Starting uni at 22.

Well, I'm about to start University in London in about 3 weeks time, and as its coming closer, I'm a bit nervous about the whole age thing. I'll be, on average 3-4 years older than most of my classmates. In terms of being social and outgoing, I don't think I'll have many issues, but I wanted to get people's opinions on older/mature students fitting in.

I'm 22 and look my age (unless I don't shave for 2 weeks and then I look 2 years older ). So, TSR users (those who've been older when they started uni, and those who've known older students during their time at uni), do older students stick out/have issues blending in/are left out?

Anon please.

Thanks to those who take the time to respond

At 22, I doubt anyone will notice the age difference unless you tell them.

I started university at 31 and I haven't really had any problems. No one seems to care about my age and were often surprised when I mentioned it. Yeah, I probably don't have the wild social life that most 19-20 year olds do, but I don't really care. I sit around with my fellow mature students during our hardcore drinking sessions (*) and start sentences with "Back in my day....".

(*) that is tea drinking, not alcohol.

Was 21 when I started university, nobody asks or anything so if you don't mention it they 100% won't even know. Even if they did know they probably wouldn't give two ****s brah.

Also don't worry about the shaving thing! There are plenty of 18 year olds with hench beards.