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

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I wouldn't think so. I know a girl in her first year of uni who is 25 and if she hadn't told me her age I wouldn't have known. I thought she was 18. Many people don't know her age and assume she's 18 or so. Just go out there, talk to as many people as you can and be friendly, nobody will even care about your age.

There is one guy who everyone calls 'the old guy' but he's 35+ and is kind of bald, you should be okay :smile:

Reply 41

ViralRiver

Put it this way, I have a 38 yr old married man on my course, he's doing fine.

Reply 42

coca

Original post by TheEnigmaUK

I don't want too many friends, I just want to have a happy/easygoing social life while I'm there. I would hate to be alone every weekend while at Uni, it would probably destroy my concentration on my studying too.

I know what you mean. I just feel that there's too much of an expectation to be this big social butterfly when it's not that easy for some of us.

Reply 43

sparky86

I'm 25 and living in halls for my first year, I expected there to be more people my age but I am the oldest out of nearly 1000 on our hall campus. As long as you don't make a problem about it people generally don't care, if they do it's because they are probably too immature to have been allowed out of their village, but I imagine they will grow up as the year goes on. After a while it's not that different from going out with mates at home, apart from the occassional obligatory drunken mess you will see lieing in the corridor.
Certain Uni's do have a higher percentage of mature students, such as Plymouth which has 27% undergraduates over the age of 21, whereas Birmingham only has 3%.

Reply 44

Lamptastic

I'm 23 and hoping to go to Uni next year..I can still party hard. :wink:

Reply 45

Hanvyj

Original post by F Ellen

I'm actually pretty depressed that I come in the "mature skin" category on the makeup counter at Boots now

Really!? God I hate make up companies....

Reply 46

mike101

I'll be 22 when I start next year, and expect to probably be one of the oldest.

Cant see it being too big an issue, I can get along with most people, and despite not looking young at all everyone I talked to at my university interviews thought I was still in sixth form.

I'm happier going now rather than when I was 18 too, having worked for 4 years has made me a much harder worker and let me realise the importance of education.

Reply 47

problemsolver

You could probably do most student stuff, other than sticking it in/having a relationship with the 18 year old hotties, since 25/2 + 7 = 19.5.

Reply 48

TurboCretin

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.

My housemate did law at King's got 2.2s and 3rds in 1st year, 2.1s and 2.2s in second year, and straight 1sts in third year. Came out with a 1st overall. Now doing a law PhD.

Partying at university does not mean you can't get a good degree!

Reply 49

Laurah5498

You'll be fine :smile:

One of the lads in our group of friends is 25 and we don't notice/care!

Reply 50

irdan

Original post by problemsolver

You could probably do most student stuff, other than sticking it in/having a relationship with the 18 year old hotties, since 25/2 + 7 = 19.5.

The 'sticking it in' remark aside that sum is rubbish and wouldn't stop me at the age of 25 being with someone who is 18.

Reply 51

problemsolver

Original post by irdan

The 'sticking it in' remark aside that sum is rubbish and wouldn't stop me at the age of 25 being with someone who is 18.

Prepare to be judged then. I'm 19 and I think it'd be weird for someone my age to go for someone who is 17/18.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 52

da_comeback

Original post by Aspiringlawstudent

Oh, grow up.

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

Useless Rude Awnser

And 25 is not old..if you were 40 then that would be a problem

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 53

damos92

Man, when i'm 60 i'll still be dancing to Mark Morrison in the clubs and if anyone wants to laugh at the pensioner doing the Usher moves, i'll challenge them to a game of ring of fire and drink them under the table.

25 is ridiculously young when talking about clubbing.

Reply 54

tweeto

Original post by da_comeback

Useless Rude Awnser

And 25 is not old..if you were 30 then that would be a problem

Why would 30 be a problem? :confused:

Reply 55

Nigel9

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?

You're thinking about the girls?

Reply 56

da_comeback

Original post by tweeto

Why would 30 be a problem? :confused:

Typo...40..would be a problem being 22 years older then the freshers it might get a bit akward but even at that age should not stop you living life to the fullest..

Remember it is just a number.

Reply 57

bluewater69

I'm gonna be 35/36 when I go. Gonna embrace everything that is thrown at me - I don't give a ****. I was a mess in my late teens and for most of my twenties. I'm gonna have a whale of a time!

BRING IT ON!!!

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 58

Jez RR

Original post by da_comeback

Typo...40..would be a problem being 22 years older then the freshers it might get a bit akward but even at that age should not stop you living life to the fullest..

It really isn't that awkward. Loads of other mature students about.

I went to uni only knowing a handful of people in the UK - mostly work colleagues. In the course of a single year my phone memory has filled up twice, my Facebook friends have quadrupled and my social life has had one giant kick in the pants. I have also somehow acquired a girlfriend (who is only 15 years younger than me) :tongue:

It's been a blast :biggrin:

Reply 59

irdan

Original post by problemsolver

Lol who's judging now? And where did you get that from? You don't know anything "irdan".

How would you feel if your 18 year old sister or daughter came back for the weekend from her first week at uni with a 25 year old man, and had sex with him loudly in her room?

Yes I know nothing. I bow down to your superior life skills and knowledge. 18 year old females with 25 year old men is fairly common, I think you should try and socialise outside of your regular sixth form buddies and you may actually understand the world better "problemsolver".