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LUconn wrote:How would offering students aid contribute to any kind of tuition growth cut?Ding ding. Exactly. The more free federal money flies around, the more demand for education, thus tuition increases.
adam42381 wrote:I graduated from Liberty's online program with a degree in Business Finance. I took most of my classes on campus at Liberty then switched to the online program for my last 20 hours or so. To be honest, the online program didn't really teach me much. It was an easy way for me to graduate and it worked great given the fact that I was working full time while taking the classes, but I don't feel like I got a "real education" from the online program. I'm sure their are some who feel differently, but I've spoken to many people who took online classes and the consensus was that it was a bit of a joke. Sure, it increases income and gives many an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree, but it just doesn't feel like I had to do nearly the amount of work I was doing when I was taking classes on campus...I can speak only for myself, obviously not the others that you talked with and found consensus (and I'll add that no doubt I'm not the sharpest knife), but I took a few upper-level business classes online and your experience wasn't my experience at all. I thought the Corporate Finance class was particularly challenging and I spent way more than three hours a week on it, and I learned a tremendous amount in a BUSI 420 Investments class. At least one of my online professors was and is a professor on campus. There was no easy pass in any of these classes, a couple of them were much more difficult than classes I took on campus and they certainly weren't a joke. At least not to me.
Yeah, I was taking the 400 levels online to finish my degree. I'd heard so many horror stories about both corporate finance and policy that I couldn't believe how little effort it took in order to pass. I'm not saying those two were a breeze, but I probably spent less than 3 hours a week on them. I would always wait until Sunday afternoon to do my weekly work.
adam42381 wrote:Yeah, I was taking the 400 levels online to finish my degree. I'd heard so many horror stories about both corporate finance and policy that I couldn't believe how little effort it took in order to pass. I'm not saying those two were a breeze, but I probably spent less than 3 hours a week on them. I would always wait until Sunday afternoon to do my weekly work.finance was actually pretty easy....you just had to pay attention. policy wasnt hard either...just alot of work. those other level 400 classes though were for the most part a breeze.
jbock13 wrote:Watch out for all the absurd polling going on right now. I said to not look at the polls then, don't look at them while we're ahead either. One shows Obama up 21 points in Washington, but even McCain only lost by 16. That's BS.In Ohio, things look bleak for Obama. The margin of victory of 08 has evaporated by early voting. If I heard correctly, he won by ~230k and there have been ~220000 fewer absentee/early voting requests and ~60k more Republican. Further, several polling companies have only polled Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Cincy, not the other small/medium size cities which are heavily Republican.
You'll also notice that Public Policy Polling is flooding the market with polls for the media's use. They're a Democrat pollster group. So don't be fooled, and if we take care of business we will win on Election Day.
jbock13 wrote:Yeah it used to be I knew which ones to trust, but Rasmussen looks to be the most reliable. It was in the WI recall race as well.Either way, since the polling agencies haven't changed their algorithms this is pretty solid news.
Humble_Opinion wrote:Rasmussen is showing Romney up by 2% in Ohio and up by 1% in IA. Things are tied in WI (according to Rasmussen). I still think Obama squeaks out a small victory in WI, but I believe my prediction of Romney taking CO, FL, VA, IA and OH is going to play out once the votes are tallied.I agree.
Humble_Opinion wrote:You agreed last time too JB. Come Tuesday, we will be vindicated... Lord Willing.You are both just band wagon jumpers!
Rasmussen is one of the only polling agencies showing Romney ahead in states like CO, IA and OH.
jbock13 wrote::I am laughing out loud. I typed "LOL" but that is for teenage girls who text. So please know that I am laughing. Out loud.:Jim Crow. Backwards. Fear. Mormon
It was fun enough after that first debate.
Look for the following words and make a bingo card for when Obama loses: racism, women, Bush, confederacy, stole, suppression, black, ohio, 2000, florida, Colon Powell.
LUminary wrote:I hope you guys are right. My confidence of a Romney victory seems day-to-day. One day I'm feeling it and one day I'm not. I was more confident a week ago. This is truly one we're going to have to ride out and wait and see what happens. I don't think that anybody really knows. I understand the economy tact, but I can't help but think Romney should have continued to focus some on Libya as a campaign issue.Someone's been listening to Bill Kristol
jbock13 wrote:don't worry I spelled it Colon on purpose. He supports Obama based on race, and that's disgusting.Another Dick Morris
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