There are many types of obstacles that students face on the road to earning their degree. Sometimes these obstacles can be worked around, while other times these obstacles seem so great that students give up. My student life may be more difficult than that of a typical student straight out of high school, but I am determined to graduate from college. I found that one of my biggest obstacles to staying on track was being absent. from school for twenty years and outside of the school learning routine. At first, I was a little intimidated by my classmates because of our age difference. Once I started my classes, I realized I wasn't the only one who decided to go back to school. It was good to know