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Sticky: The Official 'Ask a Current Open University Student' Thread (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 13-01-2025 13 Jan 21:14 Replies: 189
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Sticky: Official Open University 2025 Applicant Thread 16-09-2024 16 Sep 2024 8:54 Replies: 0
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Semester Abroad with The Open University? 1 day ago 18 Jul 21:05 Replies: 3
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How difficult is SK298 and SK299? 2 days ago 18 Jul 15:57 Replies: 2
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OU Exam Results 2 days ago 18 Jul 9:27 Replies: 1
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Best modules to take at the OU for speech and language therapy? 2 days ago 18 Jul 7:26 Replies: 0
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Compensation 3 days ago 16 Jul 19:38 Replies: 12
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Where to meet other OU students? 4 days ago 16 Jul 3:15 Replies: 1
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MA Open University - English Literature 4 days ago 15 Jul 22:16 Replies: 1
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Employers and companies views on OU degrees? 1 week ago 12 Jul 16:47 Replies: 8
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Copyright, Plagiarism or None for Assignment 2 weeks ago 02 Jul 23:25 Replies: 1
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Other online universities 3 weeks ago 25 Jun 15:42 Replies: 7
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New to this 4 weeks ago 20 Jun 11:40 Replies: 4
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Best online degree Ba (hons) Graphic design? 4 weeks ago 17 Jun 10:28 Replies: 1
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Module Credits 4 weeks ago 16 Jun 9:12 Replies: 6
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OU SK298 and SK299 12-06-2025 12 Jun 17:31 Replies: 0
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Open university 09-06-2025 09 Jun 18:49 Replies: 4
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Young people at the Open University 06-06-2025 06 Jun 20:02 Replies: 5
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Open Uni international fees 04-06-2025 04 Jun 13:02 Replies: 0
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A level maths to degree maths transition. 30-05-2025 30 May 3:20 Replies: 4
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Anyone else finding it hard to stay motivated during online courses? 30-05-2025 30 May 3:09 Replies: 2
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Open University 29-05-2025 29 May 15:57 Replies: 5
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Practicing languges 27-05-2025 27 May 18:36 Replies: 0
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Exam tutors 26-05-2025 26 May 0:16 Replies: 1
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Environmental Sciences Assignments 22-05-2025 22 May 14:24 Replies: 2
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Forensic psychology 19-05-2025 19 May 22:17 Replies: 2
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Open University DE300 & DD310 Books / PDFS 18-05-2025 18 May 12:34 Replies: 7
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OU degree choice help 17-05-2025 17 May 20:55 Replies: 3
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DE300 Textbooks 17-05-2025 17 May 6:29 Replies: 3
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What subjects work well studying online 15-05-2025 15 May 9:12 Replies: 0
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Worried about retaking module, first year RHUL 12-05-2025 12 May 12:18 Replies: 1
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How would you leave open uni? 28-04-2025 28 Apr 0:41 Replies: 1
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Starting at the Open University 11-04-2025 11 Apr 17:45 Replies: 11
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Transferring from OU to Brick for year 3 09-04-2025 09 Apr 13:43 Replies: 2
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Open study College 01-04-2025 01 Apr 19:54 Replies: 0
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Student finance questions 31-03-2025 31 Mar 9:49 Replies: 7
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Advice Needed: Arden BSc Digital Marketing vs UOE BA Business & Marketing (Online) 24-03-2025 24 Mar 9:06 Replies: 3
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SFE Part Time Funding 20-03-2025 20 Mar 21:59 Replies: 2
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Tips and advice of open university 17-03-2025 17 Mar 13:07 Replies: 0
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Chances of getting Maintenance Loan with Open University 14-03-2025 14 Mar 12:07 Replies: 3
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Is it feesable to take 120 credits a year alongside working full-time 14-03-2025 14 Mar 12:00 Replies: 2
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Transferring from Open University to a Brick University 06-03-2025 06 Mar 20:56 Replies: 1
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Best laptop for open university 05-03-2025 05 Mar 4:26 Replies: 3
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Purpose. 05-03-2025 05 Mar 4:24 Replies: 2
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Open university experience 04-03-2025 04 Mar 22:51 Replies: 3
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A233 or A240? 04-03-2025 04 Mar 20:25 Replies: 0
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Withdrawn 01-03-2025 01 Mar 21:59 Replies: 0
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The Open University Scores 25-02-2025 25 Feb 17:45 Replies: 1
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Philosophy with psychology open university 22-02-2025 22 Feb 11:10 Replies: 0
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Law or philosophy 21-02-2025 21 Feb 19:14 Replies: 3
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Bsc question - is this waste of time? 19-02-2025 19 Feb 8:25 Replies: 1
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Awaiting Confirmation - OU 16-02-2025 16 Feb 11:01 Replies: 0
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Awaiting confirmation from OU 16-02-2025 16 Feb 10:56 Replies: 0
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BA Business Management (Accounting) 10-02-2025 10 Feb 7:48 Replies: 1
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Open Uni Primary Education 08-02-2025 08 Feb 20:11 Replies: 1
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Would student finance fund a brick uni degree after I've started an OU degree? 07-02-2025 07 Feb 19:56 Replies: 3
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Health Care Science at Open University UK 06-02-2025 06 Feb 15:18 Replies: 0
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Anyone doing Open Uni BA Honours English and French? 27-01-2025 27 Jan 17:52 Replies: 0
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Withdrawing from open uni, after cooling off period but before module start 24-01-2025 24 Jan 8:19 Replies: 1
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Open University Grades 16-01-2025 16 Jan 19:13 Replies: 2
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What degree at open uni to study to be a dietitian? 14-01-2025 14 Jan 21:42 Replies: 1
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SAAS, ou and moving abroad 14-01-2025 14 Jan 13:38 Replies: 0
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Is it possible to sign a convention de stage for an internship in France? 13-01-2025 13 Jan 11:43 Replies: 0
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October vs february april start. 10-01-2025 10 Jan 14:51 Replies: 2
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How do I get funding for a second OU module in the same academic year as the first? 10-01-2025 10 Jan 14:42 Replies: 2
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open university credit transfer 08-01-2025 08 Jan 17:48 Replies: 2
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Apprenticeship and Open University 28-12-2024 28 Dec 2024 11:28 Replies: 4
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BSc (Honours) Computing with Electronic Engineering 23-12-2024 23 Dec 2024 12:31 Replies: 8
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Hello, wondering if it is possible to transfer to the second year of a Politics & Phi 20-12-2024 20 Dec 2024 23:46 Replies: 0
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what is Open University? 20-12-2024 20 Dec 2024 19:31 Replies: 3
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Academic Conduct referral 16-12-2024 16 Dec 2024 13:42 Replies: 0
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Social Work Placements 14-12-2024 14 Dec 2024 15:51 Replies: 0
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Psychology BSc 11-12-2024 11 Dec 2024 2:32 Replies: 3
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Open University 11-12-2024 11 Dec 2024 2:30 Replies: 1
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This or that?? 09-12-2024 09 Dec 2024 15:11 Replies: 5
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Recomendations for S317 biology: genes to species 05-12-2024 05 Dec 2024 8:50 Replies: 0
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BSc (hons) combined stem 04-12-2024 04 Dec 2024 7:51 Replies: 6
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Second Masters funding through the OU 27-11-2024 27 Nov 2024 11:47 Replies: 0
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Open uni - environmental science 25-11-2024 25 Nov 2024 22:39 Replies: 0
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Maintenance loan 23-11-2024 23 Nov 2024 4:41 Replies: 2
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Open University 22-11-2024 22 Nov 2024 17:01 Replies: 5
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