Originally Posted by The Bear

A very genuine congratulations from me.

I’ve often heard that earning a degree from the OU is actually harder than from a conventional university owing to the discipline needed in fitting in the work and study with everyday life.

In my experience when I was studying for my MSc as a mature student I certainly found this to be so, and that was with the added motivation of being part of the student body of a conventional university at the time albeit as an “external” student.

Well done. You really can and should be proud of your achievement.