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Originally Posted by Cocosurviving
I’m so frustrated about this school situation. Kaplan offers an online GRE prep course for about $600 not including books. The in the classroom is around $1,500 not including books. Oh keep in mind you still have to pay for the actual GRE test and plus pay for school. The only way around the GRE is going to like the University of Phoenix. I had a co-worker do that. I think the company accepted her masters degree and gave her a promotion. I know for a fact she did not have to take the GRE. I’m not going in debt just to practice for this damn test. I’ve been doing really good paying extra on my credit card. I ordered a smart tv two weeks ago from Best Buy. I paid $150 in cash and charged the rest. When I went to the store I had bad anxiety. I returned it.
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School is tough. I'm not sure if the online schools are regarded as well in the field as actual universities, though granted, many traditional universities now offer online courses and even online degrees. Ask about it first before spending the money. In some fields, University of Phoenix won't cut it. They'd see it as the grad school on the resume, toss it out the door. Maybe there are forums someplace on the issue or talk to HR in potential work places, see what they are looking for.
The GRE is expensive, but you can generally have your pick of grad schools if you pass, depending upon the major. I took the GRE right as I was finishing my B.S. degree, so I was still in the school mode.
There are loans but it's so easy to get into trouble with those. Might there be some type of scholarship to help those going back to school?
My husband got lucky. After he lost his job, and unemployment ran out, the state agency directed him to a college where you could do teacher training online and it would be paid for by the state if it was in the STEM area. You could even start teaching and earning while taking the course. He had to pay to get his certifications: math grades 8 up, composite science grades 8 up, computer science grades 8 up. He only needed one certification but did all 3 to make it easier to find a job. The composite science degree got him a job teaching high school physics in a district nearby; apparently, not many composite science teachers are fond of physics. They go through them fast in his district.