studying medicine at Oxford

Tiri Hughes spoke to us as a third year medical student at Oxford University, she speaks to VICTA about how important it is, as a student with a vision impairment, to be your own self-advocate. She talks about her own educational path into medicine and how accessible she is finding her university studies.

is university
for me?

“After finishing college, I decided I wanted to go to university to carry on doing Fine Art. However, I kept asking myself, did I really want to go to university or not. I had several questions floating around in my head. How did I know university was the right choice for me? What else could I do if not a degree?”

why I chose the Open University

“My transitions officer mentioned the idea of distance learning, it was like a lightbulb moment for me. I realised that starting on that road would give me the opportunity to embrace my love of learning and work towards a degree without the anxiety that loomed over the thought of going to a university campus.”

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