The Open University (OU) is proud to congratulate Indian alumnus Krishangi Meshram on becoming the university\u2019s youngest ever Law graduate.<\/p>\n
Krishangi was just 15 when she started studying with the OU and just three years later the talented teenager completed her studies to gain a First Class Honours Degree in Law at the tender age of 18.<\/p>\n
Krishangi, who resides in ISKCON Mayapur in India, joined fellow graduates at a degree ceremony at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester this month, to receive her degree.<\/p>\n
A delighted Krishangi, now aged 20, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be here and to celebrate. You give all your focus and attention to accomplishing something for three years, back-to-back, and then to be able to celebrate that is amazing!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She said she chose to study law, to gain a degree that would give her \u201ca breadth of transferrable knowledge\u201d with skills such as reading and analysis of complex documents and writing essays.<\/p>\n
Learning at a distance meant “a whole lot more”<\/h2>\n
It was doing her Year 3 practical modules that really changed her outlook about what to do in the future, she says, and when she realised that becoming a lawyer was truly going to be \u201cher thing\u201d.<\/p>\n
Learning at a distance with the OU, she says she also got a whole lot more.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t realise that I\u2019d be gaining the valuable skills that the OU taught me, from self-discipline to organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Krishangi attended an international school, close to her home and family. The bright student completed her school exams by 15 and wanted to pursue study at higher education but wasn\u2019t keen to leave her parents and younger sister.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy family and I are also lucky enough to travel a lot, so I needed a study option that I could take with me on our adventures around the world.<\/p>\n
Shaping her studies around family life<\/h2>\n
\u201cThis is when I found out about the OU \u2013 it ticked all the boxes. I could utilise the open entry policy so I could start a degree without A Levels, I\u2019d be studying at a UK university, where I could remain living at home and carry on travelling with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n
The teenager studied at full-time pace, shaping her studies around family life, meaning she completed her studies in July 2022 at just 18 years and six months.<\/p>\n
Krishangi\u2019s academic journey also saw her make new friends amongst the OU\u2019s international online community, including a \u201cstudy buddy\u201d from Russia.<\/p>\n