Comments on: Western Governors University – proud, private, and online! http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2008/12/04/western-governors-university-%e2%80%93-proud-private-and-online/ College Preparation Tips, Career College Advice, College Degree Programs & more! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:51:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Claire Dougan http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2008/12/04/western-governors-university-%e2%80%93-proud-private-and-online/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Claire Dougan Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:49:01 +0000 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=461#comment-1101 Hi! As an online student at WGU (I finished my BS degree there, and am almost finished with my MS in Special Education), I can vouch for the quality of the education available at WGU. I've been to four traditional colleges in Arkansas. From two traditional colleges, I earned over 100 credit hours. I also have taken an online class from one of them that was excellent, and from two others that were not very well presented. One of those was a Graduate level course I was really disappointed with. As for WGU, nothing I have taken in traditional colleges compares to the amount I have learned at WGU, because it maintains extremely high standards for its students. There is no such thing as passing a course (or an assignment) with average grades. If you don't get it right the first time, you do it over until you get it right. For this reason, many students at WGU study really hard to get it right the first time, and may be able to advance their studies more quickly. Those students who don't get it right the first time may not finish as fast, but they do have the opportunity to work on a paper or a project until they do get it right without (for the most part) being penalized. In some instances, there may be a fee for a test retake if you don't pass it the first couple of tries. It takes a lot of work and dedication to complete a degree at WGU, unless you already have an excellent and broad background in your field, in which case you might be able complete assignments with less study. If you are under the misconception that WGU, as an online college, will be easier than other colleges, and you think you can coast through, then you are definitely barking up the wrong tree . Other than that, if you want to be able to finish college without driving a million miles like I would have to (I live in a really remote area), and you're willing to work hard to learn a lot, WGU is a wonderful choice! Claire Hi!

As an online student at WGU (I finished my BS degree there, and am almost finished with my MS in Special Education), I can vouch for the quality of the education available at WGU.

I’ve been to four traditional colleges in Arkansas. From two traditional colleges, I earned over 100 credit hours. I also have taken an online class from one of them that was excellent, and from two others that were not very well presented. One of those was a Graduate level course I was really disappointed with.

As for WGU, nothing I have taken in traditional colleges compares to the amount I have learned at WGU, because it maintains extremely high standards for its students. There is no such thing as passing a course (or an assignment) with average grades. If you don’t get it right the first time, you do it over until you get it right.

For this reason, many students at WGU study really hard to get it right the first time, and may be able to advance their studies more quickly. Those students who don’t get it right the first time may not finish as fast, but they do have the opportunity to work on a paper or a project until they do get it right without (for the most part) being penalized. In some instances, there may be a fee for a test retake if you don’t pass it the first couple of tries.

It takes a lot of work and dedication to complete a degree at WGU, unless you already have an excellent and broad background in your field, in which case you might be able complete assignments with less study. If you are under the misconception that WGU, as an online college, will be easier than other colleges, and you think you can coast through, then you are definitely barking up the wrong tree .

Other than that, if you want to be able to finish college without driving a million miles like I would have to (I live in a really remote area), and you’re willing to work hard to learn a lot, WGU is a wonderful choice!

Claire

]]> By: PPartridge http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2008/12/04/western-governors-university-%e2%80%93-proud-private-and-online/comment-page-1/#comment-21 PPartridge Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:49:47 +0000 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=461#comment-21 Thank you for the kind words about WGU. In case the TIME story link goes away, we have an official reprint available at www.wgu.edu/TIME. Best, Patrick Partridge VP of Marketing and Enrollment at Western Governors University Thank you for the kind words about WGU.

In case the TIME story link goes away, we have an official reprint available at http://www.wgu.edu/TIME.

Best,

Patrick Partridge
VP of Marketing and Enrollment at Western Governors University

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