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Tend to agree. I did my Masters degree (pre-Covid) as part of a predominantly online program at a large university. It worked out well, but I cannot even begi
by DebtDeflation 5y ago
Tend to agree. I did my Masters degree (pre-Covid) as part of a predominantly online program at a large university. It worked out well, but I cannot even begin to imagine doing an undergraduate program remotely and missing out on the campus experience. There's much more to "going off to college" than taking classes, and I fully understand why 18-22 year olds would not want to shell out tens of thousands of dollars to miss the bulk of that experience.
- MikeTheRocker 5y agoI'm currently about 2/3 through an online Master's degree: Georgia Tech OMSCS. Same as you? For me it's been a drastically different experience compared to my in-person undergrad. Whereas my Bachelor's degree was full of camaraderie and formative life experiences, my Master's has been more or less bereft of social or personal growth and focused entirely on course material. This is okay for me since my primary goal is to develop a deeper technical background, but I would not recommend such an experience for your average 18 year old kid who is about to start their first university experience.
- 0xdky 5y agoI hope there will be student towns with mostly students taking online courses for the camaraderie and learning by helping out each other. Apart from the labs, I do not see a reason to go to college to learn.
- brendoelfrendo 5y ago> I hope there will be student towns with mostly students taking online courses for the camaraderie and learning by helping out each other. You just described a campus.
- FredPret 5y agoAgreed. About 50% of the value I got out of uni was outside the classroom. Though now I’m good to take online courses as I’m looking for skills, not personal transformation