Help me!!

kerrib84

OLDERNOTWISER thankyou so much for your help!! That is exactly what I was looking for. I have been a little confused about who to contact about it and what I would be asking. I think my local college may have suggested a health and social care course because of my not too great GCSE results!? That is only a guess.
I am going to get straight onto that today! Thankyou again. :j

JournalGirl

Have a good look at the Open University, I did a law certificate with them a couple of years ago, and have just signed up for a course in diabetes care. They are a good balance of home learning, but with tutor groups, online forums and lots of support. And the quality of teaching and learning materials was far higher than I experienced in other Universities I have attended. See when the OU next have an open day in your area and go and talk to them. You can start with one of their lower level courses, and even once you have started, if it's really not for you you can get most of your money refunded.

Good luck with whatever you choose!!!

kerrib84

Thankyou journalgirl! I'm going to get in contact with the open university tomorrow. I was worried about purchasing one of the courses because I thought I don't want to spend all that money in it and I be worthless in the end because I haven't actually attended a university.
Are you enjoying the diabetes course??

JournalGirl

Hi Kerri,

Employers rate OU degrees highly because of the level of committment it takes to do this alongside a job.

The diabetes course doesn't start until May, but I'm looking forward to it. I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic in November last year, and I am trying to understand the balance of diet and exercise and work out what my body is doing. Most of the generally available info is pretty dumbed down, but I need to understand more. E.g. I now go to the gym most days before work. My blood sugar is now down to just under 7 when I wake, but after exercise, without breakfast, it climbs to well over 8. I don't know if thats a good thing or not. I hope this course will help my overall understanding.

DCFC79

JournalGirl wrote: »

Hi Kerri,

Employers rate OU degrees highly because of the level of committment it takes to do this alongside a job.

The diabetes course doesn't start until May, but I'm looking forward to it. I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic in November last year, and I am trying to understand the balance of diet and exercise and work out what my body is doing. Most of the generally available info is pretty dumbed down, but I need to understand more. E.g. I now go to the gym most days before work. My blood sugar is now down to just under 7 when I wake, but after exercise, without breakfast, it climbs to well over 8. I don't know if thats a good thing or not. I hope this course will help my overall understanding.

good luck with the course,

kerrib84

Oh it will definitely help you to understand more! You will be able to delve in to it and understand it completely. Keep up the exercise!
You have been a real help thank you. I'm so looking forward to studying! I hope you get get everything you want from your course. Maybe I'll be studying it myself soon!!

Superly_Vince

I definetely recommend the Open University. I'm almost finished my degree in Criminology and Psychological studies.

kerrib84

Thanks superly vince! I'm going to look into it tomorrow. I can't wait!!! Haha.
P.s well done you, I bet that was a really interesting course.

Superly_Vince

kerrib84 wrote: »

Thanks superly vince! I'm going to look into it tomorrow. I can't wait!!! Haha.
P.s well done you, I bet that was a really interesting course.

It certainly is! Its hard work and takes a lot of comittment and motivation but it's rewarding, I can't stress that enough. The resourses are excellent and all the tutors I've had have been wonderful.

I just wish I was studying right now but I had to put my studies on hold due to my circumstances, hopefully I'll be able to resume studies by the summer when I'm in a better postion financially.

Go for it, I say! Best of luck!

AnnaV

Hello, just wanted to say I did my law degree with the OU while working full time. Yes, it was bloody hard work, and felt like it took ages, but now I am a trainee solicitor and will qualify at the ripe old age of 32. Oh, and I had a baby on the way so that's all possible too