mature student
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She has words of encouragement for people considering a return to study as a mature student.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
Yusuf, a mature student eight years in recovery, is the peer manager.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023
“I’m a mature student in a hurry,” she told him.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Jay Blades, who presents The Repair Shop, said he was "absolutely honoured" to have been appointed the first chancellor of the university he attended as a mature student.
From BBC • May 20, 2022
Both the child and the more mature student will ordinarily go only so far in preparation as is necessary in order to meet the demands made upon them in class.
From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)
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