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1. What is financial support like. I will be living in wales is there a similar type of financial support similar to that of students attending a physical university
2. I have disabilities, this is one reason that I think the OU would be a good option. (ASD, ADHD, Tics, reading difficulties to name a few) do that have support for disabilities e.g. how they give out work / assignments
3. I am interested in the open course in Psychology and Sociology will I have research opportunities if I will what will they be like
If anyone has any other general things that they would like to say either answering the questions or not I would really appreatiate replies
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1. What is financial support like. I will be living in wales is there a similar type of financial support similar to that of students attending a physical university
2. I have disabilities, this is one reason that I think the OU would be a good option. (ASD, ADHD, Tics, reading difficulties to name a few) do that have support for disabilities e.g. how they give out work / assignments
3. I am interested in the open course in Psychology and Sociology will I have research opportunities if I will what will they be like
If anyone has any other general things that they would like to say either answering the questions or not I would really appreatiate replies
1.
I am an OU student in England, so I'm sorry that I can't answer that one as I don't know if the rules are different for Welsh students.
2.
I have ASC, ADHD and other problems too, I have found that studying with the OU has been amazing with my conditions. The times I have needed to slow down and accomodate for these problems, the OU were incredibly understanding and gave me the maximum time allowed, even for my mathematics exam. The OU are amazing!
3.
If you studied these at undergraduate, you can apply for a PhD with the OU or another university, but if you want to do research opporunities in undergraduate, then you could reach out to other students or the better option would be to talk directly with the OU and ask them for support in carrying out research, which they may do using survey methods sent to students, which they do regulary for many things.
Please feel free to ask me any questions! Hope this helps
- Chris
2) I have no experience of this
3) Again sorry I didn't study this type of subject so I can't help there either, sorry.
I graduated from the OU in 2025 with a degree in Classical Studies. I loved my time at the OU, the course was great and my tutors were very supportive. I'm doing doing a master's at the Uni of Edinburgh.
I definitely don't regret choosing the OU.
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