Hi, I wanted to see if anyone had an opinion on this matter. I currently go to a brick university but I seriously cannot handle it here. I had a lot of hurdles and even had to repeat my first year of university due to the horrific admin here. I genuinely am struggling so much to get this degree. Academically, I’m doing fine, however because of the situations that I’ve experienced here, I developed anxiety. I now physically cannot attend lectures without getting severe panic attacks. I do all my lectures from home, I am averaging above 70%+ in all my modules, however it’s tricky to keep up when it comes to my lab module since attending triggers my anxiety.
I was thinking of switching to the Open University. I would much rather prefer to attend it as I truly love the content of my degree but I seriously do not get along with the “university lifestyle”. I have no support system here, no friends or family here, I’d much rather study via distance learning so I can truly engage with the content I love without the anxiety.
Is there a way I can still keep my maintenance loan? I heard that you cannot get a maintenance loan with OU but i’m unsure of all the details!