Lower it to 18. If a person is considered an adult and allowed to do just about everything else at 18, then why is the drinking age different? I'm 23, and a UNCW student. Most 18 year olds drink, so why not lower the drinking age and keep them from getting in trouble. They're going to do it anyway. Whether the conservatives who make our laws and hold our country back approve of it or not, it is going to happen!