[Livia]

Originally Posted by lily.

I think I've left it too late to apply for September start at college, but I might be able to get in for a January start if I can decide what the hell I'm doing. I feel quite under-educated now that I know you have a law degree.. fancy stuff..

I'm only at HND level with my old Business Administration stuff, and it's from 1992 so it's well and truly out of date.

But I can't see myself doing the same thing over again, so if I do go to college I think it'll have to be something completely new.

I'd really like to work with animals, but most of the college courses require you to be working in an animal care setting while studying so that's out..

How long will you have to be back studying to get where you want to be?

Lots of colleges and unis have rolling admissions now, so you can join a course through the year rather than in September. And HND is a bloody amazing start!You'll get some credit for that on most courses, surely. Get loads of prospectuses and have a look at the OU, they do an massive range of courses. You probably know all this... You're in a position to do something you're really interested in and I hope you go for it.

The BPTC course is a year full-time followed by a year's pupillage in chambers. I've got to say going back to study is a pretty scary thought, but I am looking forward to it.