For background, I am in my early fifties and started a degree last September.
At first only my husband knew. We didn't tell other people because I really wasn't sure how I would be at uni and wanted to be able to leave without people's questions etc. He accidentally let it slip to someone a few weeks ago so the family now knows.
I've never been sure about it since I started. I'm doing well with the work but just can't help feeling it's not really worth it. It was more of a case that I had always wanted to go all my life and then realised I could but it doesn't seem as important as it used to.
It is a two-year degree but I feel I could be doing other things. Already it eats into a lot of time and that will get much worse.
Plus, I hate the idea of people knowing if I leave because it will look like I am unable to do the work, which I'm not.
I know that sounds ridiculous but I do tend to try a lot of things then not stick with them so it will be something else I 'didn't stick with'.
Having said that I think it would do my confidence good to stick with it and get there.
If I decide to leave I think now is the time before the next term starts in just over a week.
What do you think?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Talk to other parents whose children are preparing for university on our Higher Education forum.
Higher education
Should I leave uni?
16 replies
Janualla · 10/01/2020 16:33
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.