To think 21 is too old to be starting a levels

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The person will be 23 by the time they finish which is five years older than the norm

YerAW why are you even bothering with that, your too old and washed up to even consider going to uni

Definitely not too old. Going back to education when you're older often means you get a lot more out of it.

I was twenty five when I went to the local FE college to do my A levels. It was great. I took three A levels and three O levels in a year. Grammar school had been a disaster, college was fun and the other,much younger, students were very indulgent towards the old woman in the class. I passed the lot at the top grades, one at scholarship level. I am still immensely proud of what I did after years of thinking I was a waste of space. If your get the chance, go for it!

I'm 60 with a STEM PhD (from my early 20s).
After I retire I plan to study part time for as long as my braincells last hopefully a couple of decades
If that means doing A levels and degrees, fine.

I'll be self-funding and I certainly won't want a job in retirement, just that there is so many other subjects (outside my speciality) that I would love to learn about.
Does there have to be a purpose in learning, other than the joy of it ?

Thanks Happyfeet I read it in a book once and it really stuck with me as a way to not limit my opportunities because of how long something would take.

YABU COMPLETELY

No-one is ever too old to further their education.

She's going to be 23 anyway, so she can either be 23 with qualifications or without them

This, a hundred times. Good on her for going for it. She's got another 50 odd years of working life ahead of her, if it's too late now what's she meant to do? Access courses don't suit everyone. They're not the only option.

I did A Levels at my local college. At 18, I was one of the youngest in my class (despite an autumn birthday) as there were lots of people who were older, having done other courses, resits or just having been out of education a few years.

BigChoc, my MIL is doing exactlt what you said- learning Spanish at 75!

I think op is a goady fecker who is on the wind.

YABU
As someone else said, it is possible a higher education access course might be good or better too.

Yabu
They can do what they like!

I know a 70 year ld who has just been accepted to do an English degree, there is no age limit on education!

The oldest person starting my degree course was 69

Umm I'm 34 and did (additional) A levels at the age of 30 just for the sake of the challenge.

Why the bloody hell does it matter

< fistbumps > to your MIL, tayto

Are you the mum who doesn't want her daughter to do ballet and gymnastics at 19? run daughter, run

I was wondering that, Katherina. The same poster who called her early-60s dad a "brainy old folk" & thought there was no point in him doing A-levels.

Better late than never, and it's not even that late. What would the person do if they don't do the a levels?

I'm on an Access course, really enjoying it. For some things, though, A levels are better.

Not all universities accept access courses. I know Oxford and Cambridge don't.

Not true. My friend just got invited for interview at Cambridge on the basis of her Access course.

It's true, though, that if you wanted to study, say, maths at Cambridge, they want a maths a level in addition to the Access course. Oxford are less keen but even for English will take an Access course as long as you have English A level too.

Never to old..
I passed my level 3 qualification at 47.

Absolutely not.
I would encourage anyone to study at any age.

Yabu your never to old to educate yourself more!

You're never too old to get an education although another possibility is going straight to an OU degree, which you don't need A levels for.