I'm on a somewhat similar boat. You are older so you don't know if they aren't gonna fuck up like you or worse when they reach your current age. It's normal that their hopes and expectiations are high at this time of their lives. You are older and in some aspects probably wiser. You can still help them out sharing your life experience. And it's never too late to change and make your life better, the fact that you met these cool people is probably a sign of things starting to get better in general. Not saying there won't be downs though but at least it's a great start.

>>17248735
>You are older so you don't know if they aren't gonna fuck up like you or worse when they reach your current age

They're just about to give their finals, I'm 25 and I dropped out of hs and I have no real work experience.

I can't teach them anything, I think it's more likely I should try to learn something from them.

>>17248747
Well that's not a bad thing, I'm learning a lot from my friends who are mostly 4 years younger than me. As long as you feel you are a good person and try to improve yourself a bit you should feel better. It also helps to do some charity work and help people in need, it boosts your self esteem.

>>17248727
Ill be 24 in October and im still a year away from getting my degree. Just keep going. Nobody will judge you if you try.

>>17249165
I'm 25 and still need to get my hischool degree, doesn't look goo on a cv even if I do end up getting it somehow.

University is not even remotely a possibility.