Time doesn't matter. I had a friend who couldn't afford college, got a loan to go to nursing school, put himself through college and med school as an emergency room nurse, became a very successful doctor. Life happens one step at a time, not according to a clock. Pay attention and keep moving!

Great schools isn't the end all and be all to life young lady. Maybe that had to happen in order for you to go further in life. Some tracks we go down come to a dead end and we have to pull backwards to be able to go forward again.

yeh i wish i planned school out better but eventually got a bachelors. maybe you want to go that route maybe not, either hope things work out

Sometimes it takes a while after something like that to gather yourself and go back to school. Trust me, you're not the only one. : - )

Hang in there. I know that it seems so tragic now. You can recover. You're young. Just do the best you can