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Is 25 too old to enjoy University to it's fullest? E.g. Social life, societies etc

I am planning to study an access course next year in Social studies and then go onto Uni, but I'm currently 23 years old and once the access course is completed I'll be 25 years old, and that will be the same age I'll start Uni. I am still social now and I enjoy partying, drinking (sometimes), and doing different activities, but am I going to be too old to join in and have fun at Uni? I don't look old (good genes) so I would probably fit in with the younger people, but I'm just a little worried/curious about how it might be at University.

Any advice?

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Oh, grow up.

If you're even bothered by that, you really oughn't bother with education.
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Original post by Abir Ishtiaq

Original post by Abir Ishtiaq
University's purpose is solely for education, not to have a good laugh and a drink, but you say you look young, and you're 25, so yeah, you probably will blend in with the other students


Yeah I know that, but I want to socialise and enjoy my time too.
Original post by TheEnigmaUK
Yeah I know that, but I want to socialise and enjoy my time too.


Why not just become a bricklayer then?
am 27 and in uni, i have friends the same age here,there are ppl in their 20s here,ppl in their 30s too, many teens, tbh i dont think ppl should be in university until at least 19/20 as most just piss about
Original post by Abir Ishtiaq
University's purpose is solely for education, not to have a good laugh and a drink, but you say you look young, and you're 25, so yeah, you probably will blend in with the other students


Maybe for you. For normal people it isn't.
Sure, we have a girl on our cheerleading squad who's 25 and she parties with the best of them.
Original post by Aspiringlawstudent
Why not just become a bricklayer then?


What a stupid response. He wants to socialise and do a degree in social care. On what planet would becoming a bricklayer be a suitable path to do that?
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No. One of my housemates is 30 and does all of the usual uni stuff with us (probably more so than I do to be honest!), and balances that out fine with the other mature students.


If you're a fun, outgoing person, people will be drawn to you any way.
Original post by callum9999
What a stupid response. He wants to socialise and do a degree in social care. On what planet would becoming a bricklayer be a suitable path to do that?


He seems more interested in pissing about.

It'd be considerably less effort to just learn how to put blocks together (you know, like pre-school kids do) than throw away a lot of (taxpayer's) money doing a doss degree and probably coming out with a 2:2 or less anyway.
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We have 2 24 year olds on my course and they party harder than anyone :biggrin:
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Original post by TheEnigmaUK
I am planning to study an access course next year in Social studies and then go onto Uni, but I'm currently 23 years old and once the access course is completed I'll be 25 years old, and that will be the same age I'll start Uni. I am still social now and I enjoy partying, drinking (sometimes), and doing different activities, but am I going to be too old to join in and have fun at Uni? I don't look old (good genes) so I would probably fit in with the younger people, but I'm just a little worried/curious about how it might be at University.

Any advice?


have u heard of medical students?
Original post by Aspiringlawstudent
He seems more interested in pissing about.

It'd be considerably less effort to just learn how to put blocks together (you know, like pre-school kids do) than throw away a lot of (taxpayer's) money doing a doss degree and probably coming out with a 2:2 or less anyway.


And how did you come to that sound conclusion - I hope your analytical skills improve before you become a solicitor (assuming you want to). Did it not cross your mind that they already know about the academic part of it and just want to ask a question about the social side?

University is a social experience as well. Hence the big emphasis placed on the student unions.
Original post by Aspiringlawstudent
He seems more interested in pissing about.

It'd be considerably less effort to just learn how to put blocks together (you know, like pre-school kids do) than throw away a lot of (taxpayer's) money doing a doss degree and probably coming out with a 2:2 or less anyway.


Someone's got sand in their vagina. :ahee:
I'm 22 and a first year, a couple of others in my year are even older and we mix in with all the younger people absolutely fine! =)
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No?
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1000% definitely not, if you're 30+ then it'd be a bit weird but not mid twenties. Go for it :smile:
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Original post by Aspiringlawstudent
He seems more interested in pissing about.

It'd be considerably less effort to just learn how to put blocks together (you know, like pre-school kids do) than throw away a lot of (taxpayer's) money doing a doss degree and probably coming out with a 2:2 or less anyway.


Just because someone wants to enjoy the social elements of university doesn't mean that they're automatically going to waste their time and come out with an awful degree. Plenty of people have a wild first few weeks and then pull up their degree and come out well; even more of us manage to balance a social life and come out with a good degree class anyway. To be honest, I'd be worried about someone who legitimately had to spend every second of their waking life studying in order to get a 2:1, and had no time to socialise or have fun.
Original post by kerily
Just because someone wants to enjoy the social elements of university doesn't mean that they're automatically going to waste their time and come out with an awful degree. Plenty of people have a wild first few weeks and then pull up their degree and come out well; even more of us manage to balance a social life and come out with a good degree class anyway. To be honest, I'd be worried about someone who legitimately had to spend every second of their waking life studying in order to get a 2:1, and had no time to socialise or have fun.


Plenty of people have a wild first couple of years and then pull their degree up and come out well..
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Original post by rockrunride
Plenty of people have a wild first couple of years and then pull their degree up and come out well..


Bodes well for me, then :awesome:

Depends what percentage your years count in, I guess. But the moral of the story is that there's plenty of time at university to enjoy yourself without being a complete failure; you needn't live in the library for 3 years and then come out wishing you'd made a few friends as well.

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