To think I'm too old to do this

[Youspinmeround95]

I'm 21 and I'm planning to study a levels from September and will be 23 when I finish. I feel too old but I'm not interested in any of the access to he courses. I've worked since I was 16 in retail.

Not at all. I did an A Level at 22 and went to University at 23. I was a mature student but a very young one. You get people doing this at all ages.

Go for it! Doesn't matter how old you are, you are making a responsible decision to open more doors by studying. Be proud of yourself for wanting to. Anyone who judges you badly for it has a skewed view on life.

Never too old for education which should be life-long. However do you have a college that offers A level study for adults or would you do it via correspondence/self study. Evening classes and other adult ed has been cut to the bone.

Go for it OP! I wish I was as 'old' as you i'm 40 and just about completed my nursing degree! Good luck in your studies

I'm doing three via distance learning but I have found a tutor to do some one to one evening sessions with so I get support from a person to.

No way. I'm going back to finish my 3rd year of uni at 23 - I did A levels 'late'ish and honestly, nobody cares.

I did my GCSEs at 26. My daughter's the same age and starting a PhD

No! Not too old at all!
If you've found a subject that interests you, and will improve your job prospects, then go for it.

And you're never too old to study just for fun. I have a 70 year old relative who's just completed an Open University degree, simply for the love of learning, and they're planning on starting another OU module this year.

You are not too old! I did my Highers (Scottish uni entry exams) at night college and then started university at 24- I was the youngest of the mature students in my year (they went right up to retired age, with most being mid20s-mid30s). Go for it!

I started my A levels at 20. I now have my PhD and have a fairly successful career. I am 30 now. 21 is still so young... do it if you want to :-)

Not old at all. good luck

No you are not too old. My youngest daughter is 25 and just finished university this year. She said there were a few people on her course much older than her.

Never too old to learn! I did my degree at 35yrs old...I'd happily do another :)

You are not to old, 23 is so young and you will have made more effort to change your life for the better to get them and so will really appreciate the new oppertunities they bring. I think it great!

Do it! I am the only one in my family who got qualifications at the "proper" time - my parents and siblings between them did A Levels, degrees and a masters from 23 to 65!

Pushing 40 and just started my degree. Just mentioning some of my grades (obtained often while working 60 hour weeks) in interview has given me promotions far above graduates my age. Employers def respect mature students more, doubly so if they can plan study around their work.

I'll be starting my degree next September at 33 years old 😳

I had a student midwife come to visit me postnatally a couple of wks ago and she was in her 40s maybe even 50s.

It's not that unusual these days to be going back into further education. I left school at 15 and worked in retail, worked my way up and by 23 was a manager for Waitrose earning a pretty good salary. Once I had children I found the hours too unpredictable and not compatible with child care and moved onto night shifts. I'm a SAHM at the mo with 2 more very young kids. I'm using my time to study with a view to going back to work in a much better job once they're in school

You have around 45 years left to work OP - definitely not too late!

My SIL went back to Uni in her late 40s/early 50s and is now doing a job she loves for the next 10-15 years rather than someting she hated.