Comments by "Betty Swunghole" (@bettyswunghole3310) on "" video.

I can't really imagine that anyone would seriously want a degree from the OU (my dad was a lecturer at a proper university, and he rated an OU "degree" as about equivalent to an A-level), but just in case you DO want to apply to them, I suggest "identifying as black" on your application in order to make use of their generous offer from which white people are excluded. I'd be very interested to see how the OU would go about proving you're not black if you've self-identified as such. I'm pretty sure it would highlight just how absurd and hypocritical their double standards actually are.
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@colinwoodbridge493 The OU degree is not well-regarded amongst the Russell League universities. Many of them will not accept an OU degree as an adequate entry qualification to their own degree programmes.
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@colinwoodbridge493 I never said it didn't take much study. My senile grandmother took over 9 years to complete her OU degree. I've done numerous correspondence course qualifications myself, and I know they take a lot of "sticking power" to fit around your other commitments. What I'm suggesting is that the content of an OU degree isn't particularly challenging when compared to a degree from a proper university, and that the content of an OU degree is aimed at the less intellectually endowed... ...which kind of "figures", since the OU is an "open" university rather than a university where there is competition for places.
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@TaxingIsThieving Yes, I agree with all you say. The OU has been an absolute joke institution from its inception, and it genuinely distresses me that so many of the commenters here regard it as "legitimate". I believe the fact that it's now regarded as "legitimate" is an indication of how far academic standards have sunk in the UK over the past 40 years, rather than because the OU has raised itself to the standard of a "reputable" institution.
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How is such shameless racial discrimination even legal...?!? Surely it implies that "racial inequality directed at black people" is now a legally recognised concept that's kind of "in the constitution", like a totally warped charter of "human rights". Like 99% of the current government's agenda, I don't recall voting for this...
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I still can't quite believe my ears when I hear phrases like "The white people who make up 85% of the population of this country". Where did it all go wrong?
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@user-eb3si Unfortunately (for you) not.
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@Mikebigmike94 Once again, I have to stress that I'm not questioning the motivation of people who undertake OU degrees...just the content of the degrees themselves. OU degrees are not as high-level as degrees from universities where there is competition for places, or stringent entry requirements. It's hard to imagine how they could be...
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@cornishjollyboy4524 Well, I'll admit that I don't know much about the OU these days. Once-upon-a-time, however, an OU degree in maths was not considered an adequate qualification for entry into an undergrad degree course in maths at various bricks-and-mortar unis. Maybe it depends on the course in question. Perhaps the OU is good at soft subjects like sociology and "...studies", but not so good at the rigorous disciplines such as maths or physical sciences.
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@user-eb3si You must be doing a very undemanding course, then.
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@danielmulchansingh8488 My alma mater Bristol University certainly didn't accept OU degrees. Nor did The City University (although, I'll concede that this is not a Russell Group university). Anyway, as I've been saying to other people on this thread, my information may be dated. The OU was always regarded as a "joke" institution since its inception...maybe it's pulled its socks up a bit in recent years(...or maybe the general standard of university education in Britain has dropped...) Also, I think it must depend upon what courses you're applying for: I imagine that the OU is good at "soft" subjects such as the humanities, but less good at rigorous subjects like maths and the hard sciences.
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@danielmulchansingh8488 I can only speak from personal experience. Many years ago, my dad was a senior lecturer of mathematics at the City University in London. He told me quite unequivocally that an OU degree in maths was (in terms of content) roughly equivalent to an A-level at the time, and was generally so badly taught that it was not considered adequate as an entry qualification to the City's undegrad programme. This must have been around the late 90s/early 2000s.
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@johntaplin3126 Are you asking rhetorically, or do you actually want answers?
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