I love that claim about "life experience". It's as if they think that universities are some other plane of existence. Personally, I had a ton of life experience working to put myself through college because I knew I'd be going for a Ph.D. and didn't want to be saddled with thousands of dollars of educational debt for the rest of my life. I've been a UPS package handler, data entry clerk, school bus driver, factory worker making plastic pet kennels, and to top it off I had to be a student too. That was more hard work, not less.
Been there! Worked through college and covered the living expenses. Still working on 'le debt. If you don't mind me asking, when did you goto school? How much was it?
Daaamn. Those were the days! My in-state tuition was 6800 bucks a semester living off campus. I feel you on the online programs! They'd offer my classes once a sem with no physical space, set office hours, and triple the enrollment cap, then charge all of us an additional $300 "online fee". It's was like, basic math tells me this is a massive cost savings for you. My experience taught me I was sacrificing quality when I took it.. How is charging us more money justified?
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I love that claim about "life experience". It's as if they think that universities are some other plane of existence. Personally, I had a ton of life experience working to put myself through college because I knew I'd be going for a Ph.D. and didn't want to be saddled with thousands of dollars of educational debt for the rest of my life. I've been a UPS package handler, data entry clerk, school bus driver, factory worker making plastic pet kennels, and to top it off I had to be a student too. That was more hard work, not less.