Has any one gone back to uni?
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I think someone in another thread mentioned their degree was costing £20,000
Mine will likely have cost me in excess of £30,000 by the end, if I factor in the reduced ability to work and no support other than a loan.
What he was saying was in reference to open uni which is 4-6k total according to their site. That's why i was saying it was bloody cheap!
It's not a traditional brick university though, their expenses are lower.
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I think someone in another thread mentioned their degree was costing £20,000
There's a number of Masters courses which could cost similar for a year (arguably tuition fees for most university courses would be around this level if not subsidised). If you're talking about a three or four year degree then you could relatively easily spend that much money on tuition (if you pay it) and/or living costs.
AcidHell2: I believe Jonny69 has just gone back to university after quite a large break so he might have some useful input.
I did a degree in Internet Technologies & Business, I am applying for a masters in Film Production this september. i have been working 2 years in between my degree and this masters coming up.
I think sometimes it's OK to do so - It's sometimes more the passion you show for a subject.
Rich
I think sometimes it's OK to do so - It's sometimes more the passion you show for a subject.
Rich
I think someone in another thread mentioned their degree was costing £20,000
I'm borrowing almost 40,000 from the loan company for my 4 year course.
For all intents and purposes I don't even consider the student loan to exist though! As long as I don't finish with any "real" debts I don't care.
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I went to college 9 years ago (after doing my highers at school of course). Did a year and a half and bailed out because i was smoking too much pot. I'm 25 now and stuck in a rubbish dead end job (going from one dead end to another) and completely regretting it, I keep thinking about getting a degree but when I think of when I'd be graduating I'd feel like such an old dude and then i get depressed 8(
Every now and then I consider applying for uni or even a college course to improve my prospects but I always end off talking myself out of it.
You should totally do it.
Every now and then I consider applying for uni or even a college course to improve my prospects but I always end off talking myself out of it.
You should totally do it.
You should go back if you want to, 25 isnt old. I'm considering it and I'm 40.
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I don't know for certain but I'd suspect if you can prove relevant knowledge/experience equivalent then you'd have a good chance of being able to start at Masters level but the only way to be sure is to contact the admissions people for the university you want.
Quite, there were a few 'mature' students on my course(s) and they didn't appear to suffer for it.
I'm in the same situation. Petroleum geoscience at either Royal Holloway or Imperial, aside from being able to get on the course in the first place (around 30 on each I think) they predict (with fees, accomodation, living and fieldtrip) around £20k for the course. Luckily there are at least 5, possibly up to 10 sponsored places on the courses that cover all so i'm going to see if I can get one of those places!
RH and Imperial also do part time masters, where you do it over two year, maybe they do something similar at Warwick?
Ah yeah it is.
I've emailed the Master at my old college today, and he replied in the affirmative, I need to submit a dossier on my current level of knowledge and proof of funding. He suggested a M.St in medieval history (given the details of my knowledge in the email) followed by the Dphil in History if I so choose.
My wife is in apoplexy, but I'm getting kinda excited. (mid-life crisis I expect
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i started an MBA Football Industries three years after i graduated in non-business or sports related degree.
i lasted 2 lectures before giving it in.
i realised it wasn't the course for me (£9,000 a lot of money for something you're unsure about), and living up there 4 days a week, coming back for weekends and once during the week would have tested my patience. i tried doing it part time, but that included being up at 4am in order to make my 9am lecture in Liverpool, and not getting back until after 10pm. again, not an ideal situation.
going back to university was a lot more difficult than i thought. i'd put down strong routes in the three years since i first graduated, and its mighty difficult starting all over again. there were post-graduate halls, but i found a house with a few people in their second year and felt this route was (and probably is) the best.
i reckon i'll go to an MBA somewhere in london or the US in about 5 years time. it's definitely worth going back to study if you want to, but just make sure you know what you're getting yourself into.
good luck
i lasted 2 lectures before giving it in.
i realised it wasn't the course for me (£9,000 a lot of money for something you're unsure about), and living up there 4 days a week, coming back for weekends and once during the week would have tested my patience. i tried doing it part time, but that included being up at 4am in order to make my 9am lecture in Liverpool, and not getting back until after 10pm. again, not an ideal situation.
going back to university was a lot more difficult than i thought. i'd put down strong routes in the three years since i first graduated, and its mighty difficult starting all over again. there were post-graduate halls, but i found a house with a few people in their second year and felt this route was (and probably is) the best.
i reckon i'll go to an MBA somewhere in london or the US in about 5 years time. it's definitely worth going back to study if you want to, but just make sure you know what you're getting yourself into.
good luck
I'm in the position where I can easily self-fund. I have spoken to the head of faculty this morning and she was very supportive of my application, and gave me some pointers as to proposals for study which I will make for the November admission.
My capacity to compete at Oxford is not in question as I finished top of my class at Balliol previously.