Problems with getting accepted into uni as I am mature student
Mostly that as I am a mature student it means my academic experience needs refreshed so I could either do a part time course(yet not be able to transfer) or an access course at college.
The main issue is not that I want to socialise as such but id rather go to uni than college which the ones I have seen are mostly even younger ages than at uni and less mature, added to the fact I want to go to events and also I want to graduate before I am too old(am 28 this year) so 4 years at uni and 1 at uni would mean I would be 34 before I graduate and even harder to find work etc.#
So college would feel like a step backwards since I already have a NC, ND, NQ in media and spent a year at uni before I left due to funding(its fine now) and that was only 2 years ago.
It seems far easier to get into an English uni but then theres the issue of fees and moving my stuff(which would be a few hundred quid I cant afford at moment) and moving away from family etc
But I am told my NQ doesnt count for ucas point(despite what the college says) and as I didnt complete old uni course that doest count therefore my most recent qualification is 7 years old to them.
So any advice welcome.
The main issue is not that I want to socialise as such but id rather go to uni than college which the ones I have seen are mostly even younger ages than at uni and less mature, added to the fact I want to go to events and also I want to graduate before I am too old(am 28 this year) so 4 years at uni and 1 at uni would mean I would be 34 before I graduate and even harder to find work etc.#
So college would feel like a step backwards since I already have a NC, ND, NQ in media and spent a year at uni before I left due to funding(its fine now) and that was only 2 years ago.
It seems far easier to get into an English uni but then theres the issue of fees and moving my stuff(which would be a few hundred quid I cant afford at moment) and moving away from family etc
But I am told my NQ doesnt count for ucas point(despite what the college says) and as I didnt complete old uni course that doest count therefore my most recent qualification is 7 years old to them.
So any advice welcome.
Just go to college. You have to get the qualifications to go to university the same way as everyone else.
Original post by dumdumdumdidum
Just go to college. You have to get the qualifications to go to university the same way as everyone else.
Yes but I HAVE the qualifications but they claim they are pointless as I need more recent ones(despite having the needed points) within the last 2 years!!! whats the point of any qualification if after 2 years its useless, and I have been in education within 2 years but they say it doesnt count as I didnt finish it.
So its a difficult situation.
Have you tried other universities? If it's one university saying that, and that's where you really want to go then there is no other way other than going to college. I'm sure all universities won't take that same view though.
I'd say your best bet is an Access course, shows to them that you've brushed up on the academic skills you need, and the other qualifications and experience you have will be a huge boost for your application.
Original post by drbluebox
Yes but I HAVE the qualifications but they claim they are pointless as I need more recent ones(despite having the needed points) within the last 2 years!!! whats the point of any qualification if after 2 years its useless, and I have been in education within 2 years but they say it doesnt count as I didnt finish it.
So its a difficult situation.
So its a difficult situation.
just been thru all this myself, you need to do either the appropriate a levels, or an access course, just the way things are now
Original post by dumdumdumdidum
Have you tried other universities? If it's one university saying that, and that's where you really want to go then there is no other way other than going to college. I'm sure all universities won't take that same view though.
Well its mostly Scottish unis and the more popular English ones like Northumbria, I spoke to Hull and Chester(went to both part time before) and they said the application would be processed on stuff like personal statement and relevant experience etc.
But I want to stay in Scotland if possible.
With colleges I applied for a few and they have accepted me(including one just on the basis of a phone call) for access courses etc but thats a very last resort.
Whilst I was at my interview for UCL there was a girl in her 30s who'd done 2 'A' levels when she was 18 and had practical experience in her subject. She told me that she'd been offered entrance based on the interview and an essay to prove her scholastic skills. I'm not sure if she was offered a place or not, but based on this I'd say there's no harm in asking around...
Do an Open University module?
Original post by drbluebox
Mostly that as I am a mature student it means my academic experience needs refreshed so I could either do a part time course(yet not be able to transfer) or an access course at college.
The main issue is not that I want to socialise as such but id rather go to uni than college which the ones I have seen are mostly even younger ages than at uni and less mature, added to the fact I want to go to events and also I want to graduate before I am too old(am 28 this year) so 4 years at uni and 1 at uni would mean I would be 34 before I graduate and even harder to find work etc.#
So college would feel like a step backwards since I already have a NC, ND, NQ in media and spent a year at uni before I left due to funding(its fine now) and that was only 2 years ago.
It seems far easier to get into an English uni but then theres the issue of fees and moving my stuff(which would be a few hundred quid I cant afford at moment) and moving away from family etc
But I am told my NQ doesnt count for ucas point(despite what the college says) and as I didnt complete old uni course that doest count therefore my most recent qualification is 7 years old to them.
So any advice welcome.
The main issue is not that I want to socialise as such but id rather go to uni than college which the ones I have seen are mostly even younger ages than at uni and less mature, added to the fact I want to go to events and also I want to graduate before I am too old(am 28 this year) so 4 years at uni and 1 at uni would mean I would be 34 before I graduate and even harder to find work etc.#
So college would feel like a step backwards since I already have a NC, ND, NQ in media and spent a year at uni before I left due to funding(its fine now) and that was only 2 years ago.
It seems far easier to get into an English uni but then theres the issue of fees and moving my stuff(which would be a few hundred quid I cant afford at moment) and moving away from family etc
But I am told my NQ doesnt count for ucas point(despite what the college says) and as I didnt complete old uni course that doest count therefore my most recent qualification is 7 years old to them.
So any advice welcome.
I'm the same age as you, and I've just finished my access course. The pace felt a bit slow for me at times, but I enjoyed every minute of it.
I wouldn't worry about the social aspect; everyone else on access will be in a similar boat to you, you've just got to scan through the threads here to see how many friends people have made.
There's no getting around that you'll have a decade on all the other graduates when you finish; for job prospects that's a good thing though, think of all the soft skills you've acquired that you didn't have when you were 21. I resolved early on that the job at the end was more than worth all the effort of getting to it, and that by keeping my eye on the prize, even going back to the same college that I dropped out of as a teenager hasn't felt like a step backwards.
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