César García Urbano Taylor: Tips For Starting Uni as a Mature Student

Tips For Starting Uni as a Mature Student

I can’t believe I’m entering my final year of University. It feels like so long ago that I was just starting my second degree, and the four years felt like they would take forever to pass. And yet, here I…

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