Going to uni at 28?

go for it matey! :) ** neva too old! theres a 58yr old on ma sisters course! and quite a few on my course around your age!

EDIT: sandwich or part time degrees are amazing!
 
You're never too old for education. You shouldn't be self concious about trying to better yourself.
 
28 is certainly not too old...

I would say that you should probably think very carefully about the subject you intend to read. Ensure that it's both interesting to you and ultimately beneficial to your career.
 
I'm going to college at the age of 32 this Sept to take up a course in hydrodynamics :( I'll feel well old amongst the other goits there :/
 
uni's like at school, people are really imature esp at red brick uni's

most have been away from home before

i think you'll find it tough relating to 18/19 yr olds
 
Maturity of others is all relative to what state you are in yourself though.
When I went to uni I was.... behaviourly mature but not socially mature, if that makes sense. 10 years on I feel much more comfortable around others and could probably make a much better fist of uni now than I did at the time. I don't think I'd have much trouble relating with 18/19yos as in a social sense I feel like I'm in my early 20s.
 
sr4470 said:
The reason I mentioned that is because he may be the main breadwinner or otherwise find it difficult to get by if doing a full-time degree.
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Indeed, always an option, but only one to take if you cant afford not to be working. My wife was pretty much shattered all the time when she did her degree part time.
 
I am 23 and have also been considering going to uni for 4-5 years. If anything, I think a mature student would make a better student as they have been out in the real world for a while, possibly in a low paid job, and are more willing to put the effort in and make something of their life.
 
Go for it tbh, you're still young enough, got enough of life still ahead of you, a good eduction wont hurt nor would a nicer job for the years and years after.
 
I graduated from the OU at 44 and felt an enormous sense on achievement. It didn't hurt when it came to promotion boards either. Go for it, full-time if you can afford it, part-time if you can't.
 
jidh007 said:
I know a mature student at my uni, he's a cool guy but said he does get some odd looks time to time for being 26. I wouldn't say it's a problem at all though and if anything you'd make a better friend than half the ****wits here as a fair few of them just go on about how amazing their gap years are, how it's great that they're indie and so on. Maturity will help ;)
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Hmmm that is strange cause there a few people on my engineering course who are in their 30's.
 
neocon said:
uni's like at school, people are really imature esp at red brick uni's

most have been away from home before

i think you'll find it tough relating to 18/19 yr olds
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This could be the case, but I was a mature student at Northumbria, and I didn't really find this. Unis are big places, and so you can easily find groups that you can relate to.
 
I think your be ok, my housemate started when he was 26 and another good friend 25. and went to a friends 24th the other day.

I think you just gotta go in there with and open mind and remember that everyone there is equal. One of the above mention guys kinda had his nose up and thinks hes better than everyone there.
 
I know a lot of older people on my course.

One lady in her 30's with 3 kids and a single mum. She manages full time uni.

The best and most re-assuring thing is, at that age you arent gong to want to prat around, and you KNOW you have to do well. Imo you would get your best degree at this age.
 
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