If you don’t like college life you’re not alone. Today’s world is much more fast-paced than it was 20 years ago when your father was in college. You’ve been raised in a world dominated by instant gratification. You want a degree and you want it now, so you can get on with your life already. Who can blame you?
It’s just your luck that many educational institutions realize that there are many others just like you who want the same thing. They understand some people don’t want to take the same five classes week after week for 18 weeks for four years or more. Not all students are interested in extracurricular activities either. They are in school for one purpose; to learn, to graduate and to make their way in the world. So what can you do if you don’t want to spend four years or more in college and deal with the six tons of homework that often goes along with it?
One word: Internet.
Online schooling is a cash cow many universities are making huge profits on these days, and one which allows students to get their degree in almost any discipline, as well as in half the time as traditional colleges.
The Internet is more than just email and shopping these days. Now you can get your degree from the comfort of your living room and at your convenience. This allows you to maintain a full time job while going to school. Long gone are the days of the stereotypical starving college student. However, it’s not just young people who can benefit from online schooling, but older individuals looking for a career change. Today, a 45-year-old mother of two can get a degree in finance while working full time and running a household.
Before you drop out of your current school and enroll in an online institution there is something you should know. Tuition for online schooling is nearly twice the price as a standard four-year college. When you decide to study online you literally pay for the convenience it provides. However, just like a four-year college there are student loans available. You must decide though, if you want a heftier amount of debt to pay off once you graduate. This will ultimately depend on your course of study. If you want to major in English, you may be wise to go to a four-year college, but if you are studying finance or business (disciplines that can be very lucrative) then the worry of paying back a large student loan is minimal.
College is no longer what it was when your father went. Online degrees provide convenience, as well as allow you to only have to focus on one class at a time, instead of juggling five, six, even seven classes, and even better, the amount of homework is greatly reduced. With a college degree, there is almost no limit to what you can do.
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