Support thread for students, mature and otherwise...

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swittle 24 Jan 10:29am, 24 Jan 2024 104,806 posts	0 swittle CasB Many congratulations on achieving your MSc with Distinction Throughout my teaching career, I've remained a fervent advocate of lifelong learning, and your success only reinforces my belief. I looked back three years in this thread to your original post and saw that, along with um and LindsD, I passed you a few ideas about composing a personal statement, so I appreciate you updating us with your news. Very well done!
um 24 Jan 11:28am, 24 Jan 2024 8,170 posts	0 um As per swittle, well done, and thanks for sharing. I hope you enjoyed the course & research, and found it challenging and stimulating. And enjoy the accolades & initials! swittle must have a far better memory than me!
swittle 24 Jan 11:42am, 24 Jan 2024 104,810 posts	0 swittle um: you provided valuable advice drawn from your own MBA studies about methods of funding and employer sponsored routes. Finding out that a student has reached their goal - and enhanced their employability and self esteem has always been, for me, my most important reward. fetcheveryone.com/forum/support-thread-for-students-mature-and-otherwise-55942/285
Kittenheels Kath 24 Jan 2:17pm, 24 Jan 2024 3,474 posts	0 Kittenheels Kath Well done CasB, that's brilliant news, and I'm so glad you're looking at further research including publication, that's another way of 'paying it forward'.
LindsD 24 Jan 6:08pm, 24 Jan 2024 66,311 posts	0 LindsD That's brilliant! Well done. Glad you enjoyed your day.
Grast_girl 24 Jan 8:46pm, 24 Jan 2024 3,042 posts	0 Grast_girl Yay! Love to hear of good outcomes.
CasB 25 Jan 11:39am, 25 Jan 2024 1,206 posts	0 CasB Thank you all! um, yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the course - it stretched my brain in all sorts of interesting ways, and has definitely improved how I do my job (it was a work-related topic). swittle, completely agree about lifelong learning. I'm also sure that having a good chunk of work experience under my belt meant that I got far more out of the studying too, as I could relate ideas and theories to specific examples of practice and situations I'd encountered in my career.
swittle 25 Jan 6:11pm, 25 Jan 2024 104,853 posts	0 swittle CasB: encouraging those returning to learning to place the 'right' value on their range of experience and applied skills is a substantial driver in justifying their efforts and studies.
Kittenheels Kath 9 May 5:50pm, 9 May 2024 3,492 posts	0 Kittenheels Kath Just reporting in to say that I received the email today that the external examiners have approved the corrections I submitted, so once the postgrad exam board authorises it next month, I will be Dr Kath.
fleecy 9 May 6:42pm, 9 May 2024 55,052 posts	0 fleecy Congratulations Dr Kath! Floppy hat photos required when you get to graduation