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You know, a lot of colleges are very glad to have older students, people returning to school after an absence. You can now honestly say that you were young and underprepared, but that a few years of real life has got you clear what you're headed for and what it's going to take to get there.
College acceptance folks don't just look at the paperwork and brand you "Lifetime Loser". They try to get a feel for the whole person you are--and that definitely includes the years since you were last in academia.
I say you've got a lot going for you in applying--and a degree in folklore sounds WAY COOL. Jan Harold Brunvand, who is a folklorist at the University of Utah is one of my heros; he's one of the world's experts or "Urban Legends", and his books on the topic are just fantastic.
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