I went to a commuter school and did most of my degree online. I'm 30 now.
I found most of my friendships through the recurring faces/names that made it through to each new online/night class and we'd meetup every so often to talk classes, life, and more. Outside that, I just showed up to the same location on the same day and time and found many people doing similar where friendships formed.
While these are strong bonds as we still chat every other year, it's not an excuse to not have life change for the better. You don't need to find an alternative before moving forward, people will adapt to it just like I did.
Although I wish I had a traditional college experience, I didn't get that opportunity in life. I had to work to pay my tuition, books, and rent. That's because I valued not going into debt and getting a state school education.
I found most of my friendships through the recurring faces/names that made it through to each new online/night class and we'd meetup every so often to talk classes, life, and more. Outside that, I just showed up to the same location on the same day and time and found many people doing similar where friendships formed.
While these are strong bonds as we still chat every other year, it's not an excuse to not have life change for the better. You don't need to find an alternative before moving forward, people will adapt to it just like I did.
Although I wish I had a traditional college experience, I didn't get that opportunity in life. I had to work to pay my tuition, books, and rent. That's because I valued not going into debt and getting a state school education.