Indeed it's a scam... I went for two years, my wife finished out hers, granted at a different university than when we started. Nothing works the way it's supposed to. I've heard horror stories where even if you go to the 4 year school the entire time they can just up and change requirements/not offer a final required class so you have to come back an extra semester and spend $10k more to still be considered a full time student for financial aid purposes etc. The advisors are absolutely fucking useless as they are supposed to guide students on credit requirements for programs they don't understand at all.
It's a bunch of bullshit. There are only a few careers that are worth the hassle and years of debt anymore.
Advisors push new students into 18 hour semesters knowing that those students will withdraw, or drop out, and they still get paid. College administrations are on par with used car lots. Both have salesmen that fuck you.
I graduated with two STEM degrees and years later decided I wanted to go back to university for something in the medical field. Found a school with an amazing program and reached out about it. I also had medical background from the SOCM program while I was in the Army and prep from the Special Forces Medical Sergeant (18D) prep and sustainment courses. Documentation in hand.
Ummmm yeah we are going to require you to start over as a freshman and not a degree transfer student as we feel all students need to attend the introduction to college and general education classes.
We need to gauge how well you can handle an environment where you might encounter stresses.
Not everyone is cut out for college.
Hmmmm yeah was your college a true regionally accredited institution?
(This one pissed me off the most as my university was a large state school which was part of a state institution that had over 1 million students attend annually between undergraduate and graduate as well as over 2 million adult education students)
I mean university is hard.
I hold a degree in computer science and went back for mathematics. Graduated Summa Cum Laude both times. Started off as part of a pre-med program initially and had the transcripts to show an A in my bio, chem, physics etc classes. Had documentation from the Army showing schools, programs, ATRRS correspondence courses, all that fun stuff. Official transcripts, letters of recommendation, references - they didn’t bother looking at any of that, ignored my questions and tried to pitch it to me as if I were an incoming freshman (this was a private university so they knew some sucker would bend over and take it) who would need to pay for extra semesters full of bullshit courses.
Really made me fed up with advisors and the idea of the continuing education system.
Indeed it's a scam... I went for two years, my wife finished out hers, granted at a different university than when we started. Nothing works the way it's supposed to. I've heard horror stories where even if you go to the 4 year school the entire time they can just up and change requirements/not offer a final required class so you have to come back an extra semester and spend $10k more to still be considered a full time student for financial aid purposes etc. The advisors are absolutely fucking useless as they are supposed to guide students on credit requirements for programs they don't understand at all.
It's a bunch of bullshit. There are only a few careers that are worth the hassle and years of debt anymore.
Advisors push new students into 18 hour semesters knowing that those students will withdraw, or drop out, and they still get paid. College administrations are on par with used car lots. Both have salesmen that fuck you.
Yup.
I graduated with two STEM degrees and years later decided I wanted to go back to university for something in the medical field. Found a school with an amazing program and reached out about it. I also had medical background from the SOCM program while I was in the Army and prep from the Special Forces Medical Sergeant (18D) prep and sustainment courses. Documentation in hand.
(This one pissed me off the most as my university was a large state school which was part of a state institution that had over 1 million students attend annually between undergraduate and graduate as well as over 2 million adult education students)
I hold a degree in computer science and went back for mathematics. Graduated Summa Cum Laude both times. Started off as part of a pre-med program initially and had the transcripts to show an A in my bio, chem, physics etc classes. Had documentation from the Army showing schools, programs, ATRRS correspondence courses, all that fun stuff. Official transcripts, letters of recommendation, references - they didn’t bother looking at any of that, ignored my questions and tried to pitch it to me as if I were an incoming freshman (this was a private university so they knew some sucker would bend over and take it) who would need to pay for extra semesters full of bullshit courses.
Really made me fed up with advisors and the idea of the continuing education system.