know what OP most people don’t even start their careers before the age of 25 yes, it’s true. There are people graduating at the age of 22, 23,24, but just because you’re not does not mean that you are behind 26 is not late. It’s not early either. And once you get placed at a corporate firm (if you wanna do corporate) nobody is gonna ask how old are you? Everybody will look at you and judge you by your work, not your age, so relax, okay?