Returning to university as a mature student, how? (Scotland, or EU)

Delta-NC

I went to university in Scotland years back for four years studying Software Engineering (only finished three, standard degree) and I'm considering going back to study something more practical because I can't find a job, but I have no idea where to start. My main questions are:

Can I get any sort of funding? If not is there any way I can fund this when I have no money? can I still get student loans?

I'd like to study in Scotland, but out of interest how does one go about studying in other parts of Europe? I've always wondered this, and how does funding differ? Are there any extra obstacles?

I'd prefer to start a new course but if that is not possible, am I eligible for funding to complete my degree? I hear this may be possible.

I'd appreciate any help with this, as I've looked into it a few times and I just end up in confused circles.

Voyager2002

It is hard to imagine that many things are more practical than software engineering.

Delta-NC

It was a waste of time, no jobs in it, especially when I learned nothing at all there and was not in any way qualified for a job in the industry.

I'd rather learn something like a language, that way I can move to a proper country :rotfl:

londonTiger

Its understood that a siftware engineer fresh out of uni will have very little hands on experience in code as in building complex software from scratch. So they will hace to be mentored.

The ones who excel at these things are coders who live snd breath it and have large portfolio of freelance work. To show that they have experienced workingwith clients.

I have a few friends who studied It based degrees at uni, most are doing completely unrelated stuff but the few still in It are those that have shown a lot of extra curricular interest in it

londonTiger

Delta-NC wrote: »

It was a waste of time, no jobs in it, especially when I learned nothing at all there and was not in any way qualified for a job in the industry.

I'd rather learn something like a language, that way I can move to a proper country :rotfl:

I am not surprised. You don'tsound like you have passion fforthe field so not surprised.

agrinnall

Delta-NC wrote: »

It was a waste of time, no jobs in it, especially when I learned nothing at all there and was not in any way qualified for a job in the industry.

I'd rather learn something like a language, that way I can move to a proper country :rotfl:

You really don't have much clue do you? Studying a language to degree level is not about learning how to speak it well enough to work in another country, if that's what you want to do then take an evening class to learn enough to get by then move and learn from the natives. Although from the lack of interest and application you've shown do far I suspect you'll never do it.

Delta-NC

londonTiger wrote: »

I am not surprised. You don'tsound like you have passion fforthe field so not surprised.

Yeah, I only have five apps on the App Store. I've no interest in the field at all.

agrinnall wrote: »

You really don't have much clue do you? Studying a language to degree level is not about learning how to speak it well enough to work in another country, if that's what you want to do then take an evening class to learn enough to get by then move and learn from the natives. Although from the lack of interest and application you've shown do far I suspect you'll never do it.

I don't want to learn the language purely to speak it so I can work as a waiter. I'd genuinely like to learn about the language for language specific career opportunities, such as localisation.

So great to see that years on the MoneySavingExpert forums are still full of complete presumptuous !!!!!!. Wish they'd get some real moderators on here to curb all the pointless judgemental drivel people seem to love sharing. You wonder why I don't want to stay in the UK? Brits. Adios!

nimbo

To do a degree in a language you'd need to be fairly proficient in it to begin with...

So have you had 4 years f funding, and got a Ba or Bsc? Or did you drop out / fail before getting the degree...

This make a difference.

If you have a degree you may be eligible for a career development loan - look into this with banks... I believe you have to start repaying it immediately though - so do think about it carefully if you don't have at least a part time job to fund you...

what do you want to study - if you have the degree you could do an Msc - but again I don't think that logically this could be in a language of you don't already have a good grounding in it...

If you were going to do something more vocational such as midwifery, nursing or social work there would be more available funding for you - such as maybe bursaries etc....

good luck

Voyager2002

Delta-NC wrote: »

Yeah, I only have five apps on the App Store. I've no interest in the field at all.



I don't want to learn the language purely to speak it so I can work as a waiter. I'd genuinely like to learn about the language for language specific career opportunities, such as localisation.

So great to see that years on the MoneySavingExpert forums are still full of complete presumptuous !!!!!!. Wish they'd get some real moderators on here to curb all the pointless judgemental drivel people seem to love sharing. You wonder why I don't want to stay in the UK? Brits. Adios!

The responses that you have received reflect the way you present yourself, and the quality of thought that has gone into your plans. your first port of call should be a careers adviser, so that you can formulate plans that actually make sense.