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Kate Kestrel

Has anyone on here got any experience of studying with the Open University? My son is thinking of doing a course with them - and we’d love to hear of anyone’s experience of studying with them, and whether or not they are very helpful and supportive of disabled students? Also - did anyone apply for a maintenance grant for the O.U because of their disability- and did yo7 get the grant if you did apply? Thanks :) 

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  •  Hi there, a couple of years ago I started doing a module for a Psychology degree when I was 20, but stopped due to personal circumstances. From what I remember, you would need to inform them as soon as you can about any disabilities. With assignments you can ask for extensions within a certain time period. I don't think I applied for maintenance grants with the OU, but I remember Student Finance England being very difficult to navigate and manage, so a heads up about that. With the OU specifically I personally found my tutor to be very supportive, especially when giving feedback on assignments. I do remember asking them to clarify what they meant when giving me feedback and it was helpful.

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    Thanks Jay - that’s really encouraging to hear (about the support). Yes - the student finance aspect is intimidating- and far from ideal. But I don’t want our anxiety about that to prevent my son from trying this as it might well be a really good option for him. I tried to phone Student Finance today to ask some questions and the wait to speak to someone was so long that in the end I had to give up and put the phone down! Not an encouraging sign! When I was at a Polytechnic many many years ago it was all free - we didn’t realise how luck we were at the time! 

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  • in reply to Jay4472

    Thanks Jay - that’s really encouraging to hear (about the support). Yes - the student finance aspect is intimidating- and far from ideal. But I don’t want our anxiety about that to prevent my son from trying this as it might well be a really good option for him. I tried to phone Student Finance today to ask some questions and the wait to speak to someone was so long that in the end I had to give up and put the phone down! Not an encouraging sign! When I was at a Polytechnic many many years ago it was all free - we didn’t realise how luck we were at the time! 

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