Mature students considering a return to education are jumping at the opportunity to take their place on South East Technological Universitys TRY SETU for mature applicants on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 from 9.30am to 3pm.
The annual event takes place on the University’s Cork Road Campus Waterford and is free of charge for adults over 23.
According to Thomas Grinsell from SETU’s Student Life and Learning department, “The event will be really helpful for prospective students who are over 23 years and are interested in studying on one of SETU’s many full-time CAO courses.
“Whether you have already applied to SETU to study in September and want to become familiar with college life or you haven’t started your application process yet and want to find out more about your course options, this event will answer all your questions”.
Attendees will get the opportunity to meet lecturers, current mature students, gain knowledge on supports available as SETU students, learn about fees and grants and take a tour of our campus.
Thomas understands that a return to formal education can be an intimidating prospect for students. “This is a fantastic opportunity for mature students to get a feel for college life. There can be many obstacles along the way for those returning to education after a long absence, but we want to ensure you that there is many supports along the way to make this transition to third level as easy as possible.”
SETU welcomes mature students from all over the country every year to the Cork Road Campus in Waterford. The majority of SETU’s mature students are based in the south east of Ireland and commute daily from counties such as Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Carlow.
People who wish to apply for a full-time course at SETU can still apply to the CAO up until 1 May 2023 at 5.15pm which is the closing date for late applications.
The University also has many opportunities for part-time study and our Lifelong Learning team will be on site to talk through part-time, flexible learning and Springboard options with prospective students.
A second mature student information day will take place on the Kilkenny Road Campus in Carlow on 21 March. See www.setu.ie/events for more details.
The mature applicant event also precedes the annual Spring CAO open day in Waterford, which takes place this year on Thursday, 23 March from 6-8pm.
If you are considering returning to education and would like more information on the TRY SETU for Mature Student day, please contact the SLL team on 051 845513 or email [email protected] . Find out more at www.setu.ie/trymature.