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Has ne1 taken online college class? - 1/29/2007 12:42:55 PM

pahunkboy

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i mean the type that go a a real college and for credit.

im taking 2 of them. in a way they are more intense then i expected. but then i have to learn how to be a student all over again too.

if you took one- was are your observations/opioions about it. and did you find it hard to get a good grade?

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RE: Has ne1 taken online college class? - 1/29/2007 12:50:05 PM

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I have taken some. Some of the basic classes are ok to take online, but most I would recommend taking in a classroom. If you are one of the lucky ones who can teach yourself then you should be ok with them. I would say read the material and try the exercises ( I am assuming there are exercises at the end of the chapters ) well before taking the test. If you still do not understand contact your instructor immediately to arrange to get some help. Good luck!

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RE: Has ne1 taken online college class? - 1/29/2007 1:07:00 PM

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My daughter took some online classes one summer that were pre-requisites for grad school, since her Masters was in a slightly different field than her undergrad degree. It worked out very well, she loved doing it in her pjs lol.

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RE: Has ne1 taken online college class? - 1/29/2007 1:18:15 PM

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I like the versitility of online classes- almost everything needed for answeres is in the book- or in the online lecture. [or even a google search] being disabled- i like that i can do such when i have the energy and time- i dont have to drive the 50 miles to the campass- quite possibly i can earn credits w/o setting foot in this community college in Harrisburg PA.

I already have a BA. But since it is from 1984, in many ways it isnt worth anything. [i tried to get real estate license= but my courses are too old.] When I was going for my BA- I completed 4 years in 3. Not because I am smart- I am average. But I went to 2 colleges 1 or 2 semesters, did CLEP tests, did video courses, and weekend labs. College has changed in 20 years.
When I last went it was $18.00 a credit hour. Now it is @ $200.00 an hour even at a lowly community college!!!!

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RE: Has ne1 taken online college class? - 1/29/2007 2:56:19 PM

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$200.00 an hour even at a lowly community college!!!!

That does seem like a lot for community college.

Try paying full out of state grad school tuition for a whole extra year when daughter was doing her internships, wasn't even in the same state as the school, and she had finished all her courses. What a rip off! The only contact with her school was an occassional report to her advisor. When she registered they didn't tell her it would be 3 yrs of tuition instead of 2 for her Masters.

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RE: Has ne1 taken online college class? - 1/29/2007 4:01:49 PM

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I am instate, but out of the district.-by 1 or 2 counties. I dont think any community college serves this county as home. Yet- not to fret= when I lived in a county in IL- we always seen an item on our real estate tax bill for the college....

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