Do I stand a chance?

[lpchill]

I have been trying for a while to find a particular degree course for the niche area that I work in. There is nothing for this area nearby or within a 100 mile radius. The places I could go won't do distance learning, even though half of it is placement which my job would provide. I have found one place that does do a degree but it's a PG dip/Masters I don't currently have a degree just A levels and a level 3 in my area of work related to the degree. I do however have lots of experience 5 years directly working and 10 year volunteering in the sector. I have emailed the university as they said experience would count if I do not hold a degree but must be able to show I could work to that level. But as they have taken so long to respond I'm losing faith. I will end up calling them next week to find out but do I stand a chance of getting onto a masters course with no degree?

Good luck OP, that's great news. I too would recommend looking at some of the OU short courses in the meantime to get you into the swing of studying.

How was the Open Evening?

And have you had your interview? How did that go?

Update- open evening went great. Interview went fantastic and got a conditional offer straight away! Need to do an essay to show I don't need any extra support in essay writing. But from the interview they had increased the amount of hours needed for placement/work which with a young daughter I knew the course would be full time (even though it says part time) but I did not expect the hours requirement to increase so much. Having a think at the moment about weather the course is doable at this stage. I'm proud I got this far and accepted!