Ok, some of you may or maynot be aware, but I signed on as a mature student to do a Sport Science Degree MA in fact. I did this to give me some added help as a coach (run and own my own small tennis club). So here is the problems.

 

When I signed on I was informed I would get assistance, I am badly dydlexic as some of you may have found out. I have yet to get anyassistance and have been there for a year and half :( .Just befor xmas I was provisionaly granted help, but this still hasnt been resolved fully.

Over xmas I visited the doc with a wired feeling in my chest, like fluttering feeling, turned out to be my heart due to stress. The cause, having to complete essays that take me hours and hours longer to complete than others. And have 2 to do for the 4th.

 

OK add to this the fact that I HAVE to go on a survival week to experiance what its like!!!!!!! I was in teh bloody army for 9 years but this does not count. I have to attend a coaching practice class that teaches people how to line kids up (been doing this for 10 years every day in schools and clubs) while holding higher qualifications for coaching than all the lectureres.

 

While doing the degree I am unable to focus enough attention on the club.

 

On the plus side the lectureres are good at what they do, the psychology class especialy helps me out big time.

 

But is this a good enough reason to stay or go. If I go i save on teh cost of the course which will stand me in £9K but loose out on not getting a degree and finishing what I started.

 

Staying i get a deegree ( which is a bit mickey mouse as its not from a major uni) I wont have regrets later on. I will become a better coach.

 

Need to decide befor teh 4th so as I firmly beleive that a problem is better solved by putting it "out there" here you go.

 

Stay or go

Forgot to say teh Uni is a joke when it comes to organisation.

What will you gain from the course apart from a certificate and qualification? You have a business that is doing ok so you don`t need it to get a job.

If it will make you a better coach then how much more income is to be gained from it?

 

At the end of the day it is your choice, in my opinion qualifications prove you are able to study, practical experience is what brings the pennies in.

 

Bob

why not bin the degree, and do a child psychology evening course, that way you lose the stress but gain that part of the degree course you feel is benefitting you.

 

 

I am all for further education, but not at the expense of your health. Also, it sounds to me as if, at a minimum, you should have recieved life credits for the stuff you have already done. Major credit to you for struggling through this far, but dont make yourself ill. As said above, you already have a business, devote your time to that as a good reputation is worth far more than any degree, irrespective of the university, My 2p.

Sorry mate, this is your decition only, i think you already know what to do and you just want us to confirm it for you. but its realy no ones place other than your own to chose a route that will ultimatly change your life.

 

All the best with whatever you go with, but make it your choise no one elses.

IMHO - Ditch the degree, and switch the credits to an OU degree and get the qualification at a rate and time that suits you. As you say you've already got the skills and the business, so you are just looking for the ticks in the box.

 

The other plus to the OU is that it's almost all compute based so you can type and then use Word the spell and syntax checker tools to keep you on the straight and narrow!

I agree with takemetothepub- it's ultimately your call, though it's a big decision.

 

I can understand your situation though- my girlfriend's doing the same thing and the added stress is having undesired side-effects. However, her employer won't let her progress in her job without a degree, so she doesn't really have a choice!

 

Good luck...

 

Mark

again, its your call mate. but i will say that my girlfriend is dyslexic and it only took 3 months to sort her out with a pc, dictaphone, special software etc which helps her at uni. a year and a half is a p!$$ take.

I am colour blind and dislexic but some how i bluffed my way to an English O level with put on bad hand writing so the English teacker could not tell.

Got a job as a Plumber had 5 years at college did not know I would have to wire up boilers and pumps this was a bit of a problem as I am also colour blind.

So when they said get me the red screw driver from my box I took the green one I think and the red on I think gave him the red one and when he said that's the green on you thick twat I said only joking and gave him the one hiden behind my back. So I say don't give up :nono: Being dislexic does not mean you have no brain. I try to spell every day but do I lean slow or what thank God for spell cheque opr is that check mate?

All sorted.

 

Middlesex have just rang to tell me they will accept me on a distance course and take into account my experiance so I dont have to do 7 of 16 modules.

 

And as for dyslexia support, already sorted. (20 mins on phone vs year and half).

 

And I get to chat to Tutor ever fortnight on web. (fingers crossed shes a babe lol)

Nice one matey!

Speaking as a competitive archer (Gloucester indoor County champ for 2 years running), I would say that when it comes to teaching people what they need to know to be able to perform (at whatever level), a piece of paper (ie. a certificate) means absolutely nothing.

 

My coach has no qualifications at all other than being a nice bloke who listens and knows how to communicate to people what they need to do. He won a regional Performance Coach of the Year award last year (and couldn't work out why 'cos he was just doing what he's always done).

 

I reckon you should ditch the course, FWIW.

All sorted.

 

Middlesex have just rang to tell me they will accept me on a distance course and take into account my experiance so I dont have to do 7 of 16 modules.

 

And as for dyslexia support, already sorted. (20 mins on phone vs year and half).

 

And I get to chat to Tutor ever fortnight on web. (fingers crossed shes a babe lol)

 

 

bloody el mate i always thought your spellings pretty good TBH i havent really read all the posts mate partly due to being pissed but experiance is important and if its causing stress and anxiety then you need to take a step back and think cos fluttery heart is brought on by anxiety/stress take it easy bud ;)

All sorted.

 

Middlesex have just rang to tell me they will accept me on a distance course and take into account my experiance so I dont have to do 7 of 16 modules.

 

And as for dyslexia support, already sorted. (20 mins on phone vs year and half).

 

And I get to chat to Tutor ever fortnight on web. (fingers crossed shes a babe lol)

 

:duffer:

Sounds like youve decided...

Good Luck in whatever you choose.

bloody el mate i always thought your spellings pretty good TBH i havent really read all the posts mate partly due to being pissed but experiance is important and if its causing stress and anxiety then you need to take a step back and think cos fluttery heart is brought on by anxiety/stress take it easy bud ;)

 

I run everything through a TSR gramma/spell check. still take a while thoguh. Normaly looks like text chat lol.

 

Anyway onwards and upwards