i like trouser suits too! and don't worry about the age thingy n being pulled on your lack of understanding due to age etcetc...they will be penalised for that. it's not for anyone (regardless of age) to make judgements on suitability. that's the job of the assessors.
certainly i'm a mature student and wouldn't have done what they did! never forget, you made the sift, so the uni thought you have understanding enuff to be there in the first place! sod em.
fingers crossed for u and let us know how ya got on chick!
and no scottish uni's tend not to interview. they tend to send work instead. that work gets put to a panel and if u get thru then, they either make an offer/reject OR ask for interview if they think you don't have enuff exp. strath do this. the only uni that i know of (out the ones i applied to) that just do straight interview is UWS.
the rest all ask essay style questions and go by that. good in one way cos i'm crap at interviews. bad in another cos if the essay isn't written well enuff u don't get to show knowledge 'on the day' as u do interviews.
much prefer essay's tho! if i had to choose.