Back to college?

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If you've finally come round to the idea of going back to college, taking exams again to achieve a better result and head off to Uni to work towards a job you really want to do, even at 22 would you do it?

I've not really gone anywhere with my life (due to circumstances and situations that have effected me) but I feel a lot more focused recently and would like to head back to college to re do my aslevels and alevels and then head off to Uni.

It's not too late is it? I mean I'm 22 now, I work part time (So I can still work part time and head back to college) and I think I've finally decided what I'd like to do.

I got very fed up of the educational system and gave up mid way through aslevels previously.

What do you guys think?
 
Nothing wrong with it at all if you can support yourself and maintain your responsibilities. Age brings with it a certain focus and hopefully, maturity that will aid you in your goals.

I went back to college at 26 to requalify myself as a surgeon from my previous career in business and being a corporate pilot. To be honest I don't think I'd of been ready to take on medical school at 18/19, I was far too interested in making money through my businesses at the time and never would have finished it. Now that I'm back in school, I'm finding it pretty easy to be honest and if I continue my current quality of work, I'll likely graduate top of the university; something I would previously have never even cared about.

At the end of the day, we only live once (as far as I'm concerned anyway) so it would be wise to go after whatever it is that you want to do since as you get older still and gain more responsibilities, your choices will be somewhat narrowed and forced.
 
I'm 21 and I'm doing it, back to college Sep 1st for a year for an access course then hopefully on to uni, I've been working for 4 years and am going no where, dropped out of college in my 2nd year as I had no motivation or any idea what I wanted to do. To be honest I'm glad I did.
 
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Definitely a good move from what you're saying. I'd look into what courses are available though, as you should be able to do a years access course, rather than two years (higher qualifications trump lower ones, so doing two years just to have an a level isn't worth it if you're going to go to uni if you can just do a years access course).

Good luck!
 
I went back to college (at 20 I think) and found it extremely difficult being around people a lot younger and more immature. I was mixed in with school leavers so they all had a completely different attitude, and seemed to treat it more like school.
 
robmol said:
I went back to college (at 20 I think) and found it extremely difficult being around people a lot younger and more immature. I was mixed in with school leavers so they all had a completely different attitude, and seemed to treat it more like school.
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I had that problem the when I was "that" age :p
 
Just finished my Access course there in Humanities and Social Sciences. Originally picked Psychology at Uni, but changed my mind (combination of not really wanting to do it the rest of my life and also the Psychology teacher leaving the class half way through module 2, thus practically no teaching in the second half of the year). I have now choosen Computing and Information Technology at Queens University Belfast, which requires an overall average of 70%, which I should be getting, results are next week!

Access course is really good though. People in my class were of all ages, I started when I was 20, now 21. They help you through the UCAS stuff, references and what not. Its pretty much like the first year at Uni, course content wise (well the course I did anyway), so you have a good idea of what to expect when you go to Uni and should be a bit ahead of the others.
 
Yeah me too, I guess it entirely depends on the course/college (I did motor vehicle), I wanted to learn but some of the others wanted to throw spanners at each other all day. That said, the amount of people on the course did halve by the end of it through quitters or being kicked out.
 
im nearly 30 and start Bsc Social Work at university in september have a family etc, im excited because it means I get out of being a prison officer, cos in reality its rubbish and boring, not to mention no real professional development, other than the same old training courses year in year out
 
Just got finished the first year of my HND at 25, was too immature in college back when I was 18 and wasted several years of my life after that until I thought about college again.
 
I've just finished an Access course in Business and I'm off to study Economics at the University of Manchester in September. I'd definitely go for an access course as it eases you back into education and is a pretty easy way of getting into university truth be told.

Have a look at your local colleges for access courses that are available.
 
You're never too old to get the education you want, and you shouldn't let age hold you back, especially at 22. I had someone in my A-Levels class who was 28. He spent those years since leaving school working and finally decided he wanted to go to uni, and he has done.
 
Go for it dude, I am 26, just left a pretty well paying job in the City to go back to school, its never too late!

Since I spend over 50% of my life at work, and I won't be in a posistion to stop working for at least the next 40 years I better damn well enjoy what I do which hopefully this degree will enable!
 
I did an Access course in Health Science when i was 22. It was a great course with a very supportive structure and i would highly recommend doing one.

Also, i was the youngest in the class by a good few years, so don't worry about being too old.

I didn't want to go to college after i left school (though i did). I just played pool and football all day;). Barely passed my A-levels. (A-level English was the worst class you could imagine, 6 18 year olds taking turns to read Hamlet out loud)
 
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Cheers for the top responses guys, I'll look to save up next year and then aim to get on the course :)
 
G-MAN2004 said:
You're never too old to get the education you want, and you shouldn't let age hold you back, especially at 22. I had someone in my A-Levels class who was 28. He spent those years since leaving school working and finally decided he wanted to go to uni, and he has done.
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This.

Think of it this way, you are 22. You've still got at least 40 years left in whatever you want to do..
 
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