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jamiemartin721  Reading 06 Aug 15 1.32pm |
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Quote Mapletree at 06 Aug 2015 10.29am
Quote johnfirewall at 05 Aug 2015 5.14pm
I'd like to do a course but while it offers cost and time savings over attending a university, there are drawbacks namely in reputation and the lack of other campus based activities.
Probably has a much higher regard among employers and public than a degree, but likely held in lower regard in terms of Academic posts. That said, I know one of the professors at Reading Universities computer department initially entered into their PHD program on an OU degree.
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 Sedlescombe Sedlescombe 06 Aug 15 1.36pm |
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There are universities with a higher reputation than the OU (the obvious Oxbridge Durham etc) but the rest not. Also you will gain in kudos for having completed a university degree whilst also holding down some sort of job
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palace777  belfast 06 Aug 15 1.48pm |
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thought you were going to say"closed"!
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 06 Aug 15 1.53pm |
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Quote Sedlescombe at 06 Aug 2015 1.36pm
There are universities with a higher reputation than the OU (the obvious Oxbridge Durham etc) but the rest not. Also you will gain in kudos for having completed a university degree whilst also holding down some sort of job That is definitely true. I actually found it a lot easier studying on the OU, than at university, largely because the distractions were much lower. That said, I wouldn't necessarily say that I regretted any of those distractions either.
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