Is online/distanced learning more accepted?

[blatantlyobvious]

Or is it just me?

Maybe I'm biased, as I am an online learner, but I believe that though there is still some discrimination taking place, it has become more "common" and accepted. People who receive online degrees are being respected more than they were initially.

And not only that, but I believe people who do online schooling are stronger writers on average. I believe that to be true because they're spending all their time writing for grades (in discussion boards, online seminars and lectures that take place in school chat rooms, etc.). We're more conscious of the value of effective written communication, and, in my case, translate these writing skills into effective verbal communication as well.

I plan on spending the remainder of my freshman year online before transferring to on-site for my pre med classes, completing the rest of my degree on campus; but if there were any accredited online schools that offered pre med classes, I'd certainly stick to distanced learning. It's far more convenient.

What are your thoughts?

P.S. Please keep the trolling to a minimum, and if you consider this a "Higher Learning" thread, be a Higher Learner and respond respectfully and accordingly. It doesn't matter where you post because the objective is still the same...

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[MBwithadream]

maybe

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

shyt is harder if you ask me. it takes more discipline if you're going to a legit school. If you have to fill out fasfa and are getting grants and have to pay back student loans then it should be respected.

it also depends on the degree. i'm going to school online to get a degree in accounting. I'm also going to try for the CPA once i'm done. You can't front on having a CPA.

 

[Sandy_Cheeks]

I think it is because it is generates more revenue for the schools. And now a days people of all ages are participating in online/distance learning so there is more of a need for it now vs yrs ago therefore it is largely accepted.

 

[Sandy_Cheeks]

Online school isn't for everybody though. The discipline and self motivation needed is something not everybody has.

 

[blatantlyobvious]

shyt is harder if you ask me. it takes more discipline if you're going to a legit school. If you have to fill out fasfa and are getting grants and have to pay back student loans then it should be respected.

it also depends on the degree. i'm going to school online to get a degree in accounting. I'm also going to try for the CPA once i'm done. You can't front on having a CPA.

I find it more challenging, too. The time management, the dedication, the determination, etc... it's all challenging. You have to be committed. I'm a psychology major, and an aspiring psychiatrist. I'm wholly determined to make it to and through med school. The amount of work you do online rivals the work done on campus... it may even be more. People do seem to think it's a walk in the park, but you have to really work for your degree or you'll be in debt like everyone else that sleeps on the job (college).

P.S. FASFA is NO joke! fukk her! Lol.

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[blatantlyobvious]

Online school isn't for everybody though. The discipline and self motivation needed is something not everybody has.

Omg... amen!

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[little4209]

Is the University of Phoenix only online? I seen a car with one of those llicense plate frames that said alumni..I was suprised to see that, then I remembered I'm a college dropout and was

 

[Skooby]

I've had online classes. Never got anything lower than a B+, but I didn't retain the information. I learn better in-class.

If you're going to take online classes take it from a legit school and not from one of the for-profit schools.

 

[Ray Jesus]

I like the text you chose OP

 

[Binary]

Okay for medical/law paths probably not but for other programs like marketing, english I can see it being accepted.

The way I see it, it's the same shyt you're learning just in a non-traditional way. I'd do it, being able to work a full-time job and get my degree no stress about the debt at the end.

 

[TRUEST]

Or is it just me?

Maybe I'm biased, as I am an online learner, but I believe that though there is still some discrimination taking place, it has become more "common" and accepted. People who receive online degrees are being respected more than they were initially.

And not only that, but I believe people who do online schooling are stronger writers on average. I believe that to be true because they're spending all their time writing for grades (in discussion boards, online seminars and lectures that take place in school chat rooms, etc.). We're more conscious of the value of effective written communication, and, in my case, translate these writing skills into effective verbal communication as well.

I plan on spending the remainder of my freshman year online before transferring to on-site for my pre med classes, completing the rest of my degree on campus; but if there were any accredited online schools that offered pre med classes, I'd certainly stick to distanced learning. It's far more convenient.

What are your thoughts?

P.S. Please keep the trolling to a minimum, and if you consider this a "Higher Learning" thread, be a Higher Learner and respond respectfully and accordingly. It doesn't matter where you post because the objective is still the same...

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nah my dude. get ur degree the old fashion way. by physically going to class. it'll help you develop people skills. and besides if i was an employer i wouldn't respect a degree from an online school. its one thing to take a few classes here and there online. but to get ur entire degree online. nah.

 

[Ray Jesus]

maybe

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

I've had online classes. Never got anything lower than a B+, but I didn't retain the information. I learn better in-class.

If you're going to take online classes take it from a legit school and not from one of the for-profit schools.

or you can do what I do which is download lectures off youtube

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

nah my dude. get ur degree the old fashion way. by physically going to class. it'll help you develop people skills. and besides if i was an employer i wouldn't respect a degree from an online school. its one thing to take a few classes here and there online. but to get ur entire degree online. nah.

Employers respect CPA's regardless. You need 120 credits just to sit for the exams. Then you need 150 credits and 1 year work experience.

As long as the school is accredited then it doesn't matter. Most employers don't give a fukk. Unless you're trying to work for a prominent business that has a lot of competition then a degree is a degree. As far as people skills, overall I recommend online school for people like me in my 30's that work. But at the end of the day its personal preference.