My gut feeling is that what WWW is saying right and for good reason.. .. .I started distance learning last may when i was on the bench from my consultancy. Instead of paying (wasting) my train fare to guildhall i sat in my garden and read. I read a lot. By August i had finished the first 8 subjects and sat the exams. . .. .I left it for a month after i was made redudant.. .. .With another job under my belt i ordered the next half of the notes. Then 11-spet happened. What do i do? . .. .Well it wasn't until x-mas that i actually opened the first subject. Its now march and i'm half way through the second lot of notes. My g/f is more appealing than those notes, so i've taken my time.. .. .I plan to sit the next lot of exams in july/aug and then mop up.. .. .I was gutted when 11-sept happened. But, i've kept going because i knew it would pick up. It has so far and quicker than expected. After I've done my exams i'll look at the situtation and see what's going on. I've got the cpl and ir money saved so everything from no on is a bonus. At 25 hopefully age is still on my side.. .. .I want to keep my job as the income is always nice <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .Well its more of a storey but there you have it.. . . . <small>[ 27 March 2002, 13:54: Message edited by: wobblyprop ]</small>