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From the post: > Then, as Kimo suggested, I bought the course materials for other required classes and taught myself, doing the homework in my own time. Then I
by nickjj 4y ago
From the post:
> Then, as Kimo suggested, I bought the course materials for other required classes and taught myself, doing the homework in my own time. Then I went to the department head and took the final exam, getting full credit for those courses.
As someone who never went to university is this really how it works? You can do all of the learning on your own, pay the tuition fee for the class and take a test without stepping foot in class to get your degree?
That's pretty wild if so. Literally tens of thousands of dollars for a piece of paper when you did everything yourself.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoYou have to sign up to take the rest, and not all colleges do this. Berklee is a very "vocational" college. I know a few folks that went there. But I am not one to talk. I have a GED, and a couple of years of "redneck" tech school. All the rest has been OJT and following passion projects. It's worked well for me, but, boy, oh, boy, do I look up a lot of noses...
- detaro 4y agoReally depends on the university/program/classes.
- Cu3PO42 4y agoIt may work like that for some degrees at some schools. It definitely wouldn't have been possible at mine. In order to be able to take the exam, I generally needed at least x% across all homework assigned for the class and to attend the exercise classes.