Updated 5 October 2020 at 17:48 IST
UK: 52-year-old woman joins University to complete education; netizens feel 'proud'
Proving that age is just a number, Marisa O'Hara, a 52 year old woman has decided to go back to university and complete her education.
Proving that age is just a number, Marisa O'Hara, a 52-year-old woman has decided to go back to university and complete her education. Marisa will be studying PGCE in Secondary History at Aberystwyth University in Wales. According to reports by LadBible, Marisa said that the fellow students have ‘embraced’ her well on campus.
Netizens laud the woman
Marisa’a daughter posted a picture of her sitting in the Uni Halls. According to the caption, the daughter says that she is proud of her mother. The caption read, “Well that's my mum moved into her Uni Halls. At 52 she's proving that it's never too late to achieve your goals. I'm dead proud of her. #Freshers2020 #PGCE”.
According to reports by LadBible, Marisa said she had decided to apply last year but did not hold much hope. She added that she gave a skype interview post-COVID and was accepted the next day. However, she had not expected to stay in the Uni halls as the college is not that far from her place.
Netizens all over social media are applauding Marisa and motivating her. One Twitter user wrote, "Looking at your tweet Katrina and those of the many people here going back to Uni to gain further qualifications I’m really impressed. The rest of the community can only benefit from their additional qualifications when they return to the workforce".
In a similar incident, a 36 years old man has decided to attend community college. Recognized as Christopher, the man has decided to join college with the aim of showing his daughter that ‘anything is possible’. The image shows Christopher holding a green board with all his details on it. The board has his name and it says ‘First day of Community College’. The board has also mentioned in it that Christopher is 36 years old. The last section and the most heartwarming section reveals what Christopher wants to be when he grows up. To which the man has answered, ‘a good dad’. He has aptly captioned the image saying, “Welp 18 years after high school and I’m jumping in and showing my daughter anything is possible”.
(Image Credits: Twitter/KatmGoddard)
Published By : Akanksha Arora
Published On: 5 October 2020 at 17:49 IST