Mature Student Consideration

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Christian Nordqvist
Published on: 18:09 BST, August 20, 2019, 18:09
Ensuring you will be financially secure whilst undertaking studies is imperative. In your household, you could potentially be dropping one person’s salary and this could have a huge impact. If you were able to maintain a part time job whilst studying, this would really help your situation. Be sure to see if you are eligible for a student loan. This has a very low interest rate and needs only to be repaid once your personal income reaches a certain amount. It would also be worth checking if there are any bursaries available. Some universities offer scholarships especially for mature students.
Studying for a degree might seem like it allows a lot of free time. However, there is a lot of self-study involved, particularly in your final (usually third) year when you may only have a handful of taught hours. Do your current commitments allow you enough time to do your studies justice? Although it is vital to allow yourself me-time, if your offspring miss out on time with their parent, you may regret the timing. Once on the course, set a certain amount of time aside each week to allow for coursework, exam revision and other types of necessary preparation. If you are going to do it, you need to make it worthwhile and do your absolute best.
If you are single and without a great number of commitments, you could choose from any number of universities. Take time to investigate where would work best for you, whether it is Winchester University, which offers the perfect course for you or somewhere further afield in the United States perhaps. However, those of you with location-specific commitments, for example, children or elderly parents, will need to investigate options in your locality. Don’t limit yourself to the nearest university. Many colleges offer higher education courses, which are accredited by other universities.
If your aim is to enter a new industry once achieving your degree, you need to make sure that the course you choose allows you to follow a direct route there. It may even be possible to find a sponsor within your chosen sector, ensuring you have a job at the end of your studies. If your undergraduate degree course leads on to a postgraduate qualification, it would be worth considering this. For some roles, this will allow access that is much more straightforward. Even if your degree does not open up opportunities as you initially hoped for, use the skills and qualities you have gained or refined during your studies. Time management and perseverance are both important things that you could easily require in the vast majority of roles, so sell yourself using these transferable skills as a base.
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Home / Blog / The advantages of being a mature student
If you’ve been away from education for a few years, it’s quite natural to worry that you’ll struggle to cope.
However, there are actually plenty of advantages to having a few years (or even a few decades!) of experience…
Mature students often have a clearer idea of what they want to study. Taking time out of education provides an opportunity to figure out what motivates and interests you. Mature learners are more likely to choose employability-focused degrees and have a definite career path in mind.
As a mature student, the choice to further your education is yours alone; no one is telling you what to study. Teenagers are often swayed by family and friends, whereas older learners are often more independent with clearer motivations to drive you throughout your degree. Older students have also had more time to understand their personal strengths and weaknesses; this means you can choose a degree and learning format that suits you.
Some institutions (including University of Essex Online) will offer flexible entry requirements. As a mature student your application will be given special and individual consideration. You may be able to use work experience, training, professional and life experiences as part of your application.
Studying continuously can become tiresome and some younger students can feel like they have already spent their whole lives at school. For mature students, studying will be a break from the norm and a chance to try something new. This fresh perspective and enthusiasm will help you complete your degree.
Whatever you’ve been doing since you left school, the chances are that you’ve learnt a lot without even realising it. Just through watching the news, reading books and interacting with other people you will have built on your knowledge of the world and society. Previous work experience, or experience raising a family, can also provide a good foundation and valuable skills (e.g. organisation, money management, self-discipline, confidence) for studying a degree. Having real-life experience will also definitely help you put academic material into a broader context.
Graduates can struggle when entering the job market because employers want experience and qualifications. Mature students can take advantage of this requirement as most will already have former work experience and reliable references. Many older learners also choose to study part-time or via distance learning so they can continue to be employed whilst studying.
Mature students aren’t as rare as you might think; technically, a mature student is defined as “any student aged 21 or over at the start of their studies”. In 2018/2019, 59% of all UK university students were mature students. So it’s likely that wherever you choose to study, there will be some older students in your class!
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