[chrisseaton]

I'm British and went from industry back to do a PhD at 25. You don't even need to worry yourself about searching for funding - there is plenty available for CS and I found it was enough to live on even though I'd been used to a grown-up salary.

[radicality]

I'm considering something similar (23 now, studied in Imperial, working now in the US, but missing learning so many new things like I had in undergrad).

Did you experience a large decrease in quality of life? Have you saved up a lot until you started at 25?

[chrisseaton]

I managed to live off the stipend without too much of a problem - but I lived with my wife and she paid the mortgage while I was studying so I suppose I didn't have any accommodation expenses. In my second year I did a six-month internship in the US and came home with a five figure sum which made it a lot easier.