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Nikia

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16. It's not 50% for those from top universities

Reply to CK_John (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 04:23 PM

Dec 2012

If they are unemployed for more than a few months, they are probably not using all their resources or being flexible enough. If you go to a good college, participate in extracurricula activities,have several friends or more there, develop a good relationship with professor(s), visit the college career center throughout your college career, get internship(s) and/or useful volunteer work, and be willing to relocate you will have a greater than 99% chance of finding employment within a few months of graduation. If one or more of those things is not true, your chances will go down. If none is true, you probably are better with an online degree.
I do think that bottom quartile colleges could be in trouble, but top colleges will probably be immune.

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Will the Ivy League schools make it through the on-line education scams? [View all] CK_John Dec 2012 OP

These places are much more than an education to the top elite... Earth_First Dec 2012 #1

Why would you wonder that? pipoman Dec 2012 #2

Why not? CK_John Dec 2012 #3

Students also go there for lifelong associations through clubs and fraternities/sororities. no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #4

Only if you have a job and when 50% of college grads are unemployed CK_John Dec 2012 #5

Here's the thing. If you're at Harvard or Yale, no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #13

It's not 50% for those from top universities Nikia Dec 2012 #16

SUNY in NY runs a large online program. Renew Deal Dec 2012 #9

Exactly, Kansas state institutions pipoman Dec 2012 #10

There's a huge difference between U of Phoenix-type classes and legitimate online WilmywoodNCparalegal Dec 2012 #6

I think you are mixing education with making a buck. When guys like CK_John Dec 2012 #8

Misinformation TM99 Dec 2012 #11

it's a diploma mill funded with taxpayer dollars in the form of student loans. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #17

It is not a diploma mill....period. TM99 Dec 2012 #19

we'll agree to disagree. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #20

Afraid not TM99 Dec 2012 #23

I disagree. But you can keep your belief in my erroneousness while agreeing to disagree. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #24

It is not belief TM99 Dec 2012 #25

it is a belief, just as belief in gravity. the belief may be true, may be false, but it's a belief. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #26

Semantic bullshit at this point TM99 Dec 2012 #27

not asking you to do anything. i don't care if you agree with me, just trying to end HiPointDem Dec 2012 #28

We have a system of local state colleges that offer many quality on-line classes that give many jwirr Dec 2012 #15

I have on child who is an ivy league student. aandegoons Dec 2012 #7

lol! yardwork Dec 2012 #12

They're starting their own on-line degree programs. Barack_America Dec 2012 #14

Yes they will. Because people would sell their souls to get in. white_wolf Dec 2012 #18

NYU is a very good school. I've known several NYU Law grads, amandabeech Dec 2012 #21

NYU's my dream law school. white_wolf Dec 2012 #22

Believe me, Yalies get all the "big law" that they want. n/t amandabeech Dec 2012 #29