University of Phoenix -- What Have I Done?

Actually, I really didn't expect that my post -- long-winded as it was -- would end up raising more questions than it answered. So, in the interest of answering some questions that I've seen arise as a result of my post:

1. Yes, I am a newbie poster, but I have been reading the forum for 4 or 5 months (I think) and find it really interesting. I am going to a traditional (albeit part-time) on-campus program right now for my law degree, but I am interested in distance learning from an academic perspective, and may try a distance degree in the future.

2. I usually only read the board during breaks at work, so I don't read it over the weekend, and I don't check it everyday. I did finally send an email to Ike, though!

3. Yes, I really did get my MBA from UOP (I finished in August). Yes, I learned a lot, there were a couple of outstanding teachers, and I am glad I got my MBA. That said, many of my classmates were not motivated and just wanted to do the minimum work necessary to obtain their degree, many of the professors were not outstanding, and if I had it to do over again, I would have gone to a state university or local private university.

4. As I noted in my first post, that essay was written immediately after finishing the program, and I was pretty hot under the collar (due to some things that occured in the last couple of classes in the program). Even though I am much more mellow about my UOP experience now, I still stand by my descriptions of the program.

5. Everyone I know who lives in my area or who went to Univ. of Phoenix refers to it as UOP without fail. Even the radio ads here call it UOP. Sorry if there was any confusion on that point.

Anyway, the original post I made on UOP was one person's opinion on one UOP program at one UOP campus, and should be treated as such.

Sorry about any confusion.

Richard

 

No big deal; acronyms can be confusing and regional. If, for example, you live in the South USC refers to the Gamecocks and NOT that bunch of Johnnie-come-lately Trojans.

 

Yes, the UoP is extremely controversial. I’ve seen several threads about it already. The issue just keeps creeping up and it won’t go away (espicially here).

 

Yup.
University of South Carolina had their bicentennial last year.
University of Southern California (aka University of Spoiled Children) had their centennial in 1980.

 

My wife received her BSCS and MSCS from USC (U of So. Cal). She went there on a Venezuelan scholarship.

She said there were two types of students- the rich kids, and the rest.

I started using UoPhx as the acronym for U of Phoenix to avoid the confusion. I just wish it were less letters.

 

Speaking of UoP ... they have just opened a residental campus here in Atlanta.

I don't know much about it more than the fact that it exists and offers Bachelors and Masters degrees.