Mature students 2025 applicants
I thought us oldies could gather in this post to share our struggles and success in this new chapter.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
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Original post by Yugafix
I thought us oldies could gather in this post to share our struggles and success in this new chapter.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
Hi, great idea. I'm applying to start uni next year when I retire after 42+ years as a Government policy advisor😀 I'm 58, divorced, 2 adult sons who think I'm crazy or amazing for doing this depending on the day of the week you ask them!
I want to study International Relations and Politics at LJMU in Liverpool and definitely going to study abroad as part of my course which is very exciting.
I'm 40, I'm married, I have four kids aged 19, 17, 15 and 11.
I've applied to do MSc Ancient Worlds (Archaeology and Classics) at the University of Edinburgh via distance learning in 2025.
Currently I'm in my final year of BA (Hons) Classical Studies with the Open University.
I've applied to do MSc Ancient Worlds (Archaeology and Classics) at the University of Edinburgh via distance learning in 2025.
Currently I'm in my final year of BA (Hons) Classical Studies with the Open University.
Hi I'm 57, I'm about to start an MA in Creative Projects in January - it's online and over 1 year. It begins with a week residential in Sweden. I have just taken redundancy and have been a TV reporter for 20 years. I'm going to make a film as my creative project. I'm really in need of some financial clarification about the repayment rules for the loan. I have 2 children (22 and 18 ) divorced and living with my partner and daughter . Oh, forgot to mention... terrified !
Original post by Yugafix
I thought us oldies could gather in this post to share our struggles and success in this new chapter.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
I've made your thread into a 'sticky' so that it stays at the top of the forum.
Original post by dvuuc
You’d be surprised to find out that most of the students I enrolled are over 40, oldest being 57
Do you work in a uni? Your other post says you are 23 and applying for an undegrad degree.
Original post by normaw
Do you work in a uni? Your other post says you are 23 and applying for an undegrad degree.
no, i do have a agency that enroll foreigners, I’ve just copy-pasted one of my students question
Original post by dvuuc
no, i do have a agency that enroll foreigners, I’ve just copy-pasted one of my students question
I’ve always wondered, why the brits do everything on their own when they could reach out to an agency and they will literally do the everything, we even do the SFE applications yearly doesn’t matter that the student is in year 1 or doing the top up
Original post by dvuuc
I’ve always wondered, why the brits do everything on their own when they could reach out to an agency and they will literally do the everything, we even do the SFE applications yearly doesn’t matter that the student is in year 1 or doing the top up
Because it is easy to do it yourself and most students will get help from their schools.
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Original post by normaw
Because it is easy to do it yourself and most students will get help from their schools.
wouldn’t be easier to let an agency do everything? Since is free
Original post by normaw
Because it is easy to do it yourself and most students will get help from their schools.
if u say so
Hi @Yugafix
It's great to hear that you are considering studying a Oral Health Science course at the University of Essex in the future!😊
Whether you are an aspiring dental hygienist, or looking to progress to becoming a dental therapist, we have a course for you!💫
Our hands on Oral Health Science courses at Essex, not only provide you with the practical skills required for practise but also help you to obtain critical skills to take a holistic approach to patient care🧑*🎨
You can find some helpful details about both of our courses on offer here- Oral health sciences | Subject area | University of Essex.
As many of our students who study our Oral Health Science courses already have some experience in the field, often you will find you will be studying with students from a variety of age-groups, please do not worry! In fact, mature learners make up 28% of our student community at Essex🤗
If you do choose to study with us at Essex you will also be more than welcome to join our Mature Students Community run by the SU which would provide you with the chance to get to know like-minded students👫
We wish you the best of luck in your future studies!☘️
If you have any questions about any of our courses, please do let me know!
Essex Official Rep- Niamh🥳
It's great to hear that you are considering studying a Oral Health Science course at the University of Essex in the future!😊
Whether you are an aspiring dental hygienist, or looking to progress to becoming a dental therapist, we have a course for you!💫
Our hands on Oral Health Science courses at Essex, not only provide you with the practical skills required for practise but also help you to obtain critical skills to take a holistic approach to patient care🧑*🎨
You can find some helpful details about both of our courses on offer here- Oral health sciences | Subject area | University of Essex.
As many of our students who study our Oral Health Science courses already have some experience in the field, often you will find you will be studying with students from a variety of age-groups, please do not worry! In fact, mature learners make up 28% of our student community at Essex🤗
If you do choose to study with us at Essex you will also be more than welcome to join our Mature Students Community run by the SU which would provide you with the chance to get to know like-minded students👫
We wish you the best of luck in your future studies!☘️
If you have any questions about any of our courses, please do let me know!
Essex Official Rep- Niamh🥳
Original post by EssexOfficialRep
Hi @Yugafix
It's great to hear that you are considering studying a Oral Health Science course at the University of Essex in the future!😊
Whether you are an aspiring dental hygienist, or looking to progress to becoming a dental therapist, we have a course for you!💫
Our hands on Oral Health Science courses at Essex, not only provide you with the practical skills required for practise but also help you to obtain critical skills to take a holistic approach to patient care🧑*🎨
You can find some helpful details about both of our courses on offer here- Oral health sciences | Subject area | University of Essex.
As many of our students who study our Oral Health Science courses already have some experience in the field, often you will find you will be studying with students from a variety of age-groups, please do not worry! In fact, mature learners make up 28% of our student community at Essex🤗
If you do choose to study with us at Essex you will also be more than welcome to join our Mature Students Community run by the SU which would provide you with the chance to get to know like-minded students👫
We wish you the best of luck in your future studies!☘️
If you have any questions about any of our courses, please do let me know!
Essex Official Rep- Niamh🥳
It's great to hear that you are considering studying a Oral Health Science course at the University of Essex in the future!😊
Whether you are an aspiring dental hygienist, or looking to progress to becoming a dental therapist, we have a course for you!💫
Our hands on Oral Health Science courses at Essex, not only provide you with the practical skills required for practise but also help you to obtain critical skills to take a holistic approach to patient care🧑*🎨
You can find some helpful details about both of our courses on offer here- Oral health sciences | Subject area | University of Essex.
As many of our students who study our Oral Health Science courses already have some experience in the field, often you will find you will be studying with students from a variety of age-groups, please do not worry! In fact, mature learners make up 28% of our student community at Essex🤗
If you do choose to study with us at Essex you will also be more than welcome to join our Mature Students Community run by the SU which would provide you with the chance to get to know like-minded students👫
We wish you the best of luck in your future studies!☘️
If you have any questions about any of our courses, please do let me know!
Essex Official Rep- Niamh🥳
Hello,
Sounds like such a great place to study, fingers crossed I get a place this year 🤞🏻
39, working full time and changing my career. Applied for vet med (doing HE course now) to Surrey, Bristol, Liverpool and Nottingham. Have two masters (yes I do love studying).
Very excited and a bit nervous 😄
Very excited and a bit nervous 😄
Original post by Yugafix
I thought us oldies could gather in this post to share our struggles and success in this new chapter.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
Hi everyone
This is such a great thread! I’m a mature student too, and I’m doing a PhD at the university of Chester. I moved back home to study and also help look after my mum who has a long term health condition, so it works quite well for me and I get to save money on rent!
I’ve found that more and more students I meet at open days and offer holder days are mature students, especially doing postgrad courses, having had a break and coming back to studying.
Ultimately I’d like to work as a researcher and write my own texts but at the moment I’m just enjoying studying! I found that coming back as a mature student I’m taking advantage of what the uni has to offer in terms of unijobs, student support, extracurricular opportunities, I definitely missed this as an undergraduate so I want to try and make the most of it now! The university of Chester is brilliant for this
Nice to meet you all!
Jess
PhD English
University of Chester
Original post by Yugafix
I thought us oldies could gather in this post to share our struggles and success in this new chapter.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
How old are you?
What's your home situation? (Children, working, married ect)
Which degree are you applying to? Which unis?
What are your qualifications?
I'll start:
33, married, I have a 6 year old and very pregnant with the second, applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy in London and Essex.
I have Dental nursing CACHE diploma, English and Maths functional skills, Access to HE course in Science and 4 years dental experience.
I’m a registered AHP taking a brave step to change my career by upskilling with a full undergraduate degree in Mental Health Nursing. This is a long-standing career dream of mine, but the decision stems partly from my current physical and sensory challenges, which have made it difficult to continue in my previous role.
I live with my loving wife and young child, while my older boys are off at university themselves (unconditional peer support all around 👍👍).
However, I’m finding it quite challenging to focus on learning due to various circumstantial hurdles. I’d really value some virtual peer support for motivation and tips on coping strategies. I look forward to hearing and learning from the conversations inspired by your post.
Thank you so much!
Original post by goals.buffalo_03
Hey @Yugafix, what a fantastic post for such a great cause! Maybe we could call ourselves ‘Youngish’ instead of oldies 😀.
I’m a registered AHP taking a brave step to change my career by upskilling with a full undergraduate degree in Mental Health Nursing. This is a long-standing career dream of mine, but the decision stems partly from my current physical and sensory challenges, which have made it difficult to continue in my previous role.
I live with my loving wife and young child, while my older boys are off at university themselves (unconditional peer support all around 👍👍).
However, I’m finding it quite challenging to focus on learning due to various circumstantial hurdles. I’d really value some virtual peer support for motivation and tips on coping strategies. I look forward to hearing and learning from the conversations inspired by your post.
Thank you so much!
I’m a registered AHP taking a brave step to change my career by upskilling with a full undergraduate degree in Mental Health Nursing. This is a long-standing career dream of mine, but the decision stems partly from my current physical and sensory challenges, which have made it difficult to continue in my previous role.
I live with my loving wife and young child, while my older boys are off at university themselves (unconditional peer support all around 👍👍).
However, I’m finding it quite challenging to focus on learning due to various circumstantial hurdles. I’d really value some virtual peer support for motivation and tips on coping strategies. I look forward to hearing and learning from the conversations inspired by your post.
Thank you so much!
& I’m 48 Yr young applying for September 2025 intake
Original post by sadzk
36year old here wishing to do a foundation year and get into medicine, fingers crossed have applied to Leeds.
Best Wishes @sadzk !
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