I am in Year 12 studying for 3 A-levels and one AS level, but I am fed up with the courses, and I am fed with being at school. My parents want me to stay on and complete the A-level choices, they say that I will come to regret it if I don't. What should I do?

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I'm in Year 12 and I know that I should be making plans and decisions for the future. Some of my friends already know what careers they want, even what college or university they want to go to. Do I have to go away to get on in life? How do I decide where to go and what to do?

The Open University (OU) isn’t like other universities. If you want to get your degree without everything else grinding to a halt, we can help.

The downsides of university life have received a fair bit of attention recently. Since the controversial the rise in tuition fees the university system has been subject to constant calls to prove its worth. But it is still worth it; not just academically or work-wise but as a rite of passage and...

Managing your money at university is easier than you may realise and doesn’t just mean cutting back on all the fun things. It’s all about using what is available to you, learning how to budget carefully and maximising your student status to live as cheaply as you can!

Had enough of school? Here’s what to do and where to look if you don’t want to go into Higher Education but don’t want to stop learning.