The great number of adult students returning to school has prompted many institutions to offer resources and services to meet the needs of re-entry students. 
The services can include academic, financial aid and career counseling; child care; work opportunities; health services; housing; support groups and tutoring. Some schools also have a central office and orientation sessions to introduce their services to nontraditional students.
Discover what may support your school offers, and do make use of the ones you need. Find more information and advice on campus resources for adult students.
3. Get Comfortable with Technology
Campuses have become increasingly wired in the past several years. Electronic cards can be used for everything from making photocopies to signing books out of the library to buying lunch. Reserves of libraries are catalogued and searched on computer databases.
Mobile phones ring through the halls, and too often, unfortunately, in the classrooms. Teacher can send and receive assignments by e-mail. You can take some or all of your courses online.
Computer-savvy classmates, surrounded by younger, how can you narrow the "generation lap"? Try to find free or low-cost computer orientation courses offered by your school. Many libraries help users learn to search their databases and Internet resources. Schools also offer workshops in basic keyboarding and computer skills.
Find a great deal of information and support online.
4. Develop a Support Network.
It may help just to know that you're not alone. You can be whether a career changer, single mother, domestic violence survivor, recovering alcoholic, widow/widower, "Baby Boomer" or septuagenarian, there ARE students like you, who share similar interests and concerns.
If you don't have in your school an adult student support group, consider starting one up yourself or participating in an online community. For nontraditional students virtual communities include the about adult/continuing education discussion forum and the Association for Non-Traditional Students.
If it is going gets tough, think of the reasons you decided to return to school, and keep your eye on the prize. Successfully solving the difficulties of returning to school is a rewarding achievement.
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