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Article Series: Online Degrees
Is An Online
Degree Program For Me?
Online
Degrees: Am I a Good Candidate?
To some the Internet is a great way to earn
a degree; to others it is the proverbial deathbed of education.
Why do people have these vastly different views on online degrees?
Which side is right? As you may expect, neither side is correct.
The reason why people have different views on these online
degrees is the same reasons why people don’t all agree on what
goes best on a burger – ketchup or mustard? While online
degrees work extremely well for some people, others just can’t
seem
to complete them. Now, how do you tell which category you fall
under? Fortunately there are five major qualities that all
the people who are able to finish their degrees online have.
If you have these five qualities then you may be a good candidate
for earning an online degree.
The
first habit you need to have is that you should be a better
worker when people aren’t looking over your shoulder. Sometimes
people need a teacher to help them stay on track, but if you
want to finish an online degree you need to be able to motivate
yourself. The best way to stay motivated is to make sure that
you set your own goals and strive to achieve them. Just because
you will never see the person who happens to be grading your
work doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be doing your best work for
them. If you’re going to have success pursuing an online degree,
you don’t need others to encourage you – your own encouragement
should be enough.
Those
who are able to complete online degrees don’t procrastinate. These people will not put off essays, and won’t wait until
the 13th hour to do an assignment. While they are happy to
work at their own pace, a lot of the time their own pace is
faster than the speed they would achieve if they were in a
typical classroom setting. If you’re going to have success
in distance education you need to be able to do all of your
projects as soon as you can – you can’t keep putting them off.
It may seem innocent at first to decide to put it off for another
week so you can go out with friends this week, but what’s to
stop you from going out with friends next week? You have to
set your own deadlines and stick to them.
Along the same lines as the above-mentioned point is that
those who are capable of finishing online degrees are able
to avoid the numerous distractions that arise. It doesn’t matter
if it’s the fact that their favorite television show is on,
or that telemarketers won’t stop calling – the successful online
learner doesn’t lose sight of the task hand. Essentially you
have to be able to say “no”. You have to let that phone ring
until the answering machine picks it up – and then resist the
urge to listen to the message right away.
Similar to being able to avoid distractions is the fact that
the people who complete online degrees don’t miss the
social element that is found in traditional schools. You don’t have
to go to the dance or to the latest football game – either
you don’t have time, or it doesn’t matter to you. Some people
simply aren’t comfortable without interacting with other people
– those people will not do well in an online course.
Finally, to earn an online degree you need to have exceptional
reading comprehension. While traditional schools teach by lecturing
and giving notes, if you’re a distance learner you are expected
to understand the material by reading it. You can take notes
on it still, but you won’t be able to interact directly with
the professor when you have a question, although their email
will be available for you to contact them. However, if you
hope to finish the degree program you need to be able to understand
what you’re reading.
If you don’t have all of these qualities you might not want
to pursue an online degree. While it can seem fairly simple
at first, and it does create more time, there are some inherent
difficulties in an online program that are often overlooked.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2007
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