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Reader's contribution:

Hello Mabels,

Long time since I was in touch, but I thought it worthwhile to drop you a note re: University degrees for us 'persons of a certain age', which may interest your over 50’s readers.

Both my wife and I have enrolled at Glamorgan University for a BA Hons degree in History. We were also accepted by Cardiff and Swansea.

The point is that mature students are accepted on the basis of life experience and not school academic prowess. I never took 'O' levels let alone 'A's. There are many  courses, its just that we fancied History.
All sorts of bursaries and grants are available (especially in Wales) and the Universities are very helpful, crying out for mature students.

There is a web site which tells all. (Just type Mature Students UK into Google or other browser)
It stops the old grey cells atrophying and gives us lot a chance to do something that we always wanted to do when young but for one reason or another couldn't.

All for now
Best Regards
Chris (Kit) Chapman

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