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College as a mature student

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  • 26-10-2013 10:34am
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    I love angels
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭


    Hi everyone,
    I dropped out of University after doing my first year due to illness. My drop out date was October 2010. I now want to go to College as a mature student. Does the 5 year rule still apply to me if I want to get a grant ( if you return to College after at least five years you are eligible again for free fees) or does it not matter since I will be applying as a mature student?


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    #2
    Maldesu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    The 5 year rule applies. You don't get a clean slate just because you turn mature


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    Abby19
    Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭Abby19


    If you have only done first year, then you should only have to pay fees for first year, and then you should be entitled to free fees and grant (income permitting) from 2nd year on.


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    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 41,062 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Sometimes colleges can take medical issues into account.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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