THE LIMERICK MAGAZINE
What is your best experience from when you were a student?
My best experience was getting recognised for
Are there many resources available for mature
students and how would they access this information?
my contribution to volunteering in LIT. I loved
Mature students have the same resources available to
people and to get to know staff of LIT. I also had
I really appreciated that student services put on a
volunteering and it was such a great way to meet new some great fun nights out. Our class reps organised great class parties for us throughout the years.
What advice do you have for students moving out of home for the first time?
You will have flat mates so be considerate. Share
chores and pay your bills on time. Don’t have a
party the night before your flat mate has an exam!
Bills (including rent, utilities like gas and electricity
and the cost of groceries) may catch you by surprise, especially if you are used to your parents providing for everything, so make sure to budget for these
before you decide to spend all your money on clothes
and nights out. This is a learning curve and you will encounter pitfalls and difference of opinion along the
way. Remember “manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.” - Auliq Ice
them as other students. I was a mature student myself. special mature student induction day. This gave me the chance to meet other students in the same boat as myself. We learned about all the services available
to us on campus such as the learning support unit, counselling, volunteering, finance etc. I would also
urge mature students not to segregate themselves from
What is your favourite place to hang out in Limerick and why?
I have few places I like to hang out in Limerick. If I
was going out I love to go to Mollys/ The Lone Wolf Bar. Greg and his team are so welcoming. Since they refurbishment it looks amazing. It has three floors
and an amazing beer garden. Closer to LIT this year Shannon Rugby Club is going to open to students in
the evenings. Students will be able to watch all the big sports events on the TV, play pool, chill with friends over coffee and a scone.
their younger class mates. I found that they helped me
Any advice you wish you knew as a first year?
able to impart my years of worldly wisdom onto them
One piece of advice I would like to relay to students
students are also great with modern technology and
in clubs and societies, try a new sport, volunteer, talk
not to be so serious and to have fun, and in turn I was when they looked for relationship advice. The younger are always willing to help out if you get confused.
Students also have the opportunity to set up a mature
student society with the Student Union. If any LIT
mature student wants to set up such a society please contact me for more information.
is to not be afraid to try new things. Get involved to new people or get up and sing karaoke even if you cannot sing. Fear stops us being the best person we can be. In the wise words of Nelson Mandela “I
learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but
the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Article by: Sarah Talty
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