At 16 years old I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and my school did not provide career advice nor guidance when choosing A-Level subjects. As a result I chose 2 "traditional" subjects (English, Biology) and 1 subject I thought "sounded interesting".
I didn't have a genuine interest in any of my subjects and that, combined with some moderate health issues at the time, meant that I didn't do particularly well. My attendance was low and I came out with an A, B and C grades. (There were no A*s back then).
I left school and volunteered abroad for a year and then went straight into employment, mid level administration work initially and then nannying, as the money was exceptionally good considering my lack of qualifications.
For the past 4 years I have run two small businesses on the side which provide a tidy supplement income (all above board tax wise!) but I can't dedicate too much time to them as my day job is 60 hours a week.
I also have spent the last 4 years studying with the OU, but again time constraints mean that I'm averaging at about 2:1 level and it isn't in a specific subject.
It's taken me a really long time to realise that I have a real passion for business, something that hadn't really occured to me before. I live and breathe it really, its what I do with my spare time.
I would adore to go to University and study it properly, and would likely do much better than my OU degree as it would be full time and taught, rather than reading a textbook juggling ten other things!
The problem is that I would be starting at age 27/28 and not completing until I was 30/31 - a cursory look online suggests I'd really really struggle to find a graduate job as a mature graduate.
Plus there is also the additional £5 billion in debt I'd be in with the SLC.
AIBU to consider it? I know people do it (I used to work at a University and there were plenty of mature students) but my A-Levels aren't great and I'm not sure the good universities consider students who have retaken A-Levels as adults? And then I'd have a very expensive degree, 4 years used up (which I could have been earning £35k+ as a Nanny) and no job prospects?
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PenguinBollard · 15/01/2017 18:50
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