AndyRoo Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 So, I may be 20... *coughs*plus*coughs* years late to the party, but today I got accepted on a degree course at Plymouth University! I'm so excited*. It's not cheap (£15k+) and the next 4 years of commitment, but I'm going to do it. *and also terrified. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Congratulations, Andy! It’s a lovely part of the world too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Go for it, chap! That's brilliant. What is your subject? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Patricia W said: Congratulations, Andy! It’s a lovely part of the world too. It's actually in partnership with City of Bristol College, so other than (possibly) my final year I will actually be able to stay in the city. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm training to be a counsellor, so it'll be very rewarding once I'm qualified. I'd like to work with LGBT youth and victims of bullying. The statistics on attempted suicide and suicide in the LGBT community are absolutely astonishing, as are the statistics on bullying. I intend to be a little more well rounded than just those areas, but they are the ones that make me most passionate - apart from victims of racism. To be blunt, hate crimes at the minute are absolutely out of control, and I want to help readdress that balance. 9 minutes ago, soapdragon said: Go for it, chap! That's brilliant. What is your subject? Counselling. Once qualified I may also do a second degree in psychology (the two are very similar). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natspringy Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Congratulations! 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Congratulations! Sounds like a very worthwhile and rewarding subject too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Well done - you’re heading my way! I did my masters there too 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks everyone. I'm really looking forward to it... I'm also scared to death of the thought! I'm just going through the process of organising a DBS check and, even though I've never done anything wrong in my life, I'm having a mild panic in case I've been mistaken for a namesake serial killer or something. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 That's brilliant Andy! You might like to connect with my daughter, who is at Edinburgh. Dismayed by the lack of support and resources for mental health issues at uni, and with the help of the faculty, they have set up a discussion and help space plus a facebook page for students. It's also focused on LGBT wellbeing. She'd love to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Congratulations I'm in my seventh year of university (postgraduate) and still have one to go but the end is near! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Lewis said: Congratulations I'm in my seventh year of university (postgraduate) and still have one to go but the end is near! SEVENTH!?!? What are you studying? That has to be something like medicine, right? I'm doing this one so it'll be three years as opposed to 2 (foundation) and then I can do another year to 'top-up' to a full bachelors degree. Unless I decide to specialise, that'll be it. But I have the option to do a masters etc. afterwards. As we're planning to move to France in the next 5-6 years, it could well be that I just use this as a platform to find a different job out there... but I'd like to use it if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I did an Animal Science BSc and now doing Vet Med which is another five! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 8 hours ago, Lewis said: I did an Animal Science BSc and now doing Vet Med which is another five! Oooh, that's impressive! I wish I had the kind of brain for something like that. I'll have to settle for a non-medical helping role instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Congratulations - a worthy subject - well done. We will only be an hour away (well hopefully by then) so you will be welcome to visit if you feel things are getting on top of you for a chill out session to recharge your batteries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Congratulations Andy Roo You are quite a youngster. I got my honours degree at 50 Once I qualified I agreed to look after my three grandchildren so my DD could do her degree. Paediatric Nursing at Cambridge. She has 3 months to go. Good luck Chrissie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 23 hours ago, Purplemaniacs said: Congratulations Andy Roo You are quite a youngster. I got my honours degree at 50 Once I qualified I agreed to look after my three grandchildren so my DD could do her degree. Paediatric Nursing at Cambridge. She has 3 months to go. Good luck Chrissie Haha. Thanks! Although I will be nearly 42 by the time I have got my bachelors - and that's without honours! And at some point during this period I wanted to find time to adopt. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 It's official: I'm doing the degree. I sorted my student finance and my enhanced DBS check came back totally clear! I didn't have any reason to suspect it wouldn't, but it's one of those things where you automatically think you're going to be in trouble even knowing you haven't done anything wrong. YAAAAAAY!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Good on you, it will also help if your adopt. I sometimes wish I had counselling degree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, Grandmashazzie said: Good on you, it will also help if your adopt. I sometimes wish I had counselling degree. Well, yes... that will hopefully help. Although by the time I finish my degree I'll be 40 and Rich will be 42, so we may have missed the window on that. I also have an interest in forensic/criminal psychology, so I was thinking I *might* like to go on and do that too. Depends what I end up doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Well done AndyRoo - enjoy 😊 (you must be about the same age as me) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 hour ago, mullethunter said: Well done AndyRoo - enjoy 😊 (you must be about the same age as me) 37 in December. But I look a lot older. *sobs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Don’t think that age would be issue, they are desperate for adopters ( and foster careers ) for older children. We are 62 and our four are placed long term ( hope we last long enough 😀) andthey are 12,8, 7 and 6. It is quite a long process though so it may be something to start exploring once you get settled on course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 19 hours ago, AndyRoo said: 37 in December. But I look a lot older. *sobs* Close then - I’m 38 in October. Children of the 90s 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 2 hours ago, mullethunter said: Close then - I’m 38 in October. Children of the 90s 😀 90s? Do you have a time machine? I was a kid in the 80s! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
