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20 when starting uni?

I will be nearly 20 when I start university. I'm September born so was one of the oldest people in school, and then I took a year out. Is that very late? :frown:

Reply 1

elisabethbridge

1

Don't worry, there're lots of people who are either your age or older than you. :smile:

And although most people would be just 18 or 19, the age difference really isn't an issue. Just go and enjoy your time at uni. (That's what I intend to do anyway. I'm also turning 20 in September and starting uni this year.)

Reply 2

lee99

OP

I thought there would be others born between september and december nearing 20 if they took a gap year, but nearly everyone seems to be around 18. Kind of worries me.

Reply 3

Cromulent

12

Why are you worried? I'm starting when I'm 22.

I would have no problems with starting now if I was 30 either. Just go there and enjoy yourself, stop worrying about things which really make no difference at all.

Reply 4

Artemidoros.

3

I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum, I'm starting at 17

Reply 5

sarbruis

8

I'm 21. I doubt anyone will know the difference. Don't worry about it. A lot of people are 19. The difference between 19 and 20 is hardly noticeable. No one's going to care.

Reply 6

choco6

1

20s fine.
my best friend's sister was diagnosed with illness right after the a-levels, so she entered uni at 20. she had applied for deferred entry.
another girl i know was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma towards the end of her gap year. she was october born so would have been nearly 20 that year, but couldn't go due to the cancer. she finally went to uni at 22.

Reply 7

lee99

OP

oh the girl who got ill after the alevels- how on earth did they take her? don't you have to do something 'constructive' in your gap year?

Reply 8

silken1987

1

I'm 20 and will be starting uni this year. I don't think there's anything wrong with being slightly older - in many ways its an advantage :smile:

Reply 9

xxxchrisxxx

11

i would think overcoming a serious illness is pretty damn constructive

Reply 10

lee99

OP

xxxchrisxxx

i would think overcoming a serious illness is pretty damn constructive

yes but you're usually asked to give details on what you did during your gap year, but if you're ill you don't end up doing that. wouldn't the university have a problem?

Reply 11

Brotherhood

16

Why would being 20 be a problem?

Reply 12

choco6

1

lee99

yes but you're usually asked to give details on what you did during your gap year, but if you're ill you don't end up doing that. wouldn't the university have a problem?

I don't know, I didn't ask how they still let her in .

Reply 13

LeedsLad

20 thats well old

Si looks at his siggy :smile:

Reply 14

x.fiore.x

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lee99

oh the girl who got ill after the alevels- how on earth did they take her? don't you have to do something 'constructive' in your gap year?

Errr i'm sure getting over a serious illness is a pretty good reason for a gap year. And I have spent my whole gap year doing a little bit of working, combined with lots of watching Jeremy Kyle and Loose Women all day.

Reply 15

lee99

OP

x_f_x

Errr i'm sure getting over a serious illness is a pretty good reason for a gap year. And I have spent my whole gap year doing a little bit of working, combined with lots of watching Jeremy Kyle and Loose Women all day.

yeah but she applied for deferred entry, so wouldn't have been able to do what she intially said she would in the year out

Reply 16

Tzara

12

Being 20 isn't a problem. I have two friends who were 23 and 24 when they started, didn't do them no harm. May very well have helped them in some way instead!

Reply 17

MissHero

1

lee99

yeah but she applied for deferred entry, so wouldn't have been able to do what she intially said she would in the year out

I'm pretty certain they would not penalise her for being seriously ill, it's an unavoidable circumstance.

Anyway, I turned 20 3 days before I started uni, and it was fine.

Reply 18

lee99

OP

MissHero

I'm pretty certain they would not penalise her for being seriously ill, it's an unavoidable circumstance.

Anyway, I turned 20 3 days before I started uni, and it was fine.

oh ok. but maybe if the uni is prestigious. ie oxbridge

Reply 19

Vikrum

I'll be 20 not long after starting Uni.
Doesn't really bother me too much. Infact. 90% of my friends are a good 5/6 years older than me, so it'll hopefully readdress an age balance!

20 when starting uni?

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