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Welcome to
“Ask a
mature
student”
Vicky Welsh
Final Year Undergraduate
B.A. (Honours) Philosophy
• Lack of career opportunities
• Landmark birthday
• My children were grownup
• Step up to H. E.
BACKGROUND
• Consider your family’s situation
• Student Finance
• Advice from the Students’ Union
• Online advice
• Part time work
MONEY
• In University for a maximum of 12 hours a week
• Lectures, workshops and tutorials
• Assessed by coursework only
• A lot of private study (reading and research)
WHAT IS MY WORKLOAD LIKE?
V
• Range of student ages
• A personal tutor
• Support from a mentor
• Pastoral support
• Help with assignments available from Study Support
• Volunteer Peer Mentor
• Student Ambassador
• Activities and support from the Mature Students Group
MY EXPERIENCE AT STAFFORDSHIRE
UNIVERSITY
• The Staffordshire Graduate
• Further study
• Employment
LIFE AFTER STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY
• https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview
• http://www.staffsunion.com/
• http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/mature-guide
• http://www.staffs.ac.uk/study/disabled/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/143503359259/?fref=ts
USEFUL WEBSITES
Are you going to…
Or just follow the crowd?

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MATURE STUDENT LIFE TALK

  • 1.
  • 3. Vicky Welsh Final Year Undergraduate B.A. (Honours) Philosophy
  • 4. • Lack of career opportunities • Landmark birthday • My children were grownup • Step up to H. E. BACKGROUND
  • 5. • Consider your family’s situation • Student Finance • Advice from the Students’ Union • Online advice • Part time work MONEY
  • 6. • In University for a maximum of 12 hours a week • Lectures, workshops and tutorials • Assessed by coursework only • A lot of private study (reading and research) WHAT IS MY WORKLOAD LIKE?
  • 7. V • Range of student ages • A personal tutor • Support from a mentor • Pastoral support • Help with assignments available from Study Support • Volunteer Peer Mentor • Student Ambassador • Activities and support from the Mature Students Group MY EXPERIENCE AT STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY
  • 8. • The Staffordshire Graduate • Further study • Employment LIFE AFTER STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY
  • 9. • https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview • http://www.staffsunion.com/ • http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/mature-guide • http://www.staffs.ac.uk/study/disabled/ • https://www.facebook.com/groups/143503359259/?fref=ts USEFUL WEBSITES
  • 10. Are you going to… Or just follow the crowd?

Editor's Notes

  1. GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON GUYS, I’d firstly like to take this opportunity on behalf of everyone to give you a very warm welcome to Staffordshire University. Just to introduce myself, my name is Ash… and…. I’ve just completed my last year studying Law and I’m now currently working for the university within the Schools and Colleges Liaison Team. I’m a lucky lucky soul and I get to travel the country all expenses paid to speak to you guys about how much of an amazing opportunity university is. I hope to give you an accurate and succinct insight to what university is like at Staffordshire. It’s your interests and aspirations that matter which will leave a defining feature upon how you want to be successful in the future. But please…. Don’t take everything I say verbatim. Ask and ask again. I do hope that the short time I have with you opens your minds to the wealth of opportunity that lies before you, and for you to then go on and follow your curiosity!