I went to school in Scotland and started a History degree at a good uni early at 17, but I got horrible grades consistently due to severe family problems/money worries and having to catch up to all the other students age and maturity wise. I really tried to hang in there, but I decided to drop out last summer as I wanted a fresh start and I absolutely hated the subject I was doing and the uni I was at (part of the reason why I went early was to get away from my abusive family). I would have been in my final year this year.
I'm currently on a gap year/doing more A-levels to get my grades up and applying to university this autumn for entry next year. I'm doing fairly well with my studies and am dealing with my family problems, so am confident I'll get into at least one uni. I am also working and really doing well at my job, so will be able to finance my studies to make up for the years of Student Finance I won't get.
If I do so, though, I'll be 21 when I start. (I turn 20 in a few months' time). I've been there and done that with starting uni early and it was entirely my decision to leave the course I did, but I can't help feeling insecure and like I won't fit in now that I'll be older.
It's a long way away, and I really want to do it, but I'm worried about even the smallest things like not being able to date the 18/19 year old fresher guys cause I'll be older.
Advice? Do mature students stand out a ton at uni? :S
I'm currently on a gap year/doing more A-levels to get my grades up and applying to university this autumn for entry next year. I'm doing fairly well with my studies and am dealing with my family problems, so am confident I'll get into at least one uni. I am also working and really doing well at my job, so will be able to finance my studies to make up for the years of Student Finance I won't get.
If I do so, though, I'll be 21 when I start. (I turn 20 in a few months' time). I've been there and done that with starting uni early and it was entirely my decision to leave the course I did, but I can't help feeling insecure and like I won't fit in now that I'll be older.
It's a long way away, and I really want to do it, but I'm worried about even the smallest things like not being able to date the 18/19 year old fresher guys cause I'll be older.
Advice? Do mature students stand out a ton at uni? :S
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