Wanting to go 2 uni as mature student, what do i need 2 do?
I went straight into full time work after doing my gcse's, I am in my early 20's and want to go to uni to study psychology as a mature student. Any ideas as to how I go about doing this. Obviously I will have to give up work, so will need some financial help too?
Any one out there know what I need to do??
Please Help & THANKS in advance
Answers:
Im 25 and my life went a bit upside down a few months ago so I decided to go to uni - I know how you feel, I'm earning £22k at the moment and the thought of not having that is pretty scary!
I have no qualifications other than GCSEs but so far have 4 unconditional offers for this year doing law and social policy.
Money wise once your over 25 and if you live by yourself or with your parents, (a partners income would be taken into account if lived with), you are classed as independent which means you will get full financial support, loan and grant wise - as long as your income in the acadmic year is £0 (which if you study full time it will be as part time work doesn't count). In most cases it also means that you will be entitled to a universities full busary as it is normally means tested alongside the maintenance grant.
There are also Hardship Funds available and mature students are one of the top priorities as they often have existing financial commitments. These have a lenghty application process though and are done through your uni once you get there.
If your under 25 the income of your parents is taken into account unless you can prove that you have supported yourself financially for the last 3 years (check me on that though - its all on the source below). In this case its done on a sliding scale, the less they earn the more you get etc.
You can apply for the money side of things without having had to apply for a course or even registering with UCAS. You have to do this through your LEA, Local Education Authority, on paper or online which is useful (see the link in the sources).
Whatever you do just go for it - you will survive money wise, you just learn to budget, but everyone is in the same boat so you wont be the only cheap skate there!
Grow up and get a life
Visit and find details informationnnn http://www.catzone.org
Find a school you want to go to and call them. They'll tell you how to go there and get a degree. Then to go to fafsa.com for federal financial aid. That will give you money to live off of. But it is just a loan. But remember, you can't do a whole lot with a degree in Psychology unless you get a doctorate.
It's great you are going back to school, I am an adult student. Don't quit your job. You get way more assistance when you are killing yourself to get a goal accomplished. It's not going to be easy and you may not have a life for quite sometime, but you'll be okay. Study hard and make good grades. This will help you later on with grants and scholarships. Subsidized loans from Pheaa are excellent. Try to keep your loans down, but do what you have to do. You might want to look into a work study program at your school, or maybe even apply for a job, since you already have work experience. Good Luck. Maybe I'll be laying on your couch one day asking you to help me with my problems.
i am 36 and just finished my 1st year.
apply online through the UCAS web-site for the uni/course you want (assume you have been given an informal offer by the course moderator - if not arrange to meet with them), apply for student loan/tuition fees at studentfinancedirect.co.uk
that's the worst of it, then you will almost certainly need some part-time work to top up your income but as a full-time student you don't pay income tax :-)
u could probaaly try not 2 pretisipate in a lot of activities it wastes a lot of time other than activities get a part time job..
hope i helped.
Well the best thing you can do is start phoning your local colleges, and asking them if there is an access course available.
This is designed for mature students, it takes a year full time or two part time and you can go to uni with this.
After you have done this, or you may wish to so A levels etc you apply to uni via UCAS, the university and college application service.
they charge you £15 to apply to around six unis, or courses.
You will then be offered a place on condition of grades, or turned down
Your best be is to phone local colleges and ask what is available to you.
If you want to sty at work you could try doing an open university course as a means of having entry grades for uni.
Hope this helps!
If you know what school you want to go to, contact 1) their admissions office, and 2) their financial aid office. You would be considered independent in regards to financial aid (rather than dependent on parents), so you might get extra money. Also, their aid office might be able to point you in the direction of outside sources of funding specifically aimed towards mature students. For mature students, they sometimes waive the standardized test requirements - you can get that sort of info from the admissions office.
Also, as a mature student, you may be exempt from requirements as far as living on campus and the like. keep in mind, as a full-time student, you will need health insurance, with may be a hefty expense if you're single and unemployed. I might suggest checking out part-time undergraduate programs in your area, so that you can continue to work. Your employer might have some decent education benefits, or it might be a more affordable option. Frequently, part-time programs are cheaper than full-time programs because they have lower operating costs, and so that savings is passed on to the students (they kind of have to, since most ed. institutions are non-profit).
Early 20's?! You will not be a mature student! There are people in their 50's and 60's on these courses!
Do you have A-Levels? You may need these, however some uni's take matures students without these.
You need to apply to the students loan company for a loan and then find a few courses you would like to go on. Then you apply to these Uni's through the UCAS system (if you have missed the dead line you can go through clearing). They will contact the uni's on your behalf and contact you with an offer of a place.
The uni the will offer you accommodation options, which are cheap usually. For extra income you can work part time and at weekends. Have you thought about doing a part-time degree, it will take you longer but you could work as well.
You will definitely not be the oldest there as most students take at least one or two years out before starting their degree.
It takes a lot of guts but it's really worth it.
Good luck!
Apply through UCAS, same process as if you were still at school. The applications for UCAS are available from the end of the summer. I went to Uni in my mid 20s as a mature student, the best decision I've ever made! Good Luck. And the universities class you as a mature student over the age of 21.
Waite a few more years till your really mature.
phychology???
Hi
I did same as you. You need to do an Access course to get into uni if you don't have A'levels. This is one year full time, 2 years part time or two years of evening classes. You choose the subjects and its easy. Then just apply to uni. They love mature students and its a lot easier than you think. The hard part is finding a good job after uni - you wonder why you bothered!
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Please Help & THANKS in advance
Answers:
Im 25 and my life went a bit upside down a few months ago so I decided to go to uni - I know how you feel, I'm earning £22k at the moment and the thought of not having that is pretty scary!
I have no qualifications other than GCSEs but so far have 4 unconditional offers for this year doing law and social policy.
Money wise once your over 25 and if you live by yourself or with your parents, (a partners income would be taken into account if lived with), you are classed as independent which means you will get full financial support, loan and grant wise - as long as your income in the acadmic year is £0 (which if you study full time it will be as part time work doesn't count). In most cases it also means that you will be entitled to a universities full busary as it is normally means tested alongside the maintenance grant.
There are also Hardship Funds available and mature students are one of the top priorities as they often have existing financial commitments. These have a lenghty application process though and are done through your uni once you get there.
If your under 25 the income of your parents is taken into account unless you can prove that you have supported yourself financially for the last 3 years (check me on that though - its all on the source below). In this case its done on a sliding scale, the less they earn the more you get etc.
You can apply for the money side of things without having had to apply for a course or even registering with UCAS. You have to do this through your LEA, Local Education Authority, on paper or online which is useful (see the link in the sources).
Whatever you do just go for it - you will survive money wise, you just learn to budget, but everyone is in the same boat so you wont be the only cheap skate there!
Grow up and get a life
Visit and find details informationnnn http://www.catzone.org
Find a school you want to go to and call them. They'll tell you how to go there and get a degree. Then to go to fafsa.com for federal financial aid. That will give you money to live off of. But it is just a loan. But remember, you can't do a whole lot with a degree in Psychology unless you get a doctorate.
It's great you are going back to school, I am an adult student. Don't quit your job. You get way more assistance when you are killing yourself to get a goal accomplished. It's not going to be easy and you may not have a life for quite sometime, but you'll be okay. Study hard and make good grades. This will help you later on with grants and scholarships. Subsidized loans from Pheaa are excellent. Try to keep your loans down, but do what you have to do. You might want to look into a work study program at your school, or maybe even apply for a job, since you already have work experience. Good Luck. Maybe I'll be laying on your couch one day asking you to help me with my problems.
i am 36 and just finished my 1st year.
apply online through the UCAS web-site for the uni/course you want (assume you have been given an informal offer by the course moderator - if not arrange to meet with them), apply for student loan/tuition fees at studentfinancedirect.co.uk
that's the worst of it, then you will almost certainly need some part-time work to top up your income but as a full-time student you don't pay income tax :-)
u could probaaly try not 2 pretisipate in a lot of activities it wastes a lot of time other than activities get a part time job..
hope i helped.
Well the best thing you can do is start phoning your local colleges, and asking them if there is an access course available.
This is designed for mature students, it takes a year full time or two part time and you can go to uni with this.
After you have done this, or you may wish to so A levels etc you apply to uni via UCAS, the university and college application service.
they charge you £15 to apply to around six unis, or courses.
You will then be offered a place on condition of grades, or turned down
Your best be is to phone local colleges and ask what is available to you.
If you want to sty at work you could try doing an open university course as a means of having entry grades for uni.
Hope this helps!
If you know what school you want to go to, contact 1) their admissions office, and 2) their financial aid office. You would be considered independent in regards to financial aid (rather than dependent on parents), so you might get extra money. Also, their aid office might be able to point you in the direction of outside sources of funding specifically aimed towards mature students. For mature students, they sometimes waive the standardized test requirements - you can get that sort of info from the admissions office.
Also, as a mature student, you may be exempt from requirements as far as living on campus and the like. keep in mind, as a full-time student, you will need health insurance, with may be a hefty expense if you're single and unemployed. I might suggest checking out part-time undergraduate programs in your area, so that you can continue to work. Your employer might have some decent education benefits, or it might be a more affordable option. Frequently, part-time programs are cheaper than full-time programs because they have lower operating costs, and so that savings is passed on to the students (they kind of have to, since most ed. institutions are non-profit).
Early 20's?! You will not be a mature student! There are people in their 50's and 60's on these courses!
Do you have A-Levels? You may need these, however some uni's take matures students without these.
You need to apply to the students loan company for a loan and then find a few courses you would like to go on. Then you apply to these Uni's through the UCAS system (if you have missed the dead line you can go through clearing). They will contact the uni's on your behalf and contact you with an offer of a place.
The uni the will offer you accommodation options, which are cheap usually. For extra income you can work part time and at weekends. Have you thought about doing a part-time degree, it will take you longer but you could work as well.
You will definitely not be the oldest there as most students take at least one or two years out before starting their degree.
It takes a lot of guts but it's really worth it.
Good luck!
Apply through UCAS, same process as if you were still at school. The applications for UCAS are available from the end of the summer. I went to Uni in my mid 20s as a mature student, the best decision I've ever made! Good Luck. And the universities class you as a mature student over the age of 21.
Waite a few more years till your really mature.
phychology???
Hi
I did same as you. You need to do an Access course to get into uni if you don't have A'levels. This is one year full time, 2 years part time or two years of evening classes. You choose the subjects and its easy. Then just apply to uni. They love mature students and its a lot easier than you think. The hard part is finding a good job after uni - you wonder why you bothered!
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