One serious misconception about earning a bachelors degree online is that it's easier. As a graduate with a college degree online I've got unique experience with this topic. My experiences and what many assume are worlds apart. Most people who've approached me about my degree online think the absence of the classroom somehow means less is expected of the student. Also having vast experience sitting in traditional classrooms, I assure you nothing is further from the truth again.
The prevailing belief seems to be that online education degrees use a different curriculum than those same degrees offered in a traditional brick and mortar college. Again, not true.
So, what are the realities of earning a degree online? The reality is as a student you will be faced with greater responsibilities to learn the material - all of it. Unlike the traditional classroom with a teacher guiding students a few times a week on what material must be learned in class that now falls squarely upon the long distance learning student's shoulders. Guidelines are offered and the teacher is available but self-reliance rules the day here.
Curriculums between brick and mortar traditional degree programs and those of online degrees do not differ at all; meaning the traditional student and long distance learning student must meet the exact same degree requirements. Sound easier? It's not.
Another example is exams. In the traditional world of college, most professors provide a reasonably detailed idea of what an exam will cover. Students can also speak with other students who've taken the class before them to better understand what an exam will encompass. This simply isn't available or possible in the virtual world of college degrees online. Sure, you are provided with the list of exams you're expected to take and a guide to the materials that will be covered. However, the ability to interact with the teacher in a classroom setting makes it challenging to prepare for the exam. This doesn't mean it can be done. In my entire career earning my bachelors degree online, the lowest grade earned on any of my exams was a "B". Rest assured, it was hard fought and well earned.
Finally, as the world of long distance learning and online degrees has grown so too has the prevalence of television commercials advertising the possibility of getting a degree online from your bed in pajamas. The notion is absurd, but people see these truly believing it's a snap. Again, these types of infomercials propagate the belief online degrees are somehow easier.
After spending years earning my online degree and having people interested in doing the same thinking it was easy, I created Got My Degree Online for those who really want to earn a degree online. If earning a real degree by long distance learning is your goal visit Got My Degree Online to fully prepare for the journey. Otherwise, slip into your pajamas crawl into bed and keep dreaming about the degree you want after you wake up to the nightmare of money wasted with the many for profit distance education marketers making empty "college online is easy" promises. I care about your success and want to see anybody that is truly committed to earning a bachelors degree online do just that. This resource puts the power of knowledge about how to get a degree online into your hands. To smart decisions and continued successes
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