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Dead Cat Bounce said:
Second TMA due tomorrow :(

Works been mental so not had the chance to revise as planned, anyone an expert on earthquakes and subduction zones :hmm:
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Lol, this is me the night before every TMA and I always say I won't do it again. I could get pretty good marks blagging it at level 1 but I don't think it will work at level 2. I'm waiting for my TMA 01 to be marked and I'm not very positive.

Get a coffee, switch the telly off and knuckle down. Do a rough plan, find a few quotes and then get writing. You'll be fine. :)

ETA- I got my mark for TMA01 and I got 68% which I know is well below what I am capable of. However, the essay was written in a few hours with very little preperation and contained minimal theory so I'm quite pleased but I'm also very annoyed with myself because if I put the work in I'd be getting 80+. :rolleyes:
 
Ive been told to expect a drop in grades due to moving from level 1 to2. If i get 68% for the essay i just submitted i will be well chuffed.,, mmm but would I really? Knowing me it would probably be a case of "well if id done this or that id have got 70+" There's no pleasing some of us.
 
god...this thread takes me back. i did sociology with the OU and then went to Uni and did a degree full time...I have just applied to become an OU tutor :)
 
whoha said:
Ive been told to expect a drop in grades due to moving from level 1 to2. If i get 68% for the essay i just submitted i will be well chuffed.,, mmm but would I really? Knowing me it would probably be a case of "well if id done this or that id have got 70+" There's no pleasing some of us.
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That's what I'm always like especially at the moment when I know I'm not putting the time and effort in which is stupid because I'm paying nearly £90 a month for this. :rolleyes:
 
whoha said:
Ive been told to expect a drop in grades due to moving from level 1 to2. If i get 68% for the essay i just submitted i will be well chuffed.,, mmm but would I really? Knowing me it would probably be a case of "well if id done this or that id have got 70+" There's no pleasing some of us.
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Looks like im well chuffed then :D I worry though 'cos I think the day i write an essay im happy with will be the day Ive done it all wrong.
 
Ooh an OU thread! Don't know how I missed this one - I just started a 30 point Level 3 course beginning of this month - Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities - really interesting so far and no exam element, which pleases me - just TMA assessment.
 
lighterthief said:
Ooh an OU thread! Don't know how I missed this one - I just started a 30 point Level 3 course beginning of this month - Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities - really interesting so far and no exam element, which pleases me - just TMA assessment.
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:mad::mad:I've started loads :mad: glad you're enjoying :D
 
matrix_22 said:
well done whoha... mines not back yet :( if i don't get 68% i'm gonna die of shame now :(
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Its not about percentages though really is it? Its about improving on what you've done before.

I wouldnt normally have said what score id got because, well its not really relevant to anybody else is it? Its just the fact i kind of got what i'd wished for.
Just for the record I,ll be well chuffed with 80+ next time ;)
 
whoha said:
Its not about percentages though really is it? Its about improving on what you've done before.

I wouldnt normally have said what score id got because, well its not really relevant to anybody else is it? Its just the fact i kind of got what i'd wished for.
Just for the record I,ll be well chuffed with 80+ next time ;)
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You're right of course - when I started my first course I didn't care about percentages - I just wanted to pass - if I get a ok pass on this first assignment I'll be happy :)
 
Well done lighterthief. Its a great boost to your self esteem when you've done better than you expect isn't it? I just submitted another yesterday. Wish Id put a little more effort into it though instead of waiting untill the last minute and then just doing enough . I could do better Im sure!! but then thats the story of my life.
 
I just love the o/u. Have you tried any of their summer schools, they r brilliant!!

If you r sick they get you full time carers, every poss help u need.
They even have a course where your summerschool is staying IN a mountain top telescope using the equipment (geophysics) what a fantastic opportunity that I still sometimes phantasise about doing:)
Last year or the year before I did my labs at Brighton, Sussex Uni. Loved every moment of it.:):)
Tho the work does get harder, if you r into the subject, I got a lot more out of it than I put in. My paper has to be in by 28th Jan, but will be my last, if I get it in at all. which I prolly won't but I am not giving up yet, who knows maybe I will be cured...sure wish Ild done that summer school tho.Good luck to all those felloww students out there:)
 
Anyone else still plugging away at an OU course? How's it going?

I'm about halfway through I guess, two assigments down, two to go. Feels like I'm making progress though, which is good.
 
Same with me - 2 down - it is far more difficult then the level 1 I did last year - but I'm enjoying it nevertheless:)
 
I've just got my best ever assignment score - better then any I did on my level one course - I am so pleased - celebration time :D
 
RubyBlue said:
I've just got my best ever assignment score - better then any I did on my level one course - I am so pleased - celebration time :D
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Nice one RubyBlue :cool:

I just got an unexpectedly high score too, so am also feeling pleased! Nice feeling when the work pays off :cool:

On the other hand, I've let my reading run away from me a wee bit and am going to have an absolutely manic next two weeks squeezing it all in :hmm:
 
:eek::mad::( Argh ive just spent hours and hours writing a load of crap. I read the statistics wrong. Every time i look at them my head goes funny..

Can anybody remind me why I want a degree.

I want to cry :(
 
awww :( at least you noticed that you did it wrong!

i'm a week in to my course and i'm bored already! i just know we're gonna have a cracking summer and i'm going to be stuck at my desk churning out essays.
 
good for you :) well done!

i can't seem to get motivated. i haven't done much reading and i have an essay due in next week :(
 
I'm due to start my OU course this month. It's a openings course 'Beginning With Law' My course materials are not with me yet, I was expecting them in Feb and today I rang up the helpline and I was told they were sent out to me via DHL a few weeks ago. However I were'nt in and they did'nt put a card thru to tell me they had been so it all got returned back to them.:mad:
They are re-sending out all the stuff tomorrow so hopefully by next week I should be all set:cool:
 
whoha said:
got my best mark ever :D
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Nice one - well done :cool: I'm waiting for my score for my latest assignment - fingers crossed!

dynamicbaddog said:
I'm due to start my OU course this month. It's a openings course 'Beginning With Law' My course materials are not with me yet, I was expecting them in Feb and today I rang up the helpline and I was told they were sent out to me via DHL a few weeks ago. However I were'nt in and they did'nt put a card thru to tell me they had been so it all got returned back to them.:mad:
They are re-sending out all the stuff tomorrow so hopefully by next week I should be all set:cool:
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That's a bastard thing to happen at the beginning of your course - they use DHL and I've had some crap experiences waiting for OU deliveries - I now have my books delivered to me at work.
 
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