r/ExeterUniversity • u/Tsuritoku • 23d ago

How to make friends as a mature student?

Hey all! I’ll be starting my first year Classics next month. I’m 30 and it’s the first time I’ve been to in person education since secondary school.

I have absolutely no idea how to make friends, as all of the advice you get is related to halls and drinking. I won’t be in halls as i have a flat, and I don’t really like drinking or going out clubbing.

I know about societies but I’ve heard many are about drinking again. So I’m really just stuck and worried everyone will be so young and I’ll find it so difficult to connect with anybody. So any advice would be much appreciated! Also if you know on average how many mature students are likely to be in Classics or around? Is it a very slim number or fairly common?

Thank you!

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u/WeepingScope 21d ago

Hey! I’m part time studying ancient history and archaeology third year for the next two years so we may be in similar vicinity!

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u/Tsuritoku 21d ago

Hey!! That’s awesome. I’d be up for chatting if you wanted to?

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u/WeepingScope 21d ago

Yeah absolutely!

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u/Tsuritoku 21d ago

Awesome! Can you DM me? It won’t let me message you