Newcastle University Mature Students 2016

Hi everyone,

My name is Lea and I have an offer to study combined honours at Newcastle from September 2016. I will be attending as a 28 year old mature student and I was just wondering how many more of "mature" students there will be, not just on combined honours, but on any degree?


I have applied for Albion House, Barker House, Manor Bank, Bowsden Court and Verde as my accomodation choices, although I think will rent privately and would be very interested in hearing from other mature/postgrads who are thinking of doing the same.

Hi everyone,

My name is Lea and I have an offer to study combined honours at Newcastle from September 2016. I will be attending as a 28 year old mature student and I was just wondering how many more of "mature" students there will be, not just on combined honours, but on any degree?


I have applied for Albion House, Barker House, Manor Bank, Bowsden Court and Verde as my accomodation choices, although I think will rent privately and would be very interested in hearing from other mature/postgrads who are thinking of doing the same.

Hi everyone,

My name is Lea and I have an offer to study combined honours at Newcastle from September 2016. I will be attending as a 28 year old mature student and I was just wondering how many more of "mature" students there will be, not just on combined honours, but on any degree?


I have applied for Albion House, Barker House, Manor Bank, Bowsden Court and Verde as my accomodation choices, although I think will rent privately and would be very interested in hearing from other mature/postgrads who are thinking of doing the same.

Hey,

My name is Jordan, I'm gonna be doing combined as well, I'm also 22 so it'll be cool to know someone in the same boat 😊

Hey, I'm 26 and male and will probably be making Newcastle my firm. I will be renting privately for sure, living with 5 18 year old's sounds like hell haha.

Hello all, I guess I'm the old man of the group thus far. I'm Karl, 35 years old. I live in Gateshead and I'm staying put for my studies, a short metro ride away to the cheap side of the tracks. I'm studying Politics and Sociology BA Hons. (Sept 2016). As a local, maybe I can help people, I'm certainly open to sharing what I know, but you may quickly find I've selective knowledge! For example, I've no idea about the much touted Newcastle night life and pub/club scene. I like a nice quiet pub, but even better a comfy restaurant or café!Anyways, if anyone is considering private rentals, I can certainly weigh in on dodgy / problem areas both in Gateshead and Newcastle. Gateshead is dirt cheap and on the mainline of the metro (the metro has a yellow line and a green line, but between Gosforth and Pelaw they are the same line and within this area, which includes Gateshead and Newcastle , you can use any train turning up). However Gateshead is cheap for a reason.I'm considering if I want to buy the £60 wrist band for fresher's week. Last year, from the forums on TSR, it sounds like they had a lot of activities, like paint ball and sports. These are not really my thing, I could push myself, just to be sociable though. The big pull is the week long club-night parties. This is definitely NOT my scene. I only like my own loud music! But generally, I'm a lover of quiet calm and witty / clever banter. I am scared of ostracizing myself if I don't go though.

Nice to meet you Jordan. Sorry I didn't see this before now. What subjects will you be taking as part of combined honours?



Hi Helen, have you had any luck with private renting? I'm still undecided on whether to rent privately or go into uni accomodation.



I think i'd go in the postgrad halls if anything. Everybody is our age and I think that's where Newcastle place all mature students anyway.




I'm keen to try the activities as well. Like you say, it gets us meeting people and i don't think our ages should put us off.


Are we all going to the mature students meet?

* *Hi Helen, have you had any luck with private renting? I'm still undecided on whether to rent privately or go into uni accomodation.



I think i'd go in the postgrad halls if anything. Everybody is our age and I think that's where Newcastle place all mature students anyway.




I'm keen to try the activities as well. Like you say, it gets us meeting people and i don't think our ages should put us off.


Are we all going to the mature students meet?

hey, I opted for the uni halls. I have put bowdens court as my first preference as it is mixed undergrad and postgrads 😃
I want to get involved in freshers week too 👍**

I think I'll be doing Linguistics and Business or maybe politics - I'm not completely sold yet! You?

I have an application for halls but i have been looking for private rents. They haven't offered me any halls yet so I'll wait and see. I think halls make it easier to make friends and get to know lots of other students. But it is expensive. But easier in so many ways.




German from beginners, psychology and maybe linguistics but maybe literature.

I know theres a mature student event on freshers week, maybe we can meet up and go to activities?

I have an application for halls but i have been looking for private rents. They haven't offered me any halls yet so I'll wait and see. I think halls make it easier to make friends and get to know lots of other students. But it is expensive. But easier in so many ways.

Ah, see I'm considering German! I'm definitely sold on Business but aside from that I have no clue!

Yeah definitely man, can also go to the combined events together cause I think they do a lot of combined honours events during freshers. 😁

Im a 22 year old male who will be attending Newcastle this year (Sept 2016) and have confirmed my place with the University Accommodation.

After all age is just a number...

I'm 24 yr old male doing computer science , I've chosen uni accommodation and will be in park terrace this year

Awesome mate im in Park Terrace too do you know what flat your in?