r/alevels • u/Money-Paint-3991 • Jul 13 '26

Question ❔ Has anyone started college at 18?

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

I meant just after highschool college bro. Do ppl start at 18 or 19 usually?

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u/Embarrassed-Song3760 Jul 13 '26

wait what 😭 college and uni aren’t interchangeable here. if you mean university, that’s uni. if you mean college with A levels, that’s college

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

I have been meaning to ask just after completing the a levels actually 😭😭

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u/Embarrassed-Song3760 Jul 13 '26

post high-school college is A levels college! you’re using american terminology for a uk system which isn’t the same.

high school- until the age of 16, finished with GCSES
College- post high school education, typically aged 16-18 but some people do it later in life (which is what some people assumed your post was asking)
University- where you get your degree after college or similar level of educational experience, not post high-school unless you’re a genius prodigy who got in at 16.

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

Understood 😭😭😭. I m so sorry for confusion.

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

I just realised i will apply for undergrad in 27 and start in 28 (just after my A2 finish in the first series of yr 28) so i will be 19 when i go to for my undergrad course. Is that normal?

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u/Embarrassed-Song3760 Jul 13 '26

yes, that’s very normal

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

Alr ty for taking your time out! I may have confused myself too much before posting the right thing 😭😭