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GreatUnderachiever

Be prepared for no social life with the open university!!! :colone:

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Reply 1

Kate.

I have just as much of a social life as I did before I started the OU. Most people do have friends before university, you know.

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Reply 2

raspberryswirl

Original post by Kate.

I have just as much of a social life as I did before I started the OU. Most people do have friends before university, you know.

Same here. I work full time, see my friends, help run a brownie pack, go to the gym, take part in sociable hobbies etc. Studying with the OU doesn't stop you from seeing people.

Reply 3

GreatUnderachiever

Original post by Kate.

I have just as much of a social life as I did before I started the OU. Most people do have friends before university, you know.

lol, you won't have time to see those friends.

after working (full time) theres a ton of material to read and a ton of writing to do :biggrin:

of course to do 120 (double the workloads) credits a year means you have even less of a life - no sleep even :cool:

Reply 4

Dorito

think the OP saw this 'joke' in another thread and was trying to be funny but they have failed miserably.

Reply 5

James-OU

actually great underachiever has a good point..

when you are work full time and studying..it becomes a challenge to balance this. especially if you want to balance a social life aswell. goes out the window. :tongue:

Reply 6

PeoplesChampion

What's a social life?

Reply 7

Kate.

Original post by GreatUnderachiever

lol, you won't have time to see those friends.

after working (full time) theres a ton of material to read and a ton of writing to do :biggrin:

of course to do 120 (double the workloads) credits a year means you have even less of a life - no sleep even :cool:

I work full time and have been studying 90 points a year with the OU for the last two years. My social life is still totally fine and I have more than enough time to see my friends, go swimming, bake, go out for meals, go to the cinema, sleep, etc. But thanks for the concern ;D

Reply 8

DJTom

i havent meet any open uni students yet but i plan to but i havent been going out as much as i used but the main thing is im gretting courses done etc

Reply 9

DJTom

Original post by SFB

I don't socialise with other OU students other than chatting of FB and having a coffee after tutorials.

BUT, my social life is fine thank you very much.

I work full-time, do one 60 module a year and my social life is exactly the same as it was before I started at the OU.

yeah adding to that alot of the students are on facebook

Reply 10

Dubstepper

Original post by DJTom

i havent meet any open uni students yet but i plan to but i havent been going out as much as i used but the main thing is im gretting courses done etc

Me too

Reply 11

DJTom

Original post by Dubstepper

Me too

which one are you doing?

Reply 12

GreatUnderachiever

Original post by Kate.

what do you bake?

Reply 13

brownrob

Well I am just going out to play a bit of badminton tonight, have 3 band practices and still managed to fit in a full time job and also study this week.

I think 120 credits are just fine if you know what you are in for and are organised and determined

Reply 14

GreatUnderachiever

Original post by brownrob

and are organised and determined

lol that's the hardest part, aye. :colone:

Reply 15

Kate.

Original post by GreatUnderachiever

what do you bake?

I spend a lot of time cooking in general, we never have freezer food or ready meals, pretty much everything I eat is made from scratch. Most weekends I'll make some muffins or cookies and I'll make a couple of different things for birthdays & other special events.

I wish there was a baking OU course. Haha.

Reply 16

GreatUnderachiever

Original post by Kate.

Wow that must take agesss.

I only eat frozen food and sausage rolls. :biggrin:

Reply 17

GreatUnderachiever

On sunday I had 18 pints of beer.

Reply 18

brownrob

Lol, I don't mean any offence but are you taking the mick GreatUnderachiever ??

Reply 19

Jake22

I did 90 points a year whilst I did the OU and worked full time in a job that sometimes involved international travel and still had time for socialising.