Thinking About College? Try an Online University!

By: James Dobbs


I am just about finished with getting my Bachelor's Degree in business administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Sales. Being a husband and a father of two little boys, going to school has proven to be extremely challenging and frustrating at times. The upside though is that I will be able to complete my degree is less than four years from the comfort of my own home. Online college was definitely the right choice for me!




When I made the decision to go back to school, I had a lot of factors to take into account -

I have a family now
I just took a management position at work
I recently moved to a new state
These factors in of themselves are challenging, but when you throw in going to school full-time it becomes a nightmare! In the beginning, the only solace that I took from going back to school is that I was able to at least be at home with my family. I could not even imagine attending a traditional university while going through all of these other life-changing events.




Here are some of the great things about an online university that I enjoyed -

I don't have to leave my house
If I want to attend school at 3:00am, I could. My classes were structured on weekly assignments meaning that I did not have to attend at particular times of the day.
It did not interfere with my work schedule. If I found myself traveling, I could still log into my classes and get my work done - regardless of where I was!
The classes are accelerated. This translates to finishing school quicker than a traditional university. I could have finished my degree in 3 years, but I took went part-time a couple of semesters. I still am able to finish in under 4 years though!

I hope that this information may offer some insight into your decision on whether or not to chose a traditional college environment versus an online university!



About the Author:


Well my name is Jim and I am a fairly simple guy. I love writing, sports, and learning whatever I can whenever I can. Between work and my family though, I'm left little time to do a whole lot that I like. That's when my friend told me about Ezines. This is a great way for me just to write for fun and read other useful articles!



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