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You should definitely consider the University of London International programme [1]. It's a distance learning course thats totally compatible with working at th

You should definitely consider the University of London International programme [1]. It's a distance learning course thats totally compatible with working at the same time, costs less than $8000 for the 3-year degree, and UK degrees are usually counted as equivalent to US degrees with regards to employment or further study. I'm just completing my first year of the course now. I've studied at some pretty good schools, including UCLA and London Business School, and I would say the standard of the curriculum at the University of London is high. You're essentially just paying for the curriculum, 2 assignments and a final exam, with only a little bit of learning support, mostly you're on your own in terms of learning, but you have the whole internet available, right? :) That's why it's so cheap, you're not paying for any 'general education' classes, and there are no fancy rec centers or climbing walls :) The final year courses include courses on machine learning, NLP, 'advanced optimization', which I'm looking forward to. If anyone wants more info, feel free to message me. [1] http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/goldsmiths/bsc-computing-information-systems-bsc-diploma-work-entry-route http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/g... [Typo edited]

memonkey 11y ago
Wow. Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea something like this existed. As someone who has done online learning in the past (Academy of Art University, Udacity, Coursera), this seems like something right up my alley. $8000/year is extremely reasonable. Some quick questions: Are there any extra fees? How many classes in first/second/third year? Are they separated by semester or quarter? Does this include General Ed? Are there any previous qualifications one needs before applying? EDIT: I answered most of my questions on that page! My only concern is passing the GCE "AS" Level which I can't find too much information on...
- marknutter 11y ago
  My advice is to not sweat it. If you feel like you need to spend $8000/year to cure your imposter syndrome I have news for you: it won't go away. It has nothing to do with your credentials.
  - memonkey 11y ago
    Hey thanks for that. I am currently studying algorithms on my own for interest and interviews. My only concern is the amount of doors that may open for me with a degree.
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- ghufran_syed 11y ago
  You probably don't need to do A-levels or AS-levels, they have a 'work experience' entry route, where if you're over 21, and have 2 years experience in technology, you can get in without any education beyond high school. Then your continued progress depends on performance in the first few courses, as you'd expect. What's also nice is that like most UK degrees, the course grades are weighted higher towards the layer years with the more advanced courses. It's something like 10% first year, 30% second year, 60% third year. That means that if you're not used to academic work, you can scale up over time, and still get a good grade overall if you hit your stride by the second year.
ghufran_syed 11y ago
Replying to my own post to make a clarification, it's around $2500 per year for three years, and it's recognized for tax deduction purposes by the US department of education, meaning your tax credits would probably cover most of the cost [1]. Now you just have to do the work :) [1]https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Benefits-for-Education:-Information-Center https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Benefits-for-Education:-Informat...
init 11y ago
Thanks for this. I will check it out

memonkey 11y ago

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea something like this existed. As someone who has done online learning in the past (Academy of Art University, Udacity, Coursera), this seems like something right up my alley. $8000/year is extremely reasonable. Some quick questions: Are there any extra fees? How many classes in first/second/third year? Are they separated by semester or quarter? Does this include General Ed? Are there any previous qualifications one needs before applying? EDIT: I answered most of my questions on that page! My only concern is passing the GCE "AS" Level which I can't find too much information on...

marknutter 11y ago
My advice is to not sweat it. If you feel like you need to spend $8000/year to cure your imposter syndrome I have news for you: it won't go away. It has nothing to do with your credentials.
- memonkey 11y ago
  Hey thanks for that. I am currently studying algorithms on my own for interest and interviews. My only concern is the amount of doors that may open for me with a degree.
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ghufran_syed 11y ago
You probably don't need to do A-levels or AS-levels, they have a 'work experience' entry route, where if you're over 21, and have 2 years experience in technology, you can get in without any education beyond high school. Then your continued progress depends on performance in the first few courses, as you'd expect. What's also nice is that like most UK degrees, the course grades are weighted higher towards the layer years with the more advanced courses. It's something like 10% first year, 30% second year, 60% third year. That means that if you're not used to academic work, you can scale up over time, and still get a good grade overall if you hit your stride by the second year.

ghufran_syed 11y ago

Replying to my own post to make a clarification, it's around $2500 per year for three years, and it's recognized for tax deduction purposes by the US department of education, meaning your tax credits would probably cover most of the cost [1]. Now you just have to do the work :) [1]https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Benefits-for-Education:-Information-Center https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Benefits-for-Education:-Informat...

init 11y ago

Thanks for this. I will check it out