Dropping out of uni and starting a few years later as a mature student

Dropped out of uni because I wasn't enjoying the course and wanted to gain work experience in a job. After a few years in paid employment I now feel that I want to go back to the same uni but a different course. Is it common for people to drop out and then re-enrol as a mature student is that an odd thing to do?

I did it oppositely. I restarted at a different uni but in a very similar course.

I dropped out of BA Hons Classical Studies at Leeds in 2008. I transferred the credits across to the OU and started second year of BA Hons Classical Studies in 2021.

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Original post by PinkMobilePhone

I did it oppositely. I restarted at a different uni but in a very similar course.

I dropped out of BA Hons Classical Studies at Leeds in 2008. I transferred the credits across to the OU and started second year of BA Hons Classical Studies in 2021.

Ah ok so sort of a similar situation then. If I may ask, what's been your experience with the OU only I have a friend who wants to study a degree via the OU but he's worried that it's looked down on compared to a degree, say, from a traditional uni?

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Ah ok so sort of a similar situation then. If I may ask, what's been your experience with the OU only I have a friend who wants to study a degree via the OU but he's worried that it's looked down on compared to a degree, say, from a traditional uni?

It's not looked down on. People have gone on to do Masters at Oxbridge after having obtained a BA or BSc at the OU, so if it's not looked down on by Oxbridge, then it's not looked down on :wink:

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It's not looked down on. People have gone on to do Masters at Oxbridge after having obtained a BA or BSc at the OU, so if it's not looked down on by Oxbridge, then it's not looked down on :wink:

Oh right I didn't know that. Thanks. I'll let him know.