#mature age student

[jennycalendar]

HI HELLO THE FRATERNITY BOY THAT BUFFY'S MOST DRAWN TO BEING "THE ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR." the one who differentiates himself from the shitty Other Boys, the one who takes time to make her feel special and goes out of his way to try and meet her on her level, THAT is the one that's the most dangerous and sadistic. absolutely obsessed

#celia watches btvs #like quite literally we see buffy drawn to an older college student #(angel is presented in maturity level as around college student age in s2) #who is in many ways More of a risk than the college boys who are just up-front sleaze bags!!!! #who knowingly takes advantage of a teenage girl!!!! #i definitely caught the teacher-student parallels but this one eluded me last time and just. whoa. okay

[anxiously-sidequesting]

Yknow I think one of the saddest parts about Malorn being a professor is that his social circle in particular must have taken a hit. Idk if he had any homies before his promotion but with that Teacher and Student relationship having to be almost strictly professional, I can't imagine it would be smiled upon to have Malorn acting buddy buddy with some of his peers anymore. And like that's really sad that one of the many aspects of his childhood is essentially taken from him because he's in this awkward spot of mentally, physically, and emotionally at par with his students but has to be different than that in order to be their teacher

Like imagine how lonely that is bro. He can't be a kid with his students anymore but he's not an adult that can necessarily relate to other adults either so he's just in this separate space all by himself because there are no others like him (except The Wizard who has at least some similarities)

Thinking about how Malorn's former friends just slowly drifting away from him not because they hate him, but because they have to regard him as a teacher FIRST above all else is super sad and once again I'm crying for Malorn in the evening

#im sure its not as severe as i make it sound LOL #like im sure malorn still has some moments with the people he cares about #and who knows??? maybe people give him a pass with being youthful with his friends and other students #but its got to be at least a little awkward imo #malorn has to be someone else in a certain setting. in his class or tutoring he cant be just a friend or a classmate #in order to be a good teacher he needs to be exactly that. a teacher #like theres a reason why a lot of them say ''im not here to be your friend'' #and imagine how that hurts malorn on the inside to say that to people his own age. to people who actually were his friends #like on days off sure maybe!!! graduated students sure!! but to a certain extent #malorns position as a professor unfortunately has to come first at leats in terms of his students- #-so that means maintaining that mature tutor aura at all times. not just when its appropriate #because it could be confusing and muddle boundaries if he just switches his teacher personality on and off just whenever #im crying for him. i always am. #malorn ashthorn i love you a lot #stay fresh. stay crispy. #wizard101 #w101 #wiz101 #malorn ashthorn

[strangerays]

THIS JUNE

[wip introduction]

(originally known as the project Nothing in Particular and Everything)

start date: february 2021

stage: 4th draft

pov: first person, past tense

tags: #nip: inspo, #nothing in particular and everything, #this june, #this june inspo

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Story

Ray's friends are finally back home from college. But in the seaside town where they grew up, everything has changed. Madison is always distracted by work and her controlling parents. She's dating Oliver. Oliver doesn't know what he wants to do with his life anymore, but he knows he can't stay in Point Blink. Lonan has made a new home for himself in the city with his boyfriend, so nobody is quite sure what he plans to do next.

June in Point Blink isn't turning out as perfect as Ray planned.

Judith just moved to Point Blink.

A somewhat disastrous pair, Ray and Judith fall victim to an act of arson on a mysterious landmark in the woods. Whilst the girls uncover the identity of the arsonist on a dusty old camera, they develop a strong bond with one another and a connection to their mental health neither of them had before. However, as Ray gets closer to saving herself, she digs up damaging truths about her closest friends that threaten to tear the five of them - and Point Blink - apart.

Characters

Ray – 20, a somewhat optimistic college student who misses her friends but will do anything to keep them together. spends most of her time in alone her bedroom or in the woods with a camera.

Judith – 19, the energetic new girl in town with an enigmatic background and a savior complex. used to live with her brother but decidedly does not anymore.

Lonan – 20, Ray’s best friend who loves his friends dearly but struggles to put himself and his art first. struggling to live with past decisions while navigating a new relationship.

Madison – 20, hates the idea of college and is very set in her ways, which can be detrimental to her friendships. works at a local coffeehouse.

Oliver – 19, the last person to join the friend group; the first person to leave. known for his boastful grades and sour humor.

#this june #so yayay!! here is my new book!!!! #i love my book i hope you do too :) #as you can probably tell the story is pretty much the same except the characters have aged up a few years and are in college #im exploring the exact same themes in a more mature setting #also !! i am a second year college student now as well!!!!! #the struggle is real and i need a place to put everything if we're being honest haha #so i think this book is gonna do that for me <3 #technically i didnt finish draft three but i did get close before getting SICK of writing it #sorry if there are typos in here i just really wanted to post this today ;-; #i dont have many exceprts yet but i am about 8k words into this draft so i suppose i shall have something soon!! #my writing #creative writing #original story #writeblr

[stedesparasol]

my toxic trait is that when reading any fic that de-ages ed and stede i will continue to visualise them as middle aged men

#i'll only read de-aged fics if i like the premise enough and even then i will remain in denial lol #[me reading a fic where stede's a student] a MATURE STUDENT obviously!!!!!!!!!!!

[armandjolras]

Clueless really said, you know what the patronising and uncomfortable age gap relationship from Emma needs? How about one of them is 15 and it’s also only technically not incest

#Just watched it for the first time and liked it but they sure do have sibling energy up until the end 💀 #i know people love Emma/knightly and I get it #i just don’t like how he smugly judges her for being selfish and making mistakes. It feels so fatherly #when he’s 17 years older and knew her since she was a child #like bro pick on someone your own age. It’s not much to be proud of that you’re more mature than a 20 year old #in clueless at least it’s a little funny because he’s a college student judging a 15 year old for being immature #yeah she’s more shallow than him but he’s too young himself to be acting smug about his maturity #*edit I didn’t word that well lol. I meant in clueless both Cher and Josh are immature in their own ways bc they’re both young #knightly is so much older that it’s just a little cringe that he’s judging Emma

[vounoura]

nah but seriously dropping out as much as it upset(s) me to have to do was probably the smartest decision I ever made

#saint.txt #that was a real bad year and a half I'm sorry to everyone who knew me #I have nobody helping me w/ financials so mayhap 5 classes and a job to pay my bills was a mite bit of a bad idea #but even on three + job I struggled. and I was doing sciences and did not have the time to catch up on the basics #of stuff like chem bc I have been out of high school for ages and the courses are not designed for mature students #who do not remember high school content at all and also have lives outside of classes #and I struggle w/ basic math on a good day bc my brain just cannot interpret numbers so. #(three was the minimum to keep full-time student status) #moving onto online classes + different diploma next fall which hopefully? will free up more time for me to be less worried #abt not being able to pay my rent and shit #I also had a lot going on at home at the time which Did Not Help

[wtfcl0ud]

one of the weirdest things abt uni is that they just let literal babies in there cri

#ok no but like the languages programs requires u to do a levels first so #for the most part i'm surrounded by ppl my age #but other programs they can enroll after leaving form 5 at like 16/17????? ur baby omg #esp those tht look n like dress like little kids it's so funny cri #and then even the out of dept courses i did had like much older ppl than me #bc it was communications studies??? not bc as in correlation direct but yh #there were a lot of mature students n part time students #so this new sem the prevalence of these little kids is very funny to me sorry lol #cloud nonsense

[prettyhatmachine]

Society if I looked like this

#IT guy at the work Christmas party #mature age student in your web design elective #I need this normal guy swag

[yellowsubiesdance]

one of my (i thought) good friends, who’s been posting a lot of support for israel in her insta stories, seems to have removed me as a friend once i started posting support for palestinians

this is incredibly frustrating that she wouldn’t even attempt to reach out and have a conversation before pulling the plug. she’s also been aggressively pro “self-defense” for israel, which is even crazier to me.

it’s frustrating because i thought we had a good connection before, and i thought she was pretty smart and wise, but for her to not only be unwilling to recognize a different perspective, but also to openly support the continuation of the ethnic cleansing of palestinians, is disappointing and tragic. i’m not sure if i should attempt to be the grown up in the situation and reach out and try to talk through it, or if i should just let it be.

#even though she’s also a non-traditional student like me she’s still younger than i am #not that age has any marker on maturity #but i think in situations like this where people are easily set off is where the life experience tends to shift #idk what to do tbh #i would like to retain a connection to her #specifically because she’s in several of my classes and she’s so far been important to me #she’s going to be out for a while and i’m not sure when she’ll come back #but if we don’t talk at all between now and then the friendship may be shattered completely

[vampyrfag]

scale of 1-10 how badof an idea to not do my art school apps this year is it

#trying to think of a single con to waiting another12 months and like . the only thing is that i'd be applying as a mature age student rather #than a school leaver #abd i'm like. interested in the conservation course i'm deferred from . + its a free course

[discoscoob]

“if I had a crush on a high school senior in my second year of uni that would be so weird.”

Yet Eddie is a high school senior and if Steve went to college he would be in his second year.

Not trying to make that ship look problematic bc I’m not saying that as someone who considers that ship problematic, I’m just here pointing out the hypocrisy, I couldn’t help myself this one was way too easy.

#‘but they’re the same age’ #yes #and eddie isn’t a college student he’s still a senior in high school #there’s a level of maturity that comes from going to uni #that eddie simply wouldn’t possess #because #you guessed it #he hasn’t gone to uni

[anxiously-sidequesting]

So this thought has been in my head for quite some time but... I can't help but think about an angst filled, heartwarming tale between Morganthe and Malorn if Morganthe was still a teenager and a student struggling in Ravenwood

#can you imagine their dynamic #how much malorn could and WOULD have helped her #he definitely would have reached out to her once he realized she was struggling #AND THIS IS NOT IN A ROMANTIC CONTEXT FOR ME but youre free to interpret them as such if you want to #but i feel like they would have such a deep mentor/student friendship lersonally #teenage morganthe really could have benefited from someone her own age to relate to and lean on for support #not me saying 'friendship is magic' when her brother died and she was like invovled in a coup 😭💀 but sometimes just a positive influence #can go a long way #and since all the adults and older figures in morganthe's early life has been either irresponsible at best #or downright kooky at worst #she really needed like a calm and mature and wise anchor in her life #(gestures towars Malorn) like this guy #wizard101 #w101 #malorn ashthorn #morganthe

[hmasfatty]

Not me emailing my lecturer with a million questions at 7AM on the day the subject content goes live, like some kind of MONSTER

#average uni student asks 5 questions a semester #statistic actually false #mature age student clare #who has an anxiety disorder #and asks 10000 questions a semester #is an outlier #adn should not be counted

[mental-health-advice]

31 'mature student' feel like im going through the worst artistic burn out of my life after deciding to do arts at uni because it was the one thing i was any good at and im so creatively drained having to work to someone elses standards ive just, lost interest in drawing, im fustrated i used to love drawing. I tried to google a solution and it said once a passion is dead and has been for over a year its never going to come back, it'll just feel like a chore forever, do you have any advice for what to do? I can't just stop trying to do art right now and i cant just do another sort of art as my course is game design, but im failing my course and im so depressed and anxious and scared ill never draw again.

Hey there,

It can be really hard when what you once loved to do, you no longer enjoy as much.

You mentioned that you are really drained when it comes to art and having to work to someone else’s standards. So, I guess I’m thinking, is there a way that you can go back to your roots, back to when you enjoyed it and try and find your spark in creating art again. Maybe if you think back to when you first began to love it and do some pieces for yourself (to your standard and not someone else’s) then you may be able to restart and find your love in it again.

I know this won’t be easy and especially with your current course, so can you possibly speak to a guidance counsellor about your studies and possibly taking some time off or asking for an extension on your course? If you were able to do this then you can take some time off from your course and just focus on yourself, yourself and your own art. And then when you feel ready to, then going back to your course and seeing how you go.

Another option may be to just leave your course now but you sound to me like someone who would want to try every other avenue first before quitting your course!

In the end though, it is completely up to you what you decide to do, no one can make the decision for you. But maybe just try to re-engage with your love of art and see where this takes you?

I really hope that this has helped a bit and please do let us know if we can help to support you in any other way!

I’m thinking of you and hope that you are going well!

Take care,

Lauren

#mha-lauren #advice #advice blog #mental health advice #anonymous #mature aged student #uni #art #drawing #finding love in drawing again #art course

[hopefulpeacestudent]

Makoto concept art

#shigenori soejima #Persona 5/Persona 5 Royal/Persona 5 Strikers #official Concept art #Makoto Niijima #Priestess arcanum #Queen (Persona 5 series) #J-Videogames and Animations #The Tactician #Aikido practitioner #now a 1st year college student #mature for her age #phantom thieves #Tomboy

[fairiegardens]

I think universities should say oh you’re over 25? Come to our school for free we will pay everything you’re automatically accepted enjoy this complementary king size bed shipped to your home asap

#obviously I’m joking in the sense I think school should be far more accessible for everyone of every age #I’m just going a little nuts with how different the admissions requirements are from place to place for mature students #n