I finished my Open University degree! Overall experience and thoughts | Maths and Physics Q77 

I'm heading in to MST125 next semester, and really enjoying this course and the whole experience of studying again. I'm doing it now in my early 50's after ~30 years of working as a BSc/PhD chemist, and it is a breath of fresh air for me. Congratulations on completing it ....I hope to say the same in 3-4 years time. I'll be planning a further degree (BSc or MSc who knows...) for retirement....a treat and a way to keep active post 65.

Well done! I completed S111 last year and it taught me a lot (mostly about how much more organised I need to be, but definitely still interesting in it's own right). I've been struggling to justify doing a second undergraduate degree that isn't obviously going to benefit me right away, so it's nice to see someone about to finish Q77 who was motivated by similar "I want it because I want it" reasoning.

Well done for completing the course Lucia! You make a good point that doing an exam at home may be much more challenging than what people think - the exam hall has much more structure and it can be easier to get focused there. I also agree with you on group projects. These are much more likely to work with full-time students at a traditional university who have more opportunity to see each other. Even then though it seems unfair that a candidate's success can depend on the performance and cooperation (or lack of it) from other students,

Congrats! Well done on finishing everything.

Congrats on getting this degree!!! I’m 25 and happened upon your midlife crisis video (not realizing it was five years old now) and this video came up next! I’m so happy for you and really inspired by your journey. I also studied marketing thinking that it was my passion (I always loved acting & doing presentations) but I have such a math and science brain too, and I kind of wish I knew to study those in college. I’m not sure what I’ll do next, but thanks so so much for sharing your story with us. I feel inspired now to work on my own :)

Well done for finishing!

A BIG Congratulations to you, thank you for sharing your experiences, I have been watching your OU videos for a few years now. I also completed my Level 3 exams in June (90 credits) and submitted my 30 credit Research Project in August. I have FINALLY finished my BSc Hons Biology degree. I love The OU but the only criticism I have is that they made the at home open book exams so hard, like nothing on the exams was even taught in the module. One of my grades badly suffered but I’m so glad I passed all my final exams. Just waiting for my project to be marked and hopefully I will be graduating at the end of the year 🙌🏼

Estaba viendo el video donde comenzabas a estudiar. Estoy llorando estoy muy orgulloso de tí

This was an important video for me to watch. The job that I do will allow me to take an hour here and there for extra study. But what it wouldn't allow for is online group project work. So I'm going to keep a lot of my holidays from work this year to compensate. I wouldn't have considered that. I start next month which is when I get my holidays and normally I get a large chunk in early which in this case would have been a major mistake ha. So thanks for the video

Hi Lucia, great video and very informative. What was your final degree mark in the end if you dont mind me asking?

Please do more videos on the modules. I'm starting q77 in February! Thanks 😊

I’ve decided to study history with the open university with a Feb 2022 start. I work full time, doing an apprenticeship but I’m so sick of not having much to do after work during the week. I work from home so an online degree whilst working is so useful. Im going to go full time because I want to finish it as fast as possible, but I’m worried I’ll burn out. Im only 19 so fingers crossed it all goes as planned 😂😂👍

Congratulations on finishing! How did you end up doing on the exams? I also started Quantum this year, but had to defer as I wasn’t confident being able to do 2 level 3 exams 2 days apart and get reasonably good marks (especially when the group project started for Astrophysics and took all my time - and more :) ). Btw I also started on Q77 originally but switched to Physics only while the modules were still the same.

You're awesome, it takes a lot of discipline and higher IQ than most of people to finish a physics degree 👏

I have to echo your comment about the take home final exams this year, they were way harder. Another point briefly mentioned that I agree with is that the Fluid Mechanics module needs serious reorganisation. I am looking forward to videos on the Quantum Mechanics, this and Electromagnetism will be my final two modules next year.

Well done.

Oh my god we are exactly the same. I’m doing a physics degree with the OU, doing exams on my iPad and have construction going on next door haha! Congratulations on finishing!!!

I would like to do BSc Mathematics from OU and eventually get a PhD...as a hobby, something I would like to do for myself. I've been thinking about it for the past 5-6 year,s I suppose I could've done it by now. I already have a career that pays really well but at £7k/year it would make the degree a very expensive hobby. Not to mention other hobbies of mine and continuous professional upskilling I have to do, I really don't know if I will be able to complete the degree. Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

I did many years ago a course accounting and bookeeping. Two much work for 10 points!

Puedes ingresar a física desde un país de Latinoamérica como México, me gustaría estudiar fisica?

has anyone done OU’s chemistry degree? did u have to attend anything in person/face to face ? since it’s chem, there would be a lot of lab work, im just wondering if all the practicals are online or not

Hola, he decidido estudiar esta carrera desde españa pero tengo varias preguntas. Tú te ves preparada para hacer unas oposiciones en españa para profesor de física por ejemplo? Has utilizado recursos extra para estudiar en internet o la web de la OU y los libros fueron suficientes? Se me daba bien integrar y derivar pero se me ha olvidado ya y esa era toda mi formación en matemáticas de física no sé nada. Si empiezo de cero lo ves viable? Cuánto subieron los precios durante los seis años? He leído que los precios suben cada año. Tú pediste el OUSBA? Yo puedo pagarlo mensualmente pero no cualifico para el OUSBA porque no soy solvente. Tengo discapacidad y cobro una pensión muy modesta pero me da para pagarme la carrera viviendo en casa de mis padres.

Ah se me olvidaba. Como te organizaste para estudiar? Que días de la semana estudiaste y cuantas horas? Te llevó el mismo tiempo que pone en la página web?

Hi, Can international students do this from their country ? And also Can i get directly into 3rd year if i have a HND in Mechanical Engineering (240 credits)?

I personally think if you pass the first and second Actuarial Exams, you will 3x you earnings with a math degree.

I just did the E&M exam, and it was nothing like the past papers and very difficult. I heard the same from others about your QM exam. Now that you are done, and given your interest in AP, have you looked at the Online MSc Astrophysics at LJMU?

Ay Lucía! Yo me matriculo en septiembre en la UNED en grado de física. Y no paro de ver vídeos de técnicas para organizar el tiempo. Podrías hacer un vídeo de que técnicas o cómo te organizabas tú? Muchas grácias por los vídeos.

Hey Lucia, may I kindly ask, are you going for the mathematical physics MSc ? I found the masters very easy after the undergrad maths and physics, I think you should go for it !

Hey

Notaste mucha diferencia entre la manera de aprender matemáticas de España y la de aquí? yo soy enfermera, estudié en España y estoy haciendo un BSc combined STEM en la OU y he cogido los libros de MU123 por mi misma para aprender un poco de matemáticas xq acabé el instituto el 1999 y tengo miedo de que el lenguaje y manera de aprender matemáticas sea muy diferente

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How does the OU do Physics practicals ?

Congratulations!! Do you want to work on it?

can you continue your studies at prestigious universities after graduating from ou?

Congratulations! What do you think about people say the qualifications are not recognised in the open university? Do you think that?

Your name sounds Portuguese name for me ☺️