If I may...

[Patrick_Bateman]

...can I be haughty for a second

Finally, 7 years after screwing up my academic future by dropping out of college to join the army, I have been accepted for all 5 of my University choices included the highly esteemed institutions of York and Bristol.

I have just confirmed my firm choice as Univeristy of Bristol :D

A University that is top 10 in the UK, 27th in the world and boasts a higher reputation among employers than Princeton, Cornell and UPenn.
It has 9 Nobel laureates and Prince Albert II of Monaco among its alumni.

I'm so ecstatic and was seiged with an urge to brag :thumbsup:
The hard work has finally come together (7 years late)

And now I leave this thread to plummet into obscurity.

[Armel P]

Congratulations, sir. I hope you succeed in making the best of your forthcoming education.

[Patrick_Bateman]

Congratulations, sir. I hope you succeed in making the best of your forthcoming education.

Thank you squire. I was utterly ebullient yesterday when I clicked on UCAS tracker and saw their offer. Sore throat for most of the day.

[Delta40]

Congratulations Patrick!

[Emil Miller]

Anybody that has as their avatar Patrick Bateman would normally be ignored by me, but I appreciate that you have worked hard to achieve your objective and I wish you well in your, 2nd time around, academic career.

[Patrick_Bateman]

Anybody that has as their avatar Patrick Bateman would normally be ignored by me, but I appreciate that you have worked hard to achieve your objective and I wish you well in your, 2nd time around, academic career.

Actually my avatar is a depiction of Lensky and Eugene Onegin's duel
I think you meant 'screen name'.

But your well wishes are warmly received :)

[Veho]

Congratulations! Great achievement. What will you be studying?

[kiki1982]

congrats! My question too, though, Veho: what will you be studying?

[papayahed]

Hey, congrats.

[Patrick_Bateman]

History gentlemen.

[Lokasenna]

Well done indeed!

It just goes to prove that it's never too late to go to university. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time!

[manolia]

You may! Congrats. I unreservedly admire people who study hard after a certain age (the kind of study that is required at university followed by exams!).

[LitNetIsGreat]

Well done, top move!!

[Armel P]

A small part of me still wishes I had experienced the university life.

[Patrick_Bateman]

A small part of me still wishes I had experienced the university life.

7 years of regret on my part.

It is never too late. I may only be 25 but I know of people in their 30s and 40s who are embarking on Uni courses this year.

[LitNetIsGreat]

7 years of regret on my part.

It is never too late. I may only be 25 but I know of people in their 30s and 40s who are embarking on Uni courses this year.

And I know them at 70!

I went to uni at exactly 25 too, it's a good age to study I think. You have a bit of life experience behind you and generally therefore, are a little more focused on what you want to achieve.

I am not knocking study at 18+ because there are a lot of really clever, focused individuals who blow my mind - that they can be so clever and focused at that age (I know that I wasn't no where near it) but there are also a lot of silly types who are just still very much growing up, only natural for sure.

I finish my degree in a few months. It has taken me about 7/8 years in total just to get my BA! However, I very much feel that I have gained so much more from my degree than the average 18-21 student, and I don't mean that offensively.

For years I have worked and then studied at night, walking home at 10.00pm+ (like tonight) after watching 18 year old students walking up and down West Street dressed as Vikings getting drunk etc. Good on them though I say!

So anyway, all I am saying is that there is no correct age to do so. Such is utter nonsense. I say, if you are interested in studying then go and do it.

As my study comes to an end, I am thinking of what to study next. I have a few plans up my sleeve...

Good luck though Patrick, I know that you'll do very well.

[Patrick_Bateman]

And I know them at 70!

I went to uni at exactly 25 too, it's a good age to study I think. You have a bit of life experience behind you and generally therefore, are a little more focused on what you want to achieve.

I am not knocking study at 18+ because there are a lot of really clever, focused individuals who blow my mind - that they can be so clever and focused at that age (I know that I wasn't no where near it) but there are also a lot of silly types who are just still very much growing up, only natural for sure.

I finish my degree in a few months. It has taken me about 7/8 years in total just to get my BA! However, I very much feel that I have gained so much more from my degree than the average 18-21 student, and I don't mean that offensively.

For years I have worked and then studied at night, walking home at 10.00pm+ (like tonight) after watching 18 year old students walking up and down West Street dressed as Vikings getting drunk etc. Good on them though I say!

So anyway, all I am saying is that there is no correct age to do so. Such is utter nonsense. I say, if you are interested in studying then go and do it.

As my study comes to an end, I am thinking of what to study next. I have a few plans up my sleeve...

Good luck though Patrick, I know that you'll do very well.

I share many of those sentiments and even in my personal statement I mentioned how I believe that with my experiences have put me in a great position to pursue my degree now.

I will be doing it full time and I'm excited about the library more than anything :p but I am also staying in halls so I am sure I will be roped into some viking and toga partying.

[Armel P]

7 years of regret on my part.

It is never too late. I may only be 25 but I know of people in their 30s and 40s who are embarking on Uni courses this year.

Yes, I have several friends between 27 and 40 that have gone back to school. 5 maybe. And good for them. But I won't do it. I despise school. I think I'm alergic.

[LitNetIsGreat]

I share many of those sentiments and even in my personal statement I mentioned how I believe that with my experiences have put me in a great position to pursue my degree now.

I will be doing it full time and I'm excited about the library more than anything :p but I am also staying in halls so I am sure I will be roped into some viking and toga partying.

That sound great. It is better to do it full time if you can, I couldn't afford to though. I like that your excited about the library, top stuff. Don't forget all the online stuff you will have access to as well. I only discovered last year or so that I had full access to the Naxos classical library!!! Loads of stuff like that.


Yes, I have several friends between 27 and 40 that have gone back to school. 5 maybe. And good for them. But I won't do it. I despise school. I think I'm alergic.

You should go back and give it a go. University is not like school (at least in the UK) going back as a mature student is a whole other universe.

[Lokasenna]

I only discovered last year or so that I had full access to the Naxos classical library!!!

That is most definitely one of the greatest perks of being affiliated to a university! My musical world has expanded dramatically since finding Naxos.

[Scheherazade]

And I know them at 70!Hey, is that a dig at me??? :mad:

Congratulations, Bateman! And good lucky :)

[JuniperWoolf]

My university has one 82 year old in their creative writing program. 27 is the average age of students but the age group with the largest number of students is nineteen, which means that most people drop out in their first two years (I'm guessing because they aren't ready for it yet, but that's just a guess). I read my school's statistics because I'm a geek.

[LitNetIsGreat]

Originally Posted by Neely
And I know them at 70!


Hey, is that a dig at me???

Of course not, I know that you only admit to 69 at parties.


My university has one 82 year old in their creative writing program.

Damn, beat my oldie. Any advances on 82? Going once...

Seriously though, that's great. That's where I'd like to be, still studying and learning new things in old age. Hell, when I'm 82 I might be able to fund my MA!