Publisher's Synopsis
This guide provides information based on the authors' own experiences as mature students, and their involvement with a national research project into the guidance needs of this group. It covers topics such as: choosing higher education, preparing for higher education, choosing a course, applications and interviews, finance, life in higher education and benefits of higher education.;Each chapter concludes with a series of self-assessment questions designed to encourage the student to think through the decision-making process. Case studies and quotes from mature students are included.
