First Class degree at aged 51

RoccoBunny

Voyager, what are your qualifications?

NeilCr

What about lecturing? My ex did the same as you and got some work at the uni she was studying at. She was, at the time, in the same age group as you

Congratulations by the way. I know full well how much work she had to put in!

Serendipitious

Congratulations!! :j:j:j

A Masters would be good if you wanted to gain a specialist qualification, I think it's 1 year for Organisational Psychology, but I think the other areas take longer.

At 51 and assuming a SSP retirement age of 66+, you have a good 15 years to offer in the workplace, as well as a wealth of life experience.

World's your oyster, really. x

RoccoBunny

Thanks for all the kind comments

RoccoBunny

Serendip, my supervisor, who has become a friend, has as masters in organisational, but ridiculously clever, and has just asked me today what I would do with an MSc/ Phd , at my age

daytona0

RoccoBunny wrote: »

Uni are being very good with asking me to come in and look over my cv, what cv? I started after A levels doing a fast track management course in insurance, life assurance, at what was GRE, now Aegon, then got married, met my husband there. He was/ is an It contractor, and has gone on to get contracts over the last 30 years.

For that reason, I used to get call centre jobs, jst to get me out the house, and that is not being disrespectful to anyone who may need a job, it is very different now anyway. Back then, I worked for Littlewoods catalogues, twice, as I went back on their debt collection services, from there went to United Utilities, was actually NorthWest Water then, then to a frontline 999 response for the whole of Lancashire in ambulance response service. I was the one answering the calls , along with one other person. It does not matter, but please do not put my achievement down Voyager, and where I need to go from here

Littlewoods catalogues call center! *shudder* Wirral by any chance? :rotfl:

xapprenticex

Lifetime maintenance? I really want to get married one day but stuff like this scares me. I don't know the details, he could have cheated on you for all I know and deserves what he gets in that case, but daym.

basil92

RoccoBunny wrote: »

I have been through a few bad years, but have come through it, with a first class degree aged 51. Will be graduating a week today.

I have no idea where to begin to know what to do, where to start. And yes, to the people who will come here and say, why did I do it, I did it out of desperation as my life was falling apart. I buried my Dad in the 1st year of the degree, and continue to care for my mother as an only child.

I was a stay at home mum, all my life since grammar school, married to a high earner. I have lifetime maintenance through divorce in 2009, kids now 29 and 23, but still do not believe in myself.

Is there anything I could offer to the workplace at my age. I am very cynical nowadays, and speak my mind, but did get through an undergrad degree without falling out with anyone :-)

Congratulations

Sorry I've no practical advice except believe in yourself.

Very luckily for you, financially you are sorted and 51 is no age, but only you can decide where life takes you.

Don't waste it OP...

NeilCr

RoccoBunny wrote: »

Serendip, my supervisor, who has become a friend, has as masters in organisational, but ridiculously clever, and has just asked me today what I would do with an MSc/ Phd , at my age

Lots and lots of work a PhD. That's what my ex did - she loved it because she was so interested in the subject matter

Voyager2002

RoccoBunny wrote: »

Voyager, what are your qualifications?

Does it matter? I have worked for universities (using my subject) so have met a fair number of students. And I was sincerely trying to congratulate you while reassuring you that there is nothing 'weird' about what you have done: I'm not sure why it came over as a put-down.