<div class="fr-view"><p>“Turning over a new leaf” for me meant taking a big leap and admitting to myself I had made a wrong decision.</p>
<p dir="ltr">At 18 I decided that I&#8217;d go to a brick university and live in accommodation. During this time I struggled with my Anxiety and grief of a recent bereavement. At this time I felt completely lost and knew I needed to be closer to my home town, closer to my family for support. But I also knew that admitting my failure would be costly, I would have to start from square one all over again with no clue what my next steps would be.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I was very reluctant to admit defeat and struggled through months of self-destruction, eventually after a year I knew deep down I would have to make a change and made steps withdrawing from brick university and moving back home.</p>
<p dir="ltr">During the summer I found out about the Open University from talking to relatives and decided to give it more research. I found that I could study remotely and that really gave me confidence as well as reassurance, I could still stay close to home and carry on studying. I also found that there was a course similar to the one I was completing at the brick university and with a credit transfer meant that the year of work completed beforehand counted towards credits. I then enrolled onto the course and started my 1st year in 2025/26.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Turning over a new leaf meant admitting to myself that I&#8217;d made a mistake but also having the Open university as my new leaf. For me personally, taking a leap and restarting from scratch was a scary time but in the end became beneficial. I found it was okay to admit to making a mistake even if it feels like an incredible life-decision and that it is very much possible to find a new pathway to gaining education for a future career.</p>
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