{"id":3243,"date":"2025-09-29T13:12:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:02:53","slug":"student-stories-ralph-slaney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/?p=3243","title":{"rendered":"Student Stories: Ralph Slaney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New #TeamOUstudent Ralph Slaney has recently featured on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity\" >@OpenUniversity<\/a> TikTok account. Check out Ralph&#8217;s videos below.<\/p>\n<p>In the first video we see Ralph&#8217;s journey to becoming an Open University student. In the second video Ralph shares some of his top tips for preparing for Open University study and in the third video he shares his advice on managing stress as a student.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity\/video\/7549631365843750166\" data-video-id=\"7549631365843750166\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@theopenuniversity\"  >@theopenuniversity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Meet OU Student Ralph, who starts his Bsc Sport Fitness and Coaching this October! \u26bd\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/openuniversity?refer=embed\"title=\"openuniversity\" target=\"_blank\"  >#openuniversity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sportfitness?refer=embed\"title=\"sportfitness\" target=\"_blank\"  >#sportfitness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/studyinspo?refer=embed\"title=\"studyinspo\" target=\"_blank\"  >#studyinspo<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7549631360454888214?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Open University\"  >\u266c original sound &#8211; The Open University<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity\/video\/7553211001550785814\" data-video-id=\"7553211001550785814\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@theopenuniversity\"  >@theopenuniversity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Preparing to start your first year with the OU can be so exciting! This is how @Ralph Slaney helped prepare for his!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/studytips?refer=embed\"title=\"studytips\" target=\"_blank\"  >#studytips<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/onlinelearning?refer=embed\"title=\"onlinelearning\" target=\"_blank\"  >#onlinelearning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sportstudent?refer=embed\"title=\"sportstudent\" target=\"_blank\"  >#sportstudent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/openuniversity?refer=embed\"title=\"openuniversity\" target=\"_blank\"  >#openuniversity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/fresh-7444079552203278353?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c fresh - nanaacom\"  >\u266c fresh &#8211; nanaacom<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity\/video\/7560722293669006594\" data-video-id=\"7560722293669006594\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theopenuniversity?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@theopenuniversity\"  >@theopenuniversity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We appreciate that sometimes studying can feel like climbing a steep hill\u2026 don\u2019t worry, there are ways of giving yourself a boost! This is how Ralph manages his stress during his OU degree! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sportsandfitness?refer=embed\"title=\"sportsandfitness\" target=\"_blank\"  >#sportsandfitness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wellbeing?refer=embed\"title=\"wellbeing\" target=\"_blank\"  >#wellbeing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ou?refer=embed\"title=\"ou\" target=\"_blank\"  >#OU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/theopenuniversity?refer=embed\"title=\"theopenuniversity\" target=\"_blank\"  >#theopenuniversity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7560722332537359126?refer=embed\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Open University\"  >\u266c original sound &#8211; The Open University<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New #TeamOUstudent Ralph Slaney has recently featured on the @OpenUniversity TikTok account. Check out Ralph&#8217;s videos below. In the first video we see Ralph&#8217;s journey to becoming an Open University student. 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