don’t give me the it’s never too late bs. Life happens, people have jobs, debts and rent to pay.
Going back to school when you’re employed means debt, earning way less or nothing during your bachelor or master, stress, opportunities you’re not aware of because you’re simply not at your workplace anymore, unpaid overtime during those 2 to 3 years… the money you lose is more than what the bachelor / accreditation costs.
When does it start being a stupid idea? Is it when you’re 30? 40? 50?
Too late according to which criteria? Money? Definitely in the biological age when you can reasonably expect to not finish the school alive. And probable a bit earlier age.
Other quotation is for what to use school? If you definitely need a diplom to do what you want to do, that school makes sense.
Of you just want to learn something that is somehow useful, eg. for job promotion, than there are tons of great books, online video courses, many even free or cheap.
One my friend asked me about how to get to university in my country. When I dig deeper, it showed up she even don’t need university for that topic of education and probable would do better without university at all.