mature student
noun
British
: a student at a college or university who starts studying there at a later age than usual
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Both women were born in the 1930s, and again, like my mother, Quin (apparently) applied to enter university as a ‘mature student’.
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“Mature student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mature%20student. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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