Comments on: WorldWideBlog Wants YOU… http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/online-degrees/worldwideblog-wants-you/ WorldWideLearn's Online Education Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: renos2k http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/online-degrees/worldwideblog-wants-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4 renos2k Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:15:45 +0000 http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/?p=5#comment-4 I attended several colleges before receiving my degree and the experiences varied greatly from institution to institution. Made the mistake of blowing off all my scholarships from high school (I was a national merit student and had a boatload of free rides on my shelves and I let them go). Took a year off to get over the school burnout, worked in a factory, then a fast food joint. Enrolled at night at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, CA Needed a lot of individual attention in calculus (after being out of school a year) and got it. A community college was perfect for me at the time--affordable and provided classes I needed when I could take them. My boyfriend, who was dyslexic, was even able to get special help and they showed me how to work with him. In a year he improved his reading by 6 grade levels. Then I got 2 certificates--one in computer operations, the other in computer programming at a private trade school called Computer Learning Center. Helped me get an awesome job with an aerospace company and get off the minimum wage treadmill. Next school was Cal State Long Beach. Like it's own city within the city, I was able to take classes from famous profs (like Betty Edwards who wrote Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain) but it was overcrowded and hard to get into classes. At that time the bar at Long Beach State served more beer than any other bar in the entire state of California. I had a great time there. Job required travel and flexibility, so I switched to a private college and took one class a month at night and on weekends. I think it was Naional University, and my employer paid my tuition. Knocked out a big chunk of my accounting / finance degree in 14 months. Final destination was the University of Nevada Reno. For the first time, I was able to have the whole college experience--join social clubs, go to classes during the day, attend events and football games. I got scholarships and an internship and graduated with High Distinction. Everyone knew who the tough profs were and I sought them out and got an amazing education. The School of Business was excellent and I was well-prepared for my career. All these colleges met different needs for me at different periods of my life. That's why there are so many out there--what's right for me isn't right for you, and what's right for you now may not be right for you later. It's great to have a choice. I attended several colleges before receiving my degree and the experiences varied greatly from institution to institution. Made the mistake of blowing off all my scholarships from high school (I was a national merit student and had a boatload of free rides on my shelves and I let them go).

Took a year off to get over the school burnout, worked in a factory, then a fast food joint. Enrolled at night at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, CA Needed a lot of individual attention in calculus (after being out of school a year) and got it. A community college was perfect for me at the time–affordable and provided classes I needed when I could take them. My boyfriend, who was dyslexic, was even able to get special help and they showed me how to work with him. In a year he improved his reading by 6 grade levels.

Then I got 2 certificates–one in computer operations, the other in computer programming at a private trade school called Computer Learning Center. Helped me get an awesome job with an aerospace company and get off the minimum wage treadmill.

Next school was Cal State Long Beach. Like it’s own city within the city, I was able to take classes from famous profs (like Betty Edwards who wrote Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain) but it was overcrowded and hard to get into classes. At that time the bar at Long Beach State served more beer than any other bar in the entire state of California. I had a great time there.

Job required travel and flexibility, so I switched to a private college and took one class a month at night and on weekends. I think it was Naional University, and my employer paid my tuition. Knocked out a big chunk of my accounting / finance degree in 14 months.

Final destination was the University of Nevada Reno. For the first time, I was able to have the whole college experience–join social clubs, go to classes during the day, attend events and football games. I got scholarships and an internship and graduated with High Distinction. Everyone knew who the tough profs were and I sought them out and got an amazing education. The School of Business was excellent and I was well-prepared for my career.

All these colleges met different needs for me at different periods of my life. That’s why there are so many out there–what’s right for me isn’t right for you, and what’s right for you now may not be right for you later. It’s great to have a choice.

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