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mature student

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noun

  1. a student at a college or university who has passed the usual age for formal education

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Kayleigh Atkins is a mature student at the University of Sunderland in her final year studying criminology.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

In November 2021, Ms Bashir came to the UK from Pakistan to study business management and, several months later, Arslan followed, arriving in February 2022 as a mature student.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

“I’m a mature student in a hurry,” she told him.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Colin Webb, who was then a 25-year-old mature student at the UEA, carried out the interview and was happy it was now available to view again after nearly half a century.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2022

What duty has the less mature student in regard to organization?

From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)