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Nicholas Hall Post 1

• 26 November 2020, 8:09 PM

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Sorry couldn't see how to post a new discussion in this section!

What I have read so far is very interesting. I was surprised how many students didn't have an A- or A-Levels, as these are required to enter University. I think one of the good points about the Open University is that it is open to anyone who has missed out or wants to study for a degree. 

Nick

Richard Collins Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 August 2021, 6:04 PM
Have to admit not being surprised as I was already aware of these facts. But...
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Robert Stocks Post 3 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 August 2021, 7:23 PM
I was aware of the diversity of OU but when presented with the statistics to...
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Jennie Douthwaite Post 6 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 19 February 2022, 11:09 AM
I was surprised at the numbers of younger people accessing OU education.
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Jenny Bakkali Post 7 (summarised) in reply to 6

• 21 February 2022, 10:59 AM
Hi Jennie, Welcome to the course and forum, hope you find them interesting...
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Elena Sanchez-Heras Post 9 (summarised) in reply to 7

• 16 June 2022, 3:56 PM
I love that the OU is a community besides being an university. This is very...
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Skye Marshall Post 4 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 1 February 2022, 5:53 PM
Love the ethos of reaching more students with life-changing learning that...
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Anthony McDermott Post 5 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 February 2022, 9:14 AM
Totally agree with you here Nick in terms of the Open University is indeed...
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Mohamed Kassam Post 10 (summarised) in reply to 5

• 25 June 2022, 2:01 PM
A lot of what the OU does did not surprise me, as I have been following OU's...
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Jenny Bakkali Post 11 (summarised) in reply to 10

• 27 June 2022, 12:02 PM
Hi Mohamed Welcome to the course and forum. Would be great if you could...
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Vincent Pelling Post 8 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 10 June 2022, 10:24 AM
Good to see the OU keeping to its wide appeal. So many younger students now!
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Nicola Cousins Post 12 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 4 July 2022, 8:23 AM
I have been aware of the OU for a long time and my friend studied for her...
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Colin Scott Post 13 (summarised) in reply to 12

• 11 July 2022, 9:44 AM
I have been surprised so far at the statistics in relation to the number of...
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• 11 July 2022, 9:36 PM
Hi Colin, Welcome to the course and forum, hope you find the course useful....
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Raluca-Florenta Bogdan Post 15 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 30 October 2022, 12:00 PM
I was surprised by the diversity and inclusion facts and how many disabled...
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Khadijat Abiola Olorunlambe Post 16 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 20 May 2023, 10:31 PM
Having studied with the OU many years before, I am aware of the diversity it...
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Joanne Nettleship Post 17 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 September 2023, 2:33 PM
I've been aware of the OU for numerous years and was aware how much it helped...
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Graeme Boswell Post 18 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 March 2024, 7:00 PM
The percentage of under 25s was a surprise to me - I was expecting it to be...
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Brian Mitchell Post 23 (summarised) in reply to 18

• 10 July 2024, 8:20 PM
This was the most surprising statistic for me.
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Andrea Jane Webster Post 19 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 3 April 2024, 9:22 AM
I'm not exactly surprised by the things I've read about the OU here, because...
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Chris Brown Post 20 (summarised) in reply to 19

• 10 June 2024, 10:35 PM • Edited by the author on 10 June 2024, 10:36 PM
I have two relatives that graduated from the OU, one in the early seventies...
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Donna Dyer Post 21 (summarised) in reply to 20

• 12 June 2024, 3:56 PM
I studied with the OU myself, so much of what I have read so far was familiar...
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Stephen Venner Post 22 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 3 July 2024, 1:18 PM
I was generally aware of OU, and its misson, but like others, I was very...
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