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Virgothepoet
(In Progress) on November 10, 2011
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Pretty good school
I'll try to make this fairly easy to understand. First let me say I'm in my mid 20s, with 2 kids, and don't have the ability for "normal college." I didn't complete my Devry online degree, I stopped after half a year. The reason was not because of the school, it was because of the cost. I realized my 15 credits cost me over $9500. That is NOT an exaggeration. It was expensive and I knew I could find somewhere less expensive yet as educationally effective. My issue was there wasn't a major there I really wanted to do, so for me it felt like a waste of money. I just wanted a degree in something "suitable" but when I realized how much I was spending it just didn't seem worth $80 grand for a job I knew I wouldn't be totally satisfied with.
As for the school itself, I found my personal student adviser VERY helpful. Always called when she said she would and always gave me reassurance if I needed it. Always made sure she asked me how I was doing and how things were going, and giving me advice how to make things flow more easily.
As for my teachers, most of them were good. The thing about Devry classrooms is that its very group and forum oriented. You HAVE to talk in your classes forum at least a certain amount of times every week. Which is good because people ask questions and there's always a student in there who may know something you didn't. And the teacher is always in there answering questions. They do not avoid you or leave you hanging. If you tell them you need help, they help you or they find a student who already knows to assist you. Its nice because the forums for your class provide a lot of information and you can have discussions or debates on different things, and the more you do, the better your grade. Some of the teachers are far more hands on than others, out of my 5 (if I remember correctly) classes that I took, only one teacher grinded my nerves, but they were still efficient in their teaching. Most of my teachers were very nice and outgoing though.
As for what I learned, I learned what I needed to. They tell you what your assignment it, what you need to do, what you need to do it, and where you can find it. They pretty much give you all the information you need, you just have to take the initiate to read. And yes...there is quite a bit of reading. Obviously, not everything is easy! I mean it wouldn't be school if it was all simple stuff you already knew. There were courses I flew through with A's. And one (my business class) I made a C in...it was just for me to remember all the details there were...especially since I am not interested in business classes to begin with. But the teacher did know what he was talking about, without a doubt! And the materials you need are always readily available...so you never have to be without your books.
The only thing that I am not the most fond of, besides the cost, was the group work. I am a bit of a perfectionist, and prefer to do things myself. I don't like working in groups because I hate relying on some other persons work, especially since I feel I could have done it better(in most subjects anyways). So I have a tendency to feel disappointed in the people I work with because sometimes they don't want to take your advice on their share...which is fair enough, its their share. However, its a group effort. I've paid the price for this though because group projects are graded not only partially on your own work but also on GROUP WORK. So if someone else does their work inefficiently, a portion of your grade will suffer for it. It has happened to me when someone did not want to take my advice, did their work at the last minute, and did it poorly. So group work was a big issue for me. Most people are okay to work with, but there is always THAT person that can drag you down.
Overall, it was a fine experience. I say its too expensive, however if they have a major you KNOW is right for you, without a doubt, then money shouldn't matter! The school itself is actually really good. The entire staff that I've worked with are VERY friendly.
But that's all my experience!
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