Is it automatic? (1 Viewer)

[ElendilPeredhil]

If I apply to defer my course at UNE and I get my application in by the right date, will they automatically let me defer?

The webiste says to include full details of why I wish to defer and how my situation has changed, but what kind of things are valid reasons for deffering? I want to defer because I need to earn some money before I can go to uni so that my parents don't have to try and pay for all my accomodation because that will not be easy for them.

 

[ObjectsInSpace]

You need to write a (formal) letter to the university's admissions centre (just attach it to your application form) outlining why you wish to defer. I deferred for the same reasons as you; namely that moving away from home would put financial strain upon me and deferring would allow me to earn much-needed money. So long as you have a valid reason, they'll usually let you defer. In some ways it's a good thing because you can have some money on hand, but in other ways it's bad because some people don't fit in around college owing to the age gap.

 

[ElendilPeredhil]

I thought the age gap thing wouldn't be as much of a problem as it is in high school since, well, its uni.

 

[thorrnydevil]

There is no age gap problem at EPC. I have firends who are 18 and others who are 24. If everyone is nice and civil there should be no problem with age gaps.

 

[ObjectsInSpace]

Maybe it's just me and my hard-edged, griity and dangerous good looks that people are jealous of.

Don't laugh, it works for James Bond.

 

[ElendilPeredhil]

aww...lol...I'll be your friend.

Of course, I know what you mean. Sometimes my extraordinary good looks intimidate people too. 'Tis a hard job, but someone has to be this good looking.


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[ObjectsInSpace]

I was serious; I look like Daniel Craig.

Anyway, my point is that sometimes there's an age gap. I've got between six and eighteen months on a lot of this year's freshers, which can actually be quite a gap at times (heck, I've got six months on next year's JCR President!). I guess it boils down to maturity at times; right now I'd like nothing more than to give more than a few freshers a swift kick up the arse because they're all so bloody juvenile. Maybe that's juvenile in itself, but hey, fight fire with fire.