Hey there, I recently posted this on the mature forum but nobody answered. I persume because nobody frequents them forums.
I am currently 26 years old, so I suppose if I was to start university, I'd be either 27 or 28.
I did really bad in school, like REALLY bad. I didn't try whatsoever and just joked about. In the end I got C for english, D maths, C history, D art (and I think that was because the teacher liked me), 4 c's ICT, D science. I dropped out of A-levels after the first year because I found the freedom was making me lazy and I was doing awful.
10 years later and I've served the Royal Navy and I've just left. I got 3 BTECs in Fibre optics and city of guilds. Some other qualifications in various things (like other city of guilds, RTITB etc)... I find I'm a very hard learner now but I doubt that'd prove much me saying it.
I want to go to university to study some courses would my grades hinder me? I'd like to learn stuff but to go back and learn GCSE's and another 2 years of A-levels? Would it be possible to go to university at all? With a chance at a decent subject? (I know medicine and law are out of the question here... But anything decent? Like nurse?) Would it be possible to give references to start uni?
My main problem however is funding. How can I afford rent whilst studying at uni? I want a decent chance at a career here. Literally I wish I tried harder and school and I feel the navy has ruined my youth. I don't want to party with the other students. I just want to study and work hard. I suppose I'll have to move into student accomadation or share a house? I've been kinda happy with my independancy tbh.
I've got my heart set on either psychology or perhaps get a history degree and become a teacher? Psychology interests me and I love history as a hobby.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.