I got into writing in high school, but for what it's worth, I'll be a sophomore in the fall, and I've just started writing again this summer after a break of a year and a half.
I find writing while going to school really disheartening, TBH. I love writing, but I feel like I owe it to myself to put it aside when in school and concentrate on getting a degree so that I can get a good job. I'm getting an arts degree, and I'm seriously considering majoring in Philosophy, which guarantees me the best chance of getting into law school. I'm always so worried about money and security in my future, and writing is no assurance of having money and no guarantee of security, either.
...Totally didn't mean to turn this into a rant about my frustrations with a creative life, lol. I wish I could just live off doing what I love, but I realize that is neither realistic nor pragmatic in this day and age (well, was it ever?... I guess I'll never know).