Some people jump in head first. Some like to take their time and see what’s what. Others don’t do anything at all. When deciding on the best way to start your Open University studies there are often a myriad of options and choices presented to you. You could start on a full...
Category: General Articles
OU Students: “Shouldn’t you be studying?”
OK fellow students how many times has somebody walked in and caught you on Twitter, flicking through a newspaper or checking the football scores and muttered this line: “Shouldn’t you be studying?” They look all pleased with themselves, they feel like you’ve been well and truly copped. It doesn’t matter whether you...
Beware of merging Open University courses
You’ve nearly finished a course and another one is starting shortly before the first one ends. Two TMAs and an EMA and it’ll all be over. If you let this one slide it will put you back at least nine months as it doesn’t start again within a suitable time frame. You...
Neither a Lender nor Borrower be?
I was scanning through my bookshelf recently and noticed something was amiss. One of my books was absent and I couldn’t think why. After some strenuous thinking back I realised that I had loaned the book out to a friend, some two years’ previous, and never received it back. I’m sure it’s...
Open University Student Thanks Husband for Inspiration
We are always on the look out for a good news story and this one from the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard certainly falls into that category. The support of family and friends is vital to many Open University students. Trying to juggle family and work commitments it is not easy at the best...
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