In such a bad mood it's unbelievable. Sitting at my desk biting my tongue to hold back tears because of this stupid system that leaves people like me destined to fail. People who have an off day or maybe don't do so well under pressure are all going to fail with the Open University - congratulations!!

When you do a module with the OU, you submit essays throughout the year. Your scores in these make up your Overall Continuous Assessment Score, or OCAS. At the end your scores in the...