Saturday, April 10, 2010

What is and isnt great about online college

Have you been thinking about online college. You realized its necessary to have a college education, but not quite a people person? Or, do you find it far more convenient and easier to just stay at home and attend college online? Well there are many positives to the idea of online college. In this article i will go over a few key reasons why to go to college online, and a few reason why you may not want to attend online college, either way by the end of this article, i hope i would have persuaded you to lean closer towards a certain way.
Good things about going to college online:
One of the most important, if not they most important is things about online college is the convenience. With the proper computer-ware courses can be done, anywhere at anytime.
Another plus would definitely be flexibility, and this is more important to other. Some people have other obligations in life, i.e. work, kids, and pur attending college to move up a level at work, or just plainly to better themselves. Online College makes things so much easier, less commute, do work from office, and be with kids while studying, and taking care of college work. A lot of freedoms in online college.
A third advantage to going to college online is for people, albeit a smaller % of people out there, but still a pretty vast population , is the ease it provides to people who are disabled, and have personal, and physical limitations.
A Negative reason to go to online college:
Lack of sociability- you don't get the run of the mill college experience. You dont make friends, partake in college activities, and be a part of everyday college life, like you would if you went. For some people this alone is too overwhelming of a negative to attend college online, but for others its not. Some people even find it irrelevant, as they already have all the friends and family they need and want. It depends what your life is like.
Overall attending college online is an option, but you, and you alone have to weigh the pros and cons, but you will make a good decision either way, because you are choosing to better yourself.