Online Degrees

I've been attending the University of Phoenix Online since Jan. 1, 2007. Many might share my original concern that online college isn't really college at all, but that's far from the truth. If anything, it requires more effort since there's no predefined start time for class. It's easy to push it out another hour, and then another... Because these are accelerated degrees we're talking about, the classes are concentrated into a shorter time frame (5 wks), and run seamlessly from one into the next with no break until Christmas. Assignments are due any and every day of the week. Oh, and if you suck at writing, don't do online college. EVERYTHING is in writing, so you'd better be reasonably good at it.

The reason I'm writing this is because you really have to be careful about choosing an online school. There are some great schools out there, but there are others that offer to give you a degree based on "life experience". It's very easy to convince yourself that having that piece of paper is all that you need to secure the job of your dreams. No one's going to check into it, right? Do yourself a favor; before you choose an online school, do your homework first.

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