What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?
The biggest challenge I will face in the next six months? Well I have a feeling it will be my university studies. The module is becoming more and more intense and now that I am doing two modules concurrently I am starting to feel the pressure.
I think that it will be ok but it will definitely be a true test to my own time management as I will be dedicating a lot of time over the next few months to submitting my assignments on time and making sure I dedicate time to learn too, and read the material. My first module will end in May so there will be a bit of breathing space over the summer luckily, but it will still be hard.
I am going to use and dedicate a lot of time in March to try and get ahead with my studies, I think there will be a lot of library time coming up as this is where I feel more focused and switched on. If I try and study at home I tend to get distracted and this is not good when I am trying to be productive. I want to spend a lot of time in March getting ahead as I will be going away on holiday in April and this will mean I won’t have the time to commit to the assignments, but luckily with the Open University you can be flexible and get ahead of time if needed so March is going to be known as my study month for this reason.
I already feel good about how my studying is going, in my first module my results so far have been encouraging and it is looking like I will finish with a pass so I am happy. I have only started studying in my second module so I am yet to receive any feedback, but what I will say is that I am enjoying and I know I will enjoy reading the material and learning things I never knew about. Right now the focus is on the reformation of the church in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and how printing (as opposed to handwriting) had a profound impact on this. It’s definitely interesting material!
I am going to keep going, and yes it may becoming challenging, but I do feel like I can handle it. It will be worth it in the end I am sure.
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