Posted 18 hours ago
Wed 06 Aug, 2025 10:08 AM
If you spend any time on popular student message boards, you might have already seen people asking: will I make friends at uni if I'm not the same age as everybody else?
Will it feel awkward? Will I be lonely? Am I alone in this? (The answer: not at all!)
Students in the UK typically go straight to university after sixth form or college, so it's true that a majority of first years will be around 18 years old. But that's certainly not everyone, and certainly nothing to worry about if you're not exactly 18 on move-in day.
Don't believe me? Then listen to Deema (started at Queen Mary aged 23) and Shamma (started at Queen Mary aged 26) as they discuss their experiences on the ResLife Podcast!
