wow me an old bloke hopefully with a degree in a few years, really excited


Russ

Oh Russ, if that picture you use for your avatar is you, I don't believe you are very old at all. I went to my local uni as a mature student, and was told the oldest person starting the course that year was 72! His only concern that he wouldn't live long enough to graduate.old tree man wrote: wow me an old bloke hopefully with a degree in a few years,
Russ
Well, I'd just like to know how they determine that then... I really couldn't have paid for it myself - so I just couldn't do a course at that time. £50 per month for food, further education and "entertainment" was just not enough to pay for anything like that - didn't have a PC, either, couldn't even afford a phone or telly, or a car - but heck, I'm not complaining, I did get what I wanted in the end... And it probably turned out better this way, as I got onto a full time course for a year and had it funded, too.Merry wrote:I found that there was a thriving on-line community that was just as useful and supportive as the tutorial system.
As for financial help, my OH said there was no point in claiming. Anyway, I got our P60s etc and sent them off to find that I got nearly 100% financial assistance with the fees!
AND the offer of financial help towards a computer, to which I said,"No thanks, got one!"
We`re poor!![]()
Didn`t know we were poor!![]()
Didn`t feel poor!![]()
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Don't worry, I didn't take it like that! I suppose if it had been important enough to me then, I would have fought for it, and maybe got somewhere in the end. But it turned out better this way, so maybe it was meant to be.Merry wrote:Gosh Ina - sorry - didn't mean to sound triumphant.![]()