As you know I am currently working very hard to save up and pay for my Masters Degree, which is not the easiest of tasks with debts to pay at the same time.

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Hi Guys and welcome to May's edition of my Masters series. This month I am going to be discussing how to decide on what course is going to be best to suit you!

I will start by explaining what I did to make my own decision.

When I decided I was going to study again I knew I wasn't even going to look at full time study. I am 28 and I was a full time student for my Bachelors degree straight from school and although I enjoyed it then, its not something I could go back to now, also earning a wage is important to me, we all need money, and I didn't want to rely on anyone else by myself.

After that part of the decision being easy the next part of the decision process was to decide between part time or distance learning. I looked at courses nearby at university's, as I wasn't prepared to move away, and I wanted to keep my job.

I decided, after looking at the options for part time courses that they weren't flexible enough for me. I needed something that was ideally evenings or at the very least would fit around my job, but there just wasn't anything out there that worked for me. I needed something flexible and that is why in the end I went with distance learning.

To be totally honest I think I knew all along that I wanted to do distance learning, I just needed to check out all the other options first.

The course with the Open University suited me the most and the subjects were a great mixture of interesting and challenging topics, I can work through it in my own time and can fit it around my current work commitments.

Check back next month to see my guide to the application process.
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Hey everyone!

I hope you're all having a great Wednesday, today I have just popped in quickly to let you know about my Tictail shop!

By now you'll probably be very aware that I am starting my Masters Degree this September, and what with fees and books the whole thing is mighty expensive. To help with the cost I have set up my own little Tictail shop!

Please pop by, have a look and see if anything takes your fancy! And all the proceeds of this sale go towards the wonderful MA :)

Visit my Tictail Shop

Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Wednesday everyone!

I just wanted to pop in and let you know about a new series that I will be posting in here on Love, Amybecca...x My Masters Series!

You may (or may not) know that I am about to embark on my Masters Degree. I graduated from University after studying my Bachelors Degree (in History) in 2006, and I have decided in recent months to go on to my Masters Degree (also in History).

My plan throughout my degree is to continue working, so my aim for this series is to follow me from now (including a back post or two about the application process) as I am starting my pre-course reading & study, all the way through my degree right up until graduation.

My first post will go up in around a week and from then on I aim to do one blog post per month, and I will give you hints and tips throughout as well as answering questions and charting my experience of doing my MA as a mature student.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave me a comment, or tweet me (loveamybecca) and I will try and address these as I go along.

Speak to you all soon!



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