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**gobbyidiot** · 15-12-2009, 14:08

I think a lot of the Masters programs promise the result by Friday. I just got mine - thank f*** I passed. The whole process is bloody drawn out though - hand in a dissertation in September, get the result in December and graduation is in the Summer!

Still, remember that song,

"I'm glad it's all over
I'm glad it's all over".

My advice - stay away from Masters Education (ie, educational theory) courses. I'd rather eat my own liver than go through that again. Writing a dissertation on something you are interested in is a lot better. Most programs you can get at least some of your points from something less hellish than the core.

**amazing__lobster** · 15-12-2009, 14:18

Well done Gobby

**Litotes** · 15-12-2009, 14:44

Well done Gobby. You now have lots more time to think about the economy going down the pan!

Lits

**gobbyidiot** · 15-12-2009, 15:49

Cheers. But don't get me started on credit transfer...............a million rules to guarantee that you ain't getting any. I won't waggle my credentials around (ooo er missus), but if I had gone anywhere else it would have been, "What's your favourite colour and how many times have you taken a dump since devolution?", pay the dosh, have the degree. The OU gave me nothing by way of transfer.

**TG14** · 17-12-2009, 12:53

well done gobby, i just got my results from summer school in Durham, yes it is a long wait, but if you get the grade you want its not that long!

**msr** · 17-12-2009, 13:15

I submit my dissertation tomorrow

Results in Feb.

**gobbyidiot** · 17-12-2009, 13:35

I reckon the schedule means that you can narrow down your results to either total disaster or success quite early on. The timetable obviously allows time for resubmission of marginal stuff with everyone getting their results at the same time, so if you don't get a resubmit it must either be pass or total disaster.

**old_fat_and_hairy** · 17-12-2009, 14:22

Well done!

I note that the Ou has changed the time of electronic submissions. Used to be by midnight on cut-off day, now is 12 noon. B'stards. I used to be able to do a whole module between 6pm and midnight!

**PoisonDwarf** · 17-12-2009, 16:18

Originally Posted by old_fat_and_hairy

Well done!

I note that the Ou has changed the time of electronic submissions. Used to be by midnight on cut-off day, now is 12 noon. B'stards. I used to be able to do a whole module between 6pm and midnight!

Mine was midnight GMT. Fortunately I'm currently somewhere east of UK so I had a few extra hours. Winner!

**scuba_angel** · 17-12-2009, 16:22

Originally Posted by PoisonDwarf

Originally Posted by old_fat_and_hairy

Well done!

I note that the Ou has changed the time of electronic submissions. Used to be by midnight on cut-off day, now is 12 noon. B'stards. I used to be able to do a whole module between 6pm and midnight!

Mine was midnight GMT. Fortunately I'm currently somewhere east of UK so I had a few extra hours. Winner!

Some are still midnight, I've been nearly caught out a couple of times by it - definitely a good idea to make friends with the tutor though.