re: Back to School as a 28 year old - Petroleum Engineering

Well, just realize that some of the early weed out classes are "time killers". For instance, Calculus I is a 5 hour course at LSU and you will probably be taking Physics 2101, a 3 hour course, at the same time. I would imagine working 25 hours a week while taking just those two classes alone, would put you on a pretty tight schedule.

Getting past those early Math and Physics classes will be the biggest hurdle, especially if your foundation for math and science is rusty. However, your math skills must be fairly good since you are an Econ major.

Good luck.