Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm currently really struggling with work because of all the responsibilities and overstimulation and debating going back to education so I can have some more control over my schedule and also open up some more career opportunities. I thought OU could be good because it's online so there's less social stress. Specifically interested in doing a Psychology degree with Open University (full-time) because this has been my special interest for years now.
Has anyone done a degree with OU? Would you recommend full-time? Did you find that they were supportive and understanding of autistic people?
Yes a long time ago.
did it get you a high paying job is the real question as to whether it was worth it really?usually degrees and stuff are to unclock jobs above minimum wage, into the 50k plus a year range.
Or one can enjoy learning for its own sake ... Doing a degree with the OU is probably not much more expensive than a gym membership or buying a round down the pub every week.
I remember my A levels and asking for help from my teacher with a previous year's exam question. His answer, "That's an unusual type of question it's unlikely to come up this year.". Translation: he hadn't a clue how to answer it. In reality it was a bog standard question that tested understanding of the basics and a very similar question came up in the actual A level exam.