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Category: Mature learners
From Liverpool to Auchinleck, by Sandie Duffy
Today I handed in my notice, I am leaving the job I have done for 12 years, the job that pays the mortgage, the bills and keeps the teenage son in food. In seven weeks, I will be starting as…
Go Higher – or Go Home? By Amy McDaid
My name is Amy, I am 27 and today is the day I got my overall grade for Go Higher and I got 70%! I could not be any more ecstatic with myself if I tried. However, I could not…
From ‘slightly terrified’ to about to be arts undergrad – by Mark Nuttall
So, we have reached the end of Go Higher 2017- 2018, and quite the journey it’s been! My names Mark and I’m 30. I did well at school to be honest, coming out with decent A Level Grades at 18,…
Steps, by Marie Court, Go Higher 2017-18
After recently completing Go Higher at the University of Liverpool, I can honestly say it is by far one of the best decisions I have ever made and I am so pleased I decided to take up the offer of…
From Small Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow! By Gary Stevens, 3rd year psychology student
Before I began this journey, I was fortunate enough to get a job straight out of school. My exam grades were far from overwhelming and, at 18, I had no real work experience yet it seemed I had landed on…
Mature students: Why there’s NO NEED TO PANIC on your way to university… By Devon Motte (class of 2017)
For anyone who is toying with the idea of heading back to university, the idea of combatting a cavalcade of fresh young faces just off the ‘A level’ belt can sound daunting and ill prepared. However, lucky for mature students,…
Reflections on Go Higher by Lauren (class of 2017)
I was really lucky to get onto Go Higher because I only found out about its existence within a few days of the application closing date. I had applied for another Access to Higher Education course and was dreading the…
A Go Higher Student’s Personal Story by Dominic Henry
I’ll start with some information about me. In school I made the same cocky mistakes a lot of teens do; i.e. I decided there was no point going to school because, well, what could they possibly teach me that I…
Anticipation, organisation, and lots of cups of strong coffee… By Claire Jones
Go Higher students and staff work hard. Our access Diploma students begin their studies a full month before their fellow Liverpool students following undergraduate degree programmes. Next Tuesday, September 06, we will be welcoming some 92 new students on to…
Twelve months later – by Lisa Hopkins, class of 2016
Twelve months ago I was lost. Having left school at 15 I had no GCSEs, I found myself turned away from many institutions and possible career paths because of this. As taking GCSEs as an over 25 is no longer…