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Ou Degree in 3 years

  • 19-07-2004 06:01PM
    #1
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 19,022 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    So anyone else attempted doing 120 points a year?

    I would be really interested to hear how it went


Comments

  • #2
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    Terribly! Should salvage 60 points if I put my nose to the ol' grindstone.


  • #3
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,837 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    I am having trouble enough trying to do 60 points per year - for a degree I will rely on points for study elsewhere to push me over the 360 mark.


  • #4
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Originally posted by Moonbeam
    So anyone else attempted doing 120 points a year?

    I would be really interested to hear how it went

    Very do-able if you aren't working full time, but from the experience of others difficult to maintain if you are trying to fit it around other things. Not impossible, but difficult


  • #5
    DapperGent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,838 ✭✭✭DapperGent


    I'm doing 120 points with a full time job.

    It's absolutely savage. Won't be doing it again that's for fucking sure.


  • #6
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    It's *impossible* to work full time and do 120 points. 120 points = full time study.
    Maybe if you studied on your way to work, at lunch time, every evening and virtually gave up your social life you could do well, but most likely you will fail or scrape a pass.
    People seriously underestimate OU exams. They're not marked easily. I did really well in my TMA's for two 60 point courses last year, was doing about 20 hours study per week in total, and now i'm having to repeat one of the courses.


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