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Mature Student Return

  • 26-04-2008 08:52PM
    #1
    Fugs!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭


    I was a student in WIT back from 96' to 99. Alot has changed since but i'm thinking of returning. Not sure what course or anything I want to do yet. I've spent 10 years working in the real world but have no mortgage to tie me down so I really want to do this. Has anyone else done this and how did they get on?

    Where or who can I aproach about this? I've done mechanical engineering in the past but now I am a Qualified fitter also so would like another direction. Maybe civil engineering.


Comments

  • #2
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    I think the deadline might have past to get into next year (September 08). The process via the college closed and I think the CAO new applications is also closed with revisions only being accepted in May?

    In general, WIT has a lot of mature students in a range of courses. They seem to integrate well with people of their own age or people much younger. I haven't noticed much of a problem with mature students, they seem to get on and fit in grand :) I personally think its a great idea to return to education if you want to.

    Hope that helps!


  • #3
    ec18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭ec18


    The date for those going thtough CAO for the first time that date is gone. But they do accept applications from others till the end of july


  • #4
    bp_me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭bp_me


    Fugs,

    have a look through here also: http://www2.wit.ie//real/

    It's a year long (2 semester) course for mature students who have been out of academia for a while. It is sort of a refresher course on a lot of subjects, and would give you a decent grounding if you decided to change direction away from the engineering side of things.


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