OU- staying motivated for 6 years and time management

studentphil

Hi,

I have always wondered how people manage to stay motivated for 6 years to complete their degree with the OU.

Also how people manage to stick to doing the 15 hours a week needed to complete it.

Can anyone enlighten me.

aurora_borealis_2

I did it in three years. At the same time I had three young children and worked two nights a week.

I'm superwoman.

... no, really you just have to accept that you'll have to work hard and get on with it. I really, really wanted to prove myself and that was all the motivation I needed. It's determination that gets you through.

studentphil

aurora_borealis wrote:

I did it in three years. At the same time I had three young children and worked two nights a week.

I'm superwoman.

... no, really you just have to accept that you'll have to work hard and get on with it. I really, really wanted to prove myself and that was all the motivation I needed. It's determination that gets you through.

How many hours a week did it spend a week to do it in 3 years?

Well done!!!!

aurora_borealis_2

From 0 - 20 hours?

Depends when my deadlines were. I do have the distinct advantage of being able to speed read (not necessarily recommended for close studying but useful to skim to the bits you need to read in depth).

studentphil

aurora_borealis wrote:

From 0 - 20 hours?

Depends when my deadlines were. I do have the distinct advantage of being able to speed read (not necessarily recommended for close studying but useful to skim to the bits you need to read in depth).

Yes that does help.

you did well.

Seraphim

I did mine in 4 years whilst having a full-time job. The thing that spurred me on the most? The money!!! I knew I'd spent about £1k a year on my education and if I gave up, I'd lose some of it. I'm a huge miser at heart so this was my best motivation

Apart from that, the other students. First Class is a god-send (and also fab as TMA avoidance ). Both the official desktop plus the OUSA ones are really good when you feel like throwing your books out the window as you find out you aren't the only one feeling that way! I've made loads of friends through FC and we've supported each other, even if we aren't on the same courses, and that's invaluable

Having graduated this year, it's definitely been worth it (and I can safely say I think I'm an addict now :cool: )