Older students

ok. is there some kind of segregation here? Are mature student issues and younger student issues not similar?

Hi everyone. May I know which specific path(s) you took to get back into education? As in, which pre-degree courses you took and which degree courses you will be taking? Just curious, because I'm hoping to get back into education, but haven't made a firm decision on my "path" yet.

I'm at the OU studying BA Hons Classical Studies.

As I had previously obtained a CertHE in Classical Civilisation many years ago at the University of Leeds before I dropped out, I was able to transfer 120 credits to the OU, enabling me to start the Classical Studies course at Level 2.

I'm studying part-time and am just coming to the end of my second year of Level 2. I'll be starting Level 3 in October, and will be graduating in 2025.

Hi everyone. May I know which specific path(s) you took to get back into education? As in, which pre-degree courses you took and which degree courses you will be taking? Just curious, because I'm hoping to get back into education, but haven't made a firm decision on my "path" yet.

Hello,

I want to be a Dietitian and just been offered a place at the University of Nottingham to study Dietetics and Nutrition. It’s something I never ever imagined I would be capable of, however somehow I did and if I did then you definitely can.

I first started with an online functional skills Maths and English course as I did not have the right grades at GCSE. This can take up-to 3 months, longer if you don’t put the time in or quicker if you put the work in. I know people who have done it in 6 weeks.

I then done an access to science course which, included chemistry, biology, physiology and study skills. It’s a one year course - I had to get distinctions in all my assignments, as my future uni course had one of the highest ucas points requirements.

There were plenty in my class though that only needed pass only as their ucas points were not high like mine. I started last September and I have just finished.

What would you like to do?

I'm at the OU studying BA Hons Classical Studies.

As I had previously obtained a CertHE in Classical Civilisation many years ago at the University of Leeds before I dropped out, I was able to transfer 120 credits to the OU, enabling me to start the Classical Studies course at Level 2.

I'm studying part-time and am just coming to the end of my second year of Level 2. I'll be starting Level 3 in October, and will be graduating in 2025.

I’m 43, will be 44 just after I start Uni in September. I probably try to talk myself out of it about 10 times a day at the moment because it’s such a step out of my comfort zone.

Hey Was that access course you did an online course or you attended college?

I attended one at my local university, which was a college.

Thank you so much for your reply
And I wanted to say a very very well done for getting a place at Nottingham Uni!
I want to do the exact same course at the exact same uni and I'm happy to see there's a person who got a place there after completing access to HE education course.

I'm doing A-levels at the moment and working full-time, which is definitely not the easiest of things to do, hehe. I can't apply to uni until i re-mortgage my house, and I want to save money before that, so I have to be patient
It's brilliant to know access to HE course is accepted by the department in case I don't get the grades i need from A-levels (I better do cuz I work hard to achieve them, but you never know)

The difference is that you had face-to-face classes and I was thinking to take and online bIochemical pathway course from Learn Direct, if needed, so I'll still have to message uni to see if they'd accept it.

I'd love to hear from you how you're getting on and what you think about the course once you start it! And I wanted to wish you a good luck too! So happy for you

I'm late to the party, starting my degree in October at the ripe old age of 51. How many decrepit students are there here other than myself?? 🤣