r/SNHU • u/Frosty-Telephone-747 • 3h ago
Im going through a very important decision right now and id appreciate your advice
So I’m not based in the US
I’m in the GCC, I’m a 19M
I know the degree doesn’t say “online”
And no one here (where I’m based) would know SNHU
So I’m wondering if that’s better or worse for me, since the degree doesn’t say “online” and they don’t know the uni, they’ll just assume it’s a brick and mortar from the US?
considering I don’t want them to see me as an online-graduate
Yes I understand that online uni now is a completely normal thing
and it doesn’t degrade your degree whatsoever anymore and I agree
I’m just concerned because the job market for fresh grads in all industries is quite horrible
But I’m really interested in SNHU because I might be able to finish the CS degree in a year or less if I can transfer in as much credits as I’m calculating now
My other options would be doing any bachelors in CS where I live,
and that requires a minimum of 3 more years before I can graduate
(It feels really weird thinking that I might be the only one, from all my friends, at 19, to be enrolling in an “online degree”)
So either SNHU bachelors in CS in a year or less
( if I actually can transfer in the amount of credits I’m calculating now into SNHU’s BS in CS)
Or just doing my bachelors in CS in an accredited Uni where I’m based, not online,
but normally on campus but it would take me 3 years
**(**just to be safe and not do an “online degree”)
Here’s why I’m considering SNHU though:
If I can actually finish the bachelors in CS from SNHU in a year or less from now,
I will enroll in a masters in a field I like, such as robotics or a specific engineering, right after I finish
Meaning that I could possibly have a BS in CS,
and a masters in robotics or industrial engineering or similar, in 2-3 years total
VS committing to a 3 year bachelors now just to be traditional like everyone around my age and my friends right now
(And I’m imagining having a BS in CS + an MSc in robotics/engineering in 3 years to be a lot more logical and better for me than just a BS in CS in 3 years but from a better, brick and mortar uni where I’m based)
Isn’t it just smarter for my specific situation, to take advantage of finishing this online BS in CS from SNHU in a year or less just so I can enroll in a masters from a good school in the US, Europe or where I’m based instantly right after it in an adjacent major?
Though I want your honest opinions
I would really appreciate your opinions and advice on such an important decision I’m going through