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Mature Students
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Hi can anyone let me know what it is like as a mature student in uni or those at uni are there many mature students in halls?
I am looking to move away to start uni this sept in Brighton but starting to worry at 22 I know I am not proper old or anything but I am just starting to be a little concerned that it will make things a little harder.
Please let me know what you think cheers! :yes:
I am looking to move away to start uni this sept in Brighton but starting to worry at 22 I know I am not proper old or anything but I am just starting to be a little concerned that it will make things a little harder.
Please let me know what you think cheers! :yes:
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capo2
Try not to worry about it and just go with the flow. It's a bit different atmosphere at uni!
Your age is only a problem if you make it one. Halls is unlikely to give you problems, although it does depend on what exactly you want to get out of that experience.
Not at all SG. The term makes a distinction between those who are mature, have had life experiences and responsibilities etc, it just annoys you because you got older without growing up so your age doesn't make a difference.
i have lived out of home but recently had to move back again i will probably be worse then the others as having had freedom from my parents it was so hard getting back into telling them every detail of my life! im starting to feel way more positive cant wait to go now!!!!
I have to say I found halls a little annoying as being constantly woken up at 4am by fire alarms going off or someone coming knocking on our door drunk was something I thought I'd left long behind. It was just a different attitude really because I'd already been to uni lived the 1st year lifestyle and had gone back with a "I want to work hard" attitude...didn't happen mind you!
But I had friends who's gone at 18 and friends who'd gone back to uni at 30 in my friendship group and we all got on brilliantly and age never really came into it!
On mine, there were a fair few "mature students" and they were older than 22.
Mind you I probably just preferred their company because I was older than average anyway due to my birthday and taking a few years before going.