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Am i going to fit in?

Hi all,

Im starting a foundation degree in Business Management this september and although i am very much looking forward to it i am some what nervous lol.

The course itself is over 2 days (mon,tues) which suits me as i have to work. I am currently dropping down from full time work to 3 days, i am hoping to drop this further to 2 days a week depending on what loans/grants i receive.

The concern i have is that living at home only been in for 2 days a week im not really going to get the 'uni expereince'. Now dont get me wrong im not a huge clubber so im hoping to join a few sports clubs to get out there lol.

But i have just received my freshers pack and i want to go to the freshers fair and have a look at what the clubs and societies have to offer but i just wonder when im walking around all alone and i going to feel really out of place.

It doesnt help matter my course is been held at the local college for the first year.

Anybody had similar feelings or am i just been a bit stupid :smile:

Reply 1

Owly

No you're not stupid at all. Being older than the majority of the students can be isolating* to some extent, but you'll find that virtually everyone is approachable. Most of the students tend to stay with their own age group - which is understandable - but it's quite likely you'll find other mature students to socialise with, presuming you've got the time.

Where I study, there aren't that many mature students, but I've never yet been made to feel like an outsider. As I wrote on another thread, at college/uni, people are generally more interested in how intelligent you are, not how old you are :smile:

*I don't mean that other students will isolate you, but it does sometimes feel odd to be surrounded by a load of young(er) people, who all appear to be about 14 years old.

Reply 2

Cloven Angel

Fresher's Fair was just chaos when I went, so many people you could hardly move... you certainly wont feel alone! A lot of the freshers went with others they'd only just met in their residences, but some went alone. I was living in a house full of postgrads and internationals who had no interest in joining societies so I went alone, I didn't feel isolated at any time.