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Mature students at Queen Mary?

I'm 28 and i've got an offer from QMUL to study history & politics in September. Are there any other mature students planning on firming QMUL?

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Reply 1

nohaynada

Original post by Hieronymus

I'm 28 and i've got an offer from QMUL to study history & politics in September. Are there any other mature students planning on firming QMUL?

Hi! I have an offer from QM and I'm 90% sure that I will be firming them, I'll be 22 so not as mature as you lol but I'll studying International Relations.

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Reply 2

Hieronymus

Original post by nohaynada

Hi! I have an offer from QM and I'm 90% sure that I will be firming them, I'll be 22 so not as mature as you lol but I'll studying International Relations.

Haha! Looks like i'll be the oldest then! Out of interest are you staying in halls?

Reply 3

nohaynada

Original post by Hieronymus

Haha! Looks like i'll be the oldest then! Out of interest are you staying in halls?

Yep I'll be applying for halls, their accommodation looks so nice, what about you?

Reply 4

Hieronymus

Probably not. I think i'm a bit too old to be honest!

Reply 5

Halapino

Original post by Hieronymus

I'm 28 and i've got an offer from QMUL to study history & politics in September. Are there any other mature students planning on firming QMUL?

Hey! I've got an offer for maths & i'm 26 at the moment (27 by September), so you wont be on your own :smile:

Reply 6

Hieronymus

Original post by Halapino

Hey! I've got an offer for maths & i'm 26 at the moment (27 by September), so you wont be on your own :smile:

Good to know! It seems some universities have a lot of older students, it doesn't look like QMUL has too many. Hopefully we won't stand out too much!

Reply 7

Futebol

Original post by Hieronymus

I'm 28 and i've got an offer from QMUL to study history & politics in September. Are there any other mature students planning on firming QMUL?

I'm also 28 - *IF* I get an offer after my interview (yet to happen), I'll be confirming QMOL as my 1st choice :smile:

Reply 8

Hieronymus

Original post by Futebol

I'm also 28 - *IF* I get an offer after my interview (yet to happen), I'll be confirming QMOL as my 1st choice :smile:

What are you studying?

Reply 9

Futebol

[h="1"]Hispanic Studies and Linguistics :colondollar:

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Reply 10

Hieronymus

Original post by Futebol

Hispanic Studies and Linguistics :colondollar:

Sounds good. Are you Spanish or just interested in the subject?

Reply 11

Futebol

Original post by Hieronymus

Sounds good. Are you Spanish or just interested in the subject?

Just interested in the subject!

Reply 12

Hieronymus

Original post by Futebol

Just interested in the subject!

Cool. Good luck with it!

Reply 13

gyromancer

Original post by Hieronymus

I'm 28 and i've got an offer from QMUL to study history & politics in September. Are there any other mature students planning on firming QMUL?

I too have an offer for History and Politics at QMUL, starting Sept '14. I'm 34 so you may not be the oldest!

I'm still debating between QMUL and Goldsmith's.

Reply 14

Hieronymus

Original post by gyromancer

I too have an offer for History and Politics at QMUL, starting Sept '14. I'm 34 so you may not be the oldest!

I'm still debating between QMUL and Goldsmith's.

I've applied to Goldsmiths too. I prefer the modules at QMUL though so it's my first choice at the moment. What area/period of history are you interested in?

Reply 15

gyromancer

Original post by Hieronymus

I've applied to Goldsmiths too. I prefer the modules at QMUL though so it's my first choice at the moment. What area/period of history are you interested in?

Previously my interest was 18th Century history and I've maintained an interest in this area as a hobby since school. However, as I'm returning after many years out of structured study (feel pretty nervous about that - ha ha), I'm taking a fresh look and am quite open minded about potential areas of interest. I hope to explore a range.

I visited Goldsmiths last week and was impressed, particularly by the thematic methods they employ to teach the subjects.

On the other hand, the QMUL modules look vast and, if I'm concerned about rankings, it's a no brainer really - QM wins out. Just not sure how much credence I should give to the rankings....(?)

I need to visit QM. Got the offer a couple of weeks back but have heard nothing about offer days etc. Have you?

Reply 16

Hieronymus

I hadn't formally studied history until i went back to college this year. Previously i'd just read whatever i was interested in. I want to study modern European history. The range of modules at QMUL look excellent and it'll give me the opportunity to study everything i'm interested in, mainly 19th and early 20th century British, German and Russian history and a bit of intellectual history. I haven't heard anything about an open day for offer holders. I emailed admissions about it a few weeks ago but didn't get a reply. I might ask about it on one of the threads here and see if i get a response. I'm keen to visit QMUL as its certainly my first choice at the moment. I'm not too concerned with the rankings, i'm going to base my decision on the content of the course.