20 when starting uni?

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Reply 40

angel156

I may be wrong, but I don't think that the maturity level would vary too much.

Reply 41

LeedsLad

between 18 and says 30's

I think so :smile:

Reply 42

angel156

LeedsLad

between 18 and says 30's

I think so :smile:

lol I meant between 18 and 20 or 21

Reply 43

LeedsLad

Ah I stand corrected ..... me shuffles back to me wheelchair and shuts up :smile:

Reply 44

*HullaBaLoO*

Hmm, if I plan to take a gap year, then I'll be going to uni at 20.

But my mother is stating her dislike towards that idea, because I will be really old, as she puts it.

Reply 45

angel156

*HullaBaLoO*

Hmm, if I plan to take a gap year, then I'll be going to uni at 20.

But my mother is stating her dislike towards that idea, because I will be really old, as she puts it.

2o isn't old!
I think you should take the gap year; one in a lifetime experience! :biggrin:

Reply 46

Sharpshooter

You'll be one of the oldest probably, but not the oldest.

I went back and re-did some of my a-levels for another year, before then starting a stage 0 engineering course to gain acceptance, and then the following year started stage 1.

So if you like I am two years behind most of my peers (who are 4th year now starting this september if not already finished).

Although I'm 4th August (1986), so I was one of the youngest anyway (especially for my Northern Ireland year as the cut off point for the same year is here is at the end of june).

Now I'm a year ahead of you uni wise and I'm already 21, as I would have started stage 1/first year two months after turning 20.

Despite all that, I can guarentee you I am not the oldest, out of about 50 students I would say I am about 6th/7th oldest as all of us are born between 86 and 88 (oldest I think is about 4-5 months older than me). If your class size is anywhere as big as mine you'll definitely find people older than you.

Reply 47

Lady_Muck

i'm 20 in November so don't worry. It seems really quite old to me...

Reply 48

LeedsLad

PMSL ... its soooo funny hearing you lot say your old ... chuckles and wheelies off in his wheelchair

Reply 49

Zarogue

LeedsLad

PMSL ... its soooo funny hearing you lot say your old ... chuckles and wheelies off in his wheelchair

Yeah, ROFL just been reading this myself, I'm starting at 35 also, and reading these "am I too old thread at 20-23 " makes me think I'm going to be viewed as some sort of old fogie.. :eek:

Reply 50

imitationleather

I'll be 21 when I start at university (might have to move in to halls on my birthday, which will be annoying) and I can assure you that I did nothing constructive with the extra two years.

Reply 51

LeedsLad

Zarogue

Yeah, ROFL just been reading this myself, I'm starting at 35 also, and reading these am "I too old thread at 20-23 " makes me think I'm going to be viewed as some sort of old fogie.. :eek: