WHY I CHOSE TO STUDY WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

By Elin Williams .. ‘My Blurred World’

This is one of those posts I’ve been meaning to write for a while but it has only ever existed as a forgotten idea, nestled in the list of thoughts I have on my phone, until now that is.

Elin Williams

Young people especially are often asked about what we’re doing with our lives and when I disclose my chosen path in response to the famous question, my answer is often met with replies such as ‘Ah interesting, Cool.’ ‘That’s different.’ And I know that the re-occuring question will probably follow – ‘So, why did you choose to study with The Open University?’

This is one of the most common questions I receive beyond the inevitable sight loss related quizzing, So I thought it was about time I addressed it in a blog post because it’s not often that we hear about the alternative routes that young people take.

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