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Is anyone else about to start studying again?

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StickyNote · 04/09/2004 20:13

I've just enrolled in an evening bookkeeping course starting in two weeks time and I suddenly feel really nervous about it. I left school 17 years ago and haven't studied anything since. My brain has turned to mush and I'm sure the teacher's going to suss me out as a fraud who shouldn't be in college .

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joanneg · 04/09/2004 20:16

You will probably find that a lot of the students in your class will be the same. The tutors know that most adult students have had a big gap since being at school so dont worry they wont throw you in at the deep end. Enjoy it. Honestly it will be good and a great skill to have.

lavender1 · 04/09/2004 20:16

Oh don't be daft StickyNote, am sure all your life experience will mean you'll be more of a stickler than young 'uns....and tbh when I was at College, the "mature students" got the highest grades....enjoy it and am sure your brain will soon become semi-mush again

sportyspice · 04/09/2004 20:17

Congratulations on taking such a positive step. I've done a few open learning courses but think that going back to college is the best way to learn something new where you've got the support etc - go for it...you'll do brilliantly

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StickyNote · 04/09/2004 20:23

Thank you all. I went along to the open day at the college today to enrol and seemed to be surrounded by wisps of girls aged about 12 so I hope you're right about there being some old folk like me as well.

At least I can treat myself to a new pencil case with matching pens, rubber, pencils, ruler etc etc

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joanneg · 04/09/2004 20:33

sticky - As it is an evening course it is rare to have under 19's there as they are entitled to full time free courses. you will probably find that most are mature students. Also bearing in mind the type of course you are doing.

I love stationary buying (especially coloured pens!!) good luck

SofiaAmes · 04/09/2004 20:39

Sticky Note, my dh who is 43 is starting college in a few weeks. He hasn't been at school since he was 12! He had his registration day a few days ago and although he was very very nervous before going, he was feeling much more confident after he came back. Although there were lots of younger kids there, he said that he couldn't believe how unprepared they were. All of them seemed to be borrowing his pens (he showed up with 10, just in case) and he was the only one who actually had all the necessary paperwork (despite explicit instructions in the admissions letter) to complete registration. Don't worry, your common sense and life experience will more than make up for your slightly mushy brain and lack of a wispy body.

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StickyNote · 04/09/2004 20:46

Wow, good for your DH . What's he studying?

And at lack of a wispy body!

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misdee · 04/09/2004 20:56

Dh is just starting an open university course that will hopefully lead to degree. Hope you have fun on your course, DH is really looking forward to starting it.

nutcracker · 04/09/2004 20:58

Stickynote, you will be fine honest. Like others have said, the tutors fully expect you to be nervous and not have a clue at first.
It's great thoiugh as you get treated like an adult and it's loads better than being at school as you are doing it cos you want to not cos you have to.

I went back to college last year but unfortunatly didn't last long due to probs i was having at the time, but i am going back again in september and this time i WILL do it.

Good luck

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StickyNote · 04/09/2004 21:04

Ooh glad it's not just me. What are you studying Nutcracker? Good luck to you too

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Slinky · 04/09/2004 21:08

I went back to college one afternoon a week about 5 years ago. I studied Human Physiology and Health Studies and absolutely loved it! There was a mixed bag of age-groups, youngsters just left school to "mature" students.

I became pregnant with No 3 during the course, so waddling down to the Refectory during break time was amusing . However, considering I had 2 kids (ages 3 and 1) and 6 months pregnant when I took my exam - I did get an "A"!!

Have enrolled on an Open University course (child-related) which started this week so am looking forward to getting stuck into that.

DH has enrolled on French Improvers class - (after our experiences in a French hospital this summer and not being able to understand). I did want to do the French Beginners, but didn't want to "over-commit" myself what with the OU course.

And it's much better being a "Mature" student - you're there because you WANT to - not because you HAVE to!

Have fun!

nutcracker · 04/09/2004 21:14

I am going to do an Access to Health course so that if i pass i can get in to uni to do either nursing or speech therapy.

Good luck to everyone

harrassedmum · 04/09/2004 22:05

Good luck! My course is mainly mature students and my brain is also mush and i still did ok, despite having baby halfway through the year. And a 2 year old. And my mum went back when she was 45 and soon settled in. You'll love it!

scaltygirl · 05/09/2004 11:00

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wordgirl · 05/09/2004 11:09

I've just started a PGCE (17 years after graduating ) and should at this moment be poring over the National Curriculum and all the other reams of paperwork I seem to have accumulated already but here I am on mumsnet! Someone please tell me to go away

slug · 06/09/2004 09:48

I'm starting a MSc next week. I graduated 20 years ago, and with an arts degree, so doing a Masters in Computing has got me stressed out beyond belief.

I forsee 'Oh god, I've two essays due and the kids have chickenpox' threads in the future.

Galaxy · 06/09/2004 09:56

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