Is anyone over 50 doing a University degree?
Watch this postGood morning fellow surfers. Do we have any mature people over 50 doing or thinking about a university degree? I never had a degree lots of areas of interest thinking of returning to learning and doing a degree as a full or part-time student.
I am aware of the student funding and know that I probably won’t be working for 40 yrs to pay it back but still interested.
Any of my fellow surfers currently doing a degree what are your experiences?
Many thanks
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I am in my mid seventies and have started an online M.A degree in creative writing with Hull University. I really enjoy it though the computer work drives me nuts. Give me pen and pencil any day. I usually write in pen and pencil and then type it out to send. I studied with the O.U. before this and loved that too.
[I get cross when I think that N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales and get degree study free - so much for a UNITED Kingdom. Yes I did write to my M.P.]
I feel I have learned so much and gained so much confidence in my ability to write. Everyone is so positive. I am not near the top of my group but one day I might be!
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I just joined this chat room. I responded to a post under the header of education. I was hoping to find more senior-students active today virtually. However, there was just one post, an inquiry regarding starting college. It too, like your own, was posted 2019. I left a message of encouragement, hoping it gets received, as I hope the same for this post to reach you.
Your post popped up right after that!
It was an encouraging message for me.! Instant gratification! Ahh..., I love the way the Universe works in SpiralS!
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Hope you get this and it encourages you to start college!
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