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What age were you when you started 3rd level or an apprenticeship?

  • 06-12-2016 03:34PM
    #1
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭


    Discussing with friends what age we all were in our first year in college.

    I was 17 for almost all of the first year and while I did fine in college I think I would have benefited from another year of maturity.
    From the other thread on Conscription i think i would have joined the army for a year if the option had been there.

    Ive added a apprenticeship options to account for the fact that lots of people leave after junior cert to follow a trade but chose the age which best suits.
    You can choose multiple ages if you were a first year multiple times.

    Looking bad would you start later or earlier given the choice?

    What age did you start 3rd level 34 votes

    <= 16 (Apprenticeship)
    0% 0 votes
    <= 16
    2% 1 vote
    17
    5% 2 votes
    18
    32% 11 votes
    19
    29% 10 votes
    20
    17% 6 votes
    21
    2% 1 vote
    22-25
    2% 1 vote
    26-30
    2% 1 vote
    30+
    2% 1 vote


Comments

  • #2
    Pac1Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    Discussing with friends what age we all were in our first year in college.

    Oh how I would love to be a part of your circle!


  • #3
    andekwarhola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,679 ✭✭✭andekwarhola


    Rectify that title or there will be mass outbreaks of onanism from the grammar weirdos.


  • #4
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    Oh how I would love to be a part of your circle!

    I know. Crazy topics.
    Mainly discussing how hard it was to get into pubs for the first year.


  • #5
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    andekwarhola wrote: »
    Rectify that title or there will be mass outbreaks of onanism from the grammar weirdos.

    Done. God forbid we offended the grammer weirdos.


  • #6
    5rtytry56
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭5rtytry56


    Began studies for UK Accounting Technician in 1991 aged 19...................went a different path in 1996 and beginning studies for National Certificate in Computer Applications.....


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  • #7
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,307 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    There's no option for apprenticeship at 17, so I checked all the boxes. :pac:

    Oh yeah, started college at 43. :)


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