Anyone else just starting an access course?

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Wondered if I had any company? Thought we could have a bit of a support group going on.

I'm doing the healthcare one, planning to do a nursing degree next year hopefully.

I did one last year and can honestly say that it was the best thing that I ever did!
I am now studying for a degree in mental health nursing.

good luck!

It's too late for this year but I'm determined to begin an access course ASAP. In particular I felt really motivated by tiredemma's post, I have a similar story and hope to achieve at least as much as she has

I do an access course :) I started in sept 2011 doing it part time over 2 years (also doing GCSE maths and English) I love it :) best thing I ever did and can fully recommend it. Just found out I've been offered a place at my local uni :) very excited.

Congratulations

I'm finding my access course quite hard going, but I'm also really enjoying it.

I have an assignment on Friday, a test on Tuesday, and then I can relax and start to think about Christmas.

Hi can i ask anyone's advice? I live in Manchester and i have recently completed the pre access to health and social care with a distinction in every unit. I have a 2 year old daughter who still doesn't sleep, a 7 year old son and a partner (who is quite hard work because he has adhd). I don't work. I am hoping to do access over one year so that i can stay at the college in at now with other students from pre access but in a little worried about the stress and workload. Do you think it is ok to do in ome year or would you suggest doing it over two? And also how many hours a week do you put aside for assignments out or college hours? Xx

Hiya, I was a single mum and my DS was 6 weeks old when I did my access in one year. He was prem and refluxy and i worked two days a week but i managed. No regrets. How good is your support system though? My ex had him one day a week which I would spend the entire day in the library doing assignments. That was enough for me and I got all distinctions.... There was the odd night or two up late working in the evenings but by being really self disciplined with my time and being organised, it was mostly done in that one day a week. For the record, I have less work at uni and I'm just finished my second year... It is intense but easy if you're organised.

Thanks for that i fell a little bit surer now. I don't have much support or time out really. My partner has adhd and cant really take much of the responsibility away from me. Everything is huge for him that i would see as normal and every day. He just cant deal with. Anyway not much help with time away from the children. I'm quite organised but as my daughter has no routine at the min I'm abit worried about fitting the work in. Hopefully by September she will be sleeping earlier and through the night so i will have time at night to do the work. I could do with a day out .. Maybe i should invest in a caravan and lock myself in their to do the work away from all the chaos. I will hopefully find a way to get the work done. I am hoping for as many distinctions as possible so i can go to uni next year xx

Can i ask who has your son whilst you are at uni? This is another thing i will have to think about. My son is at school but i will still need to be around to take him and pick him up xx