Edited by Rochelle Jones, Saturday, 10 Oct 2015, 05:20
Hello Everyone! It has indeed been quite a while since my last entry. But I've gone to the madhouse and done it! I spent a year formulating a topic, sending out my draft proposal and I am happy to say, it got approved. I am now an MPhil/PhD student with the Open University! I Cannot believe it. I can still recall the day I received my very first postgraduate module wondering what the heck I got myself into. But the Open University is amazing and my studies with the OU has become an integral part of both my personal and professional life!
I attended the October 1 & 2 Induction a week ago at the gorgeous OU campus in Milton Keynes and it was not only life affirming but also incredibly inspiring. I know it will be a lot of work and I must say I am almost dreading the work that I have to do. But I have a fantastic team behind me and two of the best advisors anyone could want being the best in their field. Hearing of the research of my fellow intakes for 2015 (there is 93 of us that covers all gamut of fields from Space Science, to Business, to the Humanities, to the Social Sciences) is just so amazing. I cannot believe I am among great minds.
So thank you Open University for getting me here, what a journey, and I know it is just the beginning. And thank you also to my ever supportive hubby, James, who incidentally is just as dedicated as I am, if not more, in his studies with the Open University. My soldier is just 3 or 2 modules short of his BA (Open). He is so engrossed in his studies in the sciences, especially Geology. Sometimes I suspect he even dreams about it.
Hello MPhil/PhD
Hello Everyone! It has indeed been quite a while since my last entry. But I've gone to the madhouse and done it! I spent a year formulating a topic, sending out my draft proposal and I am happy to say, it got approved. I am now an MPhil/PhD student with the Open University! I Cannot believe it. I can still recall the day I received my very first postgraduate module wondering what the heck I got myself into. But the Open University is amazing and my studies with the OU has become an integral part of both my personal and professional life!
I attended the October 1 & 2 Induction a week ago at the gorgeous OU campus in Milton Keynes and it was not only life affirming but also incredibly inspiring. I know it will be a lot of work and I must say I am almost dreading the work that I have to do. But I have a fantastic team behind me and two of the best advisors anyone could want being the best in their field. Hearing of the research of my fellow intakes for 2015 (there is 93 of us that covers all gamut of fields from Space Science, to Business, to the Humanities, to the Social Sciences) is just so amazing. I cannot believe I am among great minds.
So thank you Open University for getting me here, what a journey, and I know it is just the beginning. And thank you also to my ever supportive hubby, James, who incidentally is just as dedicated as I am, if not more, in his studies with the Open University. My soldier is just 3 or 2 modules short of his BA (Open). He is so engrossed in his studies in the sciences, especially Geology. Sometimes I suspect he even dreams about it.
PhD, here I come!