[Musicgirl98]

I am currently an Online student for my junior year of school. I like it, but I am easily distracted at home. I get okay grades. I actually like to learn.

How many of you are in online school?

[Miswimmy1]

I was out of normal school for a while due to a flare up of symptoms. During that time, I tried online school and I had a really hard time with it.

[Perna]

I got a couple of college degrees online and really preferred it. It can be harder to concentrate but it can also feel better as it is all under one's own control and you can follow up on subjects or figure out one's own interests easier/in the moment.

[DesigningWoman]

My first master's degree was entirely online from a neighboring state university. The master's I am working on now is blended. Some traditional classes, some online only, and some in the field placements outside the Uni entirely. My undergrad was entirely traditional classroom based learning. Frankly I prefer attending a regular in person class and working at the field placement position.
Ed Studies have shown despite the common perception or perhaps because of it, online students spend a significant number of hours extra on coursework versus a traditional in person class. No matter how well the online class is structured you spend a lot of time alone with no real community. The unis try with group school chats, forums, etc but the students just don't invest in interaction with each other. Probably because they are doing so many extra assignments
Anyway, that is the con side. The pro- you can get access to education and opportunities that simply are impossible in your geographic locale. This is exactly why I got a master's online. Local schools didn't offer that master's nor equivalent. Also completely online programs give you crazy, amazing time management skills which is useful to employment. Don't put a lot of pressure on yourself. It will take adjustments, patience, and experience to develop the skills to thrive in this new environment. Also considering the way the workplace is going many jobs are headed to tech oriented, teleconferencing, tele communicating. I have a close relative who actually went into his office across the USA every 3 to 4 months. He worked on team tech projects via email and teleconferencing from his home office. So there are real world applications and skills you'll develop out of attending online that traditional students don't get.

if you ever want to talk more about online classes, send me a PM.

Best wishes w this semester,

DW

[LaDauphine]

Tried and failed way too many time with this route. It requires a very disciplined person to complete education this way, but it's a good way to speed things up if you have said discipline. And time! Good luck!

[mazing]

I've done a lot of university courses online. It definitely takes a lot of dedication and organisation at times and finding ways to manage the distractions but I enjoyed it. It gave me the freedom to do other things at the same time and get through my course faster.

[alicetailor]

You should keep yourself away from all distractions and improve your concentration. It will help you in learning better.

[April Hite]

I got my BA ib psychology from Kaplan university online and was 3 classes away from my masters when I had emergency surgery. I so loved going to school.

[Georgia234]

I have pursued a couple of online courses in my university and now my daughter is in a sort of an online school. I am homeschooling her and the internet is one major resource for her to learn. I make sure I try and find useful websites as well as worksheets online that help and have managed to come across some good ones such as a site which contains educational math games like these. These actually work as distractions for her rather than the usual pen and paper homework and she learns without realizing the fact that she is learning so it has been a win-win situation for me, at least till now.

Concentration can be a problem, yes. You've just got to focus on one thing at a time and set a routine to your day. It's all in the mind and all in your hands. You're the one who has to see what works for you and what does not.

[seeker1950]

I took a couple of online course while pursuing my M.A. I dropped one because I couldn't concentrate. The other one was great, and I loved it. Just depends on the subject matter. As for a hole curriculum online, never done that, so I can't offer an opinion.

[April Hite]

It takes determination and discipline. I made it after four years. I got my BA in psychology in 2011. Good luck to anyone who does this. I loved it!