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In reply to the discussion: Ok. the message on DU is clear. Be glad with what you might get, serf! [View all]Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)statements about colleges today. I think the move to online universities and for profit universities is a horrible development that needs to be reversed.
If I get an online degree from a graduate program with no ability to interact with my cohort, am I really getting a useful degree? I believe there are always trade offs and one devalues their degree if they do it as a short cut instead of really going through legitimate educational environment.
In undergrad, I took trigonometry, statistics, and discrete math in college. Those were not easy courses by any stretch. I'm pretty intelligent (posted a 650 on my GMAT) and I had to work my butt off for A's and B's in those classes.
I agree about your assessment regarding U.S. colleges vs. the environment in Europe. I hope we can bend public policy more toward that direction. If so, then the cutoff will be based on academic achievement rather than finances so when Richie Rich can't get into college because his scores suck, it will naturally move academic achievement higher in high schools.
One can hope.