Carpe diem: you are never too old to follow your dreams
Mature applicants still have just over a week to submit an application to the CAO to begin college this year. Photograph: iStockDuring lockdown I opened a copy of Exploring English I had on my bookshelf. Before I realised it, over a few weeks I had read it again from cover to cover. Like many of my generation, college was never an option. I’ve had time and space recently to re-evaluate my life and am retired with a good pension.
We all only get one life. Your love of English may have lain dormant for over 35 years, but now it’s time to blossom and grow. Imagine the richness you will bring to your studies based on a life fully lived, through the ups and downs of family and work. Of course, as you suggest, you might feel a bit like a fish out of water among all those school leavers – but let me assure you, as someone who worked with students in UCD for many years, the mature adult in a class is often the catalyst around whom many younger students gravitate, seeking advice and support.
Mature applicants still have just over a week to submit an application to the CAO if they wish to start into an undergraduate degree programme in September 2023. Applications close at 5pm on February 1st and cost €45. If you have not chosen your top course, you can add to your application up to March 1st at 5pm for an additional €10.
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