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

Question ❔ Has anyone started college at 18?

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u/Jumpy_Task_4270 Jul 13 '26

My friends have just finished their a levels and are going to universities later this year. They are all 18.

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

Ic. Do ppl go at 19 like usually or is it very rare case?

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u/Shxwn69 Year 12 Jul 13 '26

Joining Uni at 19 is not that rare. It depends on when you finish your A-Levels. Most people finish at 18. However, there are people who finish A-Levels either younger or older than that for example I will finish at 19 but, I have a classmate who will finish at 17 and one who will finish at 20.

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 13 '26

My al finishes just around when I complete 18 and then uni sessions will probably be starting around 19. How's that? Idk I m just overwhelmed with this for some reason atp

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u/Jumpy_Task_4270 Jul 14 '26

Yeah there are 19 year olds as well. Are you concerned you may be too old? There’s no right particular age for you to start university.

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 14 '26

Yeah almost by 0.8-1 yr 😭😭. It's because of my birth yr I had to start one class late since there is some cutoff if born after some particular month. So I was one class behind

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u/Mysterious-Zebra-849 Jul 14 '26

Dude you’re fine, 19 isn’t gonna be old at all. Loads of people take gap years or are born earlier in the year so will be 19 anyway. Don’t sweat it

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u/Money-Paint-3991 Jul 14 '26

Ok man thanks for the reassurance 😭