competitions

PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

In our recent competition we asked you to share your top study tips to help keep students motivated throughout the year.

Thank you to everyone who entered, there is some great advice which you can read below.

The winning entry came from Sarah Boyne who receives £100 in OU course vouchers.

Sarah's top tip:

My top study tip is to take any of the audio CD's that are part of your pack with you in the car and listen to them when driving to and from work. Take your study guide with you and read a bit on your lunch. Its surprising how much work you can actually fit in.

Also when writing down notes from the internet or books; remember to include the source so that if you include it in your TMA's, you dont have to go hunting down the reference later on.

 

The University Alliance is running a competition to design its 2012 Christmas card and the theme this year is 'Futures'.

The winner, as well as designing the new card, will receive a £50 Amazon gift voucher and will be credited on the back of the card which will be seen by hundreds of key figures, including MPs, leading business executives and university Vice-Chancellors.

The competition closes on midday on Friday 23 November 2012 and here are the details on how to enter.

 

Cast your mind back to when you first started thinking about higher education and studying with the OU. What questions ran through your mind and what helped you make the decision?

We’re inviting current students and alumni to share their wisdom with potential students for the chance to win £100 in OU course vouchers.

So, what would you say to someone who was thinking of studying with the OU to encourage them to sign up?

Please leave your comment in the comment box below (either log in with your OU username and password to use the Platform comments box, or post via the Facebook comments box if you have an account).

Once you’ve left your comment, please email platform-competitions@open.ac.uk with the subject header ‘Advice to a new student comp’ with your full name, postal address and email address by no later than 30 November 2012.

Terms and conditions

This competition opens on 26/10/12 and closes on 30/11/2012. Prizes must be taken as offered and are not transferable or exchangeable for a cash equivalent. Only one entry per competition per person. This competition is open to all except employees of The Open University. Entries must be received by 30 November 2012. The promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. The winner and runners up will be the first correct entries with all the required details drawn after the closing date, and will be notified within 28 days by email. Entries are taken as acceptance of these terms and conditions. The name and town of the winner and runners up will be published on Platform. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.