Being a mature student
01 March 2012, 07:13 AM
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Being a mature student
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I'm seriously considering going back to university maybe in 2013. I will be in my mid 30's.
I can't say it will be to give me a better job per se. I just think my interests lie in something like sociology and my current job/career is a dead end intellectually.
Would this be mad?
I'm seriously considering going back to university maybe in 2013. I will be in my mid 30's.
I can't say it will be to give me a better job per se. I just think my interests lie in something like sociology and my current job/career is a dead end intellectually.
Would this be mad?
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01 March 2012, 07:27 AM
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i am on a college course now after leaving the army and i am 40.the teaching staff are spot on and i am left to get on with my work etc but the younger ones are a bloody nightmare and are gobby and have no respect for the teachers...wish my course was just mature students.
01 March 2012, 07:36 AM
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Nothing wrong with it at all, there are plenty of retired people going to uni, I would think you will be received well, especially by the staff as they will know you are there to learn and not just get pissed etc.
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01 March 2012, 08:26 AM
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01 March 2012, 08:45 AM
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The main obstacle is money. I have savings that will cover fees no problem, and I could work the odd part time job during term, but you know how it is. There is lots of pressure to buy houses, save up massive pensions. But really I think I need to change tack and now might be the time to do it, and jack in the rat race for a while at least.
01 March 2012, 10:44 AM
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I'm at evening classes at the moment with a view to going back full-time in September. I've just been given my first piece of homework and I'm already procrastinating.
01 March 2012, 10:58 AM
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I've been thinking about going back to uni and I'm 27 this month.
I'm currently a rail engineer but recently there has been huge hints that I might be getting made redundant. I have an HNC in Civil Engineering but I've lost all interest in that side of work (possibly due to how my company has treat me for the last 5yrs!)
I want to go into the forces but my mrs understandably doesn't want me to. So I've thought about going back to uni and doing Criminology and or Psychology as that kind of thing really interests me.
The only problem for me is the cost as I have very little savings. I considered Open Uni but I think I would benefit more from being in lectures then sat at home reading something I may not understand at points.
I'm currently a rail engineer but recently there has been huge hints that I might be getting made redundant. I have an HNC in Civil Engineering but I've lost all interest in that side of work (possibly due to how my company has treat me for the last 5yrs!)
I want to go into the forces but my mrs understandably doesn't want me to. So I've thought about going back to uni and doing Criminology and or Psychology as that kind of thing really interests me.
The only problem for me is the cost as I have very little savings. I considered Open Uni but I think I would benefit more from being in lectures then sat at home reading something I may not understand at points.
01 March 2012, 11:35 AM
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We had a few mature students on a Civil Engineering course and there is a lot of work to do, circa 26 lectures per week IIRC. But most of the mature students were used to knuckling down at 9 o'clock and getting on with it whilst us kids just drank coffee in the canteen till mid-day nursing hangovers and missing the odd lecture. Go for it if you can afford it. dl
01 March 2012, 11:55 AM
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01 March 2012, 12:55 PM
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It would be very hard to get into a groove with the way I work. I might be in a situation where I am away for 60 days and then back for 2 weeks. Doing course work when away would be impossible doing 12 hour days and sometime up for 24 hours in the work demands it. Then when I am back home normally I am too knackered to do anything for a few days.
01 March 2012, 01:07 PM
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Anyone got an feedback?
I'm seriously considering going back to university maybe in 2013. I will be in my mid 30's.
I can't say it will be to give me a better job per se. I just think my interests lie in something like sociology and my current job/career is a dead end intellectually.
Would this be mad?
I'm seriously considering going back to university maybe in 2013. I will be in my mid 30's.
I can't say it will be to give me a better job per se. I just think my interests lie in something like sociology and my current job/career is a dead end intellectually.
Would this be mad?
Go for it
01 March 2012, 01:16 PM
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I've been advised I might be better off doing a masters straight off the bat instead of undergrad. You know being so smart and experienced....to channel pslewis.
01 March 2012, 01:24 PM
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Tony, you said you were planning to buy a house with savings. Why not buy a cheaper house than you were thinking of and leave enough money to pay fees and the bills for a few years? That would give you room to breathe, and you could always get a part time job for a bit of extra cash if you don't want to use all your savings.
After you've finished the course you want to do you could always go hard at it back at work for a while to get the house in the area you want.
After you've finished the course you want to do you could always go hard at it back at work for a while to get the house in the area you want.
01 March 2012, 01:43 PM
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There's nothing stopping you from doing an undergrad then deciding if you want a Masters then. I did that and went straight into the masters, only took me 4 years for both so no additional time.
01 March 2012, 02:01 PM
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Tony, you said you were planning to buy a house with savings. Why not buy a cheaper house than you were thinking of and leave enough money to pay fees and the bills for a few years? That would give you room to breathe, and you could always get a part time job for a bit of extra cash if you don't want to use all your savings.
After you've finished the course you want to do you could always go hard at it back at work for a while to get the house in the area you want.
After you've finished the course you want to do you could always go hard at it back at work for a while to get the house in the area you want.
I could buy an apartment though probably in a better part, but there are so many in Manchester it is a dodgy investment I reckon. Still you have got me thinking...
01 March 2012, 02:04 PM
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I need to research this more though re my options.
02 March 2012, 12:56 AM
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Ive done all sorts of crap over the years, MSCE, CCNA, HNC in Electronic Engineering etc etc.... Now Im doing my AAT and its paying off I think. Every company needs Accountants and theres companies throughout the country.I actually enjoy it strangely enough too. Can get mudane but Im employed and thats what matters I think.
You can do this one day a week in an afternoon and evening, its not even hard if you have an ounce of common sense about you. Plus there is lots of perv time as already mentioned.
You can do this one day a week in an afternoon and evening, its not even hard if you have an ounce of common sense about you. Plus there is lots of perv time as already mentioned.
02 March 2012, 12:20 PM
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