Is Open University the best option for me?

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to give me some advice. So too cut a really long story short I am 31 and looking to get a degree.

When I was 19 I studied Media and in my second year I had to drop out due to some health concerns. I mitigated second year and half way through repeating this I had the same issue and had to drop out for good.

With this I have used 3 years of SF and I am unable to get any more funding.

With OU at 3000 a year this is something that is very affordable for me and my company I work for pay close to 2000 a year for me to study outside of work so will only theoretically cost me 1000.

I keep having this thought process that it will take me 6 years to complete a part time course and ill be 37. But I am going to be 37 one day and id rather get there with a degree and maybe a new job prospect.

Has anyone been in a some what similar situation?

Not that it matters but Ill be looking at doing a course in computer science.

Thanks!

As you want to do computer science, it's actually one of the courses that England will let you have a tuition fee loan for if you do it part-time as a second degree, 120 credit still counts as part time with OU so although i wouldn't advise rushing it, doing it in 3 years could be possible or you can start off by doing less than that and see how you go

Hey, thank you! But what does this mean as a second degree? I didn't end up getting my first one.

I mean if you've used your funding for another degree subject, you can get the tuition fee funding for a second degree in a stem subject, it won't matter that you didn't finish your first one

Ow that's awesome. I quickly tried a google and couldn't see anything. Can you point me in the right direction?

this is OU's page on it
http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees-and-funding/equivalent-qualifications

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to give me some advice. So too cut a really long story short I am 31 and looking to get a degree.

When I was 19 I studied Media and in my second year I had to drop out due to some health concerns. I mitigated second year and half way through repeating this I had the same issue and had to drop out for good.

With this I have used 3 years of SF and I am unable to get any more funding.

With OU at 3000 a year this is something that is very affordable for me and my company I work for pay close to 2000 a year for me to study outside of work so will only theoretically cost me 1000.

I keep having this thought process that it will take me 6 years to complete a part time course and ill be 37. But I am going to be 37 one day and id rather get there with a degree and maybe a new job prospect.

Has anyone been in a some what similar situation?

Not that it matters but Ill be looking at doing a course in computer science.

Thanks!

Like previous posters stated, you are entitled to additional funding if you study a STEM subject on a part-time basis. However, what is interesting is that because the Open University is classified as a part-time institution, you are able to technically study on a full-time basis (so completing it in three years).

Like previous posters stated, you are entitled to additional funding if you study a STEM subject on a part-time basis. However, what is interesting is that because the Open University is classified as a part-time institution, you are able to technically study on a full-time basis (so completing it in three years).

When I go through student finance it will only give me the option for 3000 in loans as they know OU is 3000 for part time. If I select 3 years and put in the 6000 it says that my course will be 6000 a year and they can offer me the maximum of 3000? Any ideas?

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to give me some advice. So too cut a really long story short I am 31 and looking to get a degree.

When I was 19 I studied Media and in my second year I had to drop out due to some health concerns. I mitigated second year and half way through repeating this I had the same issue and had to drop out for good.

With this I have used 3 years of SF and I am unable to get any more funding.

With OU at 3000 a year this is something that is very affordable for me and my company I work for pay close to 2000 a year for me to study outside of work so will only theoretically cost me 1000.

I keep having this thought process that it will take me 6 years to complete a part time course and ill be 37. But I am going to be 37 one day and id rather get there with a degree and maybe a new job prospect.

Has anyone been in a some what similar situation?

Not that it matters but Ill be looking at doing a course in computer science.

Thanks!