Ive also done a 4 year degree Fergal20, and speaking for myself, the amount of work done over the four years could have been compacted into 18 months or 2 years. Do you not reckon yours could? I believe the amount of work in an integrated course for example, is similar to that of a degree. If Id have done 9-5 then studied for a couple of hours every night for my degree, I could have done it in at least half the time. Anyway, this is going too far from bl's Q.
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