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Confused about a college that accepts adult students but doesn't prioritise them

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Hey everyone,

I have ASD. I am looking to move away next year for college. I am really confused as they said this to me in an email:

"Although we are a Sixth Form College, we do accept adult infill students. Adults are in the same classes as our 16–18-year-old students. However, we take on adult infills providing we have space, which we cannot confirm until the first week of September."

This really confused me because on their website it says take adults, but they never put anything about adult infills. It says on their website that basically teenagers and adults are allowed to do the same course - it doesn't say anything about prioritising the younger students. To top it off they said they won't know until September 2024 whether they have space for an adult like me! I can't move to Hampshire or Dorset last minute!

I am thinking of contacting the principle of the college. Do you think I should do that? This college has an excellent reputation, but I kind of feel let down. This college is in Hampshire and I'm in Essex. So of course I'd have to move.

I don't really know what to do now. :-(

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  • There may be information for the admissions team online they will probably be the best place to start. It is now compulsory for teenagers to stay in some sort of education until they are 18 which is why I imagine they prioritise them and then allow adults to take empty places. They will also have to wait until the GCSE results are released to finalise the numbers as some people may have to change their plans, especially if they fail. They are probably expecting local adults to enrol as it’s very last minute but hopefully they can give you some guidance or leeway as you’ll have to move. I wouldn’t want to commute much more than 90minutes each way I’ve done it before to uni in London it’s a very long tiring day if you’re concentrating and learning for 8hrs

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  • There may be information for the admissions team online they will probably be the best place to start. It is now compulsory for teenagers to stay in some sort of education until they are 18 which is why I imagine they prioritise them and then allow adults to take empty places. They will also have to wait until the GCSE results are released to finalise the numbers as some people may have to change their plans, especially if they fail. They are probably expecting local adults to enrol as it’s very last minute but hopefully they can give you some guidance or leeway as you’ll have to move. I wouldn’t want to commute much more than 90minutes each way I’ve done it before to uni in London it’s a very long tiring day if you’re concentrating and learning for 8hrs

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