epub versions would be perfect
The postage on the physical books would likely have been ridiculous. As I said, I'd like them mainly to get a feel for the two courses and work out whether or not I want to do them, and whether I can study them both at the same time.
I was pretty set on the OU until I saw how generous Student Finance has become. I didn't think I could afford to study full-time, but £7249/35 weeks is roughly equivalent to the minimum wage at 34 hours/week. If I go part-time at work during term-time, full-time during the summer, I would have roughly the same income as I have at the moment. Discovering this has left me unsure of which way to go. Studying full-time is certainly a lot quicker and (potentially) more manageable, but there's hurdles in the way when it comes to applying (UCAS, Access courses
).

I was pretty set on the OU until I saw how generous Student Finance has become. I didn't think I could afford to study full-time, but £7249/35 weeks is roughly equivalent to the minimum wage at 34 hours/week. If I go part-time at work during term-time, full-time during the summer, I would have roughly the same income as I have at the moment. Discovering this has left me unsure of which way to go. Studying full-time is certainly a lot quicker and (potentially) more manageable, but there's hurdles in the way when it comes to applying (UCAS, Access courses

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