Hi forum.
I was so happy to come across this forum and to be honest I was surprised that at the age of 22 I'm still classed as a 'young student' I don't mind as the title of 'mature student' didn't settle well with me. No offense to the older students just I felt weird refering to myself as mature. Which I am not, lol. I'm starting AA100 this october after deciding to continue with my acedemic career. Due to the fact I want to be a journalist I realised work experience (which I've had plenty of with a company called Media Trust) wasn't enough, so studying is gonna be my thing for the next couple of years. I am looking for to it, as I've looked at the example units on OpenLearn and found the material available interesting.
If theres any northern students out please feel free to holla my way, as I want to take advantage of the socialising aspect of the OU as much as possible. Don't be shy, cos at the end of the day we're all in the same boat.
Until then,
see ya.
Hi Neil
I'm 22 too! I was surprised to be considered a young student too, because I feel I'm a mature student as I didn't go to university the same year as all my friends. I'm afraid I'm not northern though - I live in Dorset!
I hope you enjoy your study with the OU. I've done an Openings course and two level 1 courses now, and I really enjoy it. I am also building on work experience by getting a degree in IT and Computing.
Good luck on your OU journey!
Kelly