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I did the OATS virtual college, distance learning module, got thru the first 19 sections doing 20-30hrs week as well as a full time job, also got a wife with two kids. Gotta be honest, got to much, asked myself will I pass first time on all the papers and decided the answer was no, altho I had passed all my papers up to that point with the exception of performance.
I am over in california, so getting hold of a tutor with an 8 hour time differnec was hard.
In all honesty, I would say, if you are in the UK, single, with a 9.30am to 4.30pm job, passing first time can be done, but its on hell of a mountain to climb.....thing is once you get to the top of the mountain you get to fly down!