Which of these schools should I choose ?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Citizen87, Dec 19, 2014.

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  1. Citizen87

    Citizen87 New Member

    Hello everybody ,
    I am new to this forum and the only reason I joined this forum was because I needed feedback from you regarding which school should I accept for my masters in information technology. Here is my dilemma, I have been accepted at Florida Institute of technology and Brandeis university (graduate professional studies) for online masters in Information and technology. I have been doing some research and I cannot tell which school is better for Masters .i would like to know the value of degree from each of these schools and also which do you think is better.
    Please do help me make this decision since the spring term starts shortly .
    All feedbacks are welcome and thanks in advance

    Thank you all for reading this
     
  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    In my opinion there is no "correct" answer to your question. It seems to me that in the end this is a values question. By this I mean that it comes down to what is most important to you. You could begin to answer your own question by doing the following:
    Make a pros and cons list for each school. Use every conceivable category from school colors to alumni association. Do it in writing. Often times this simple exercise will show that one school is ahead of the other.
    Think about the criteria you used to narrow the decision down to these two schools. There are many, many Masters in IT programs around, why did you choose these two?
    If you scrupulously apply these steps you'll likely answer your own question.
    In my case, I'd choose Florida because I like schools with "Institute of Technology" in their names.:tounge-in-cheek:
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Since they otherwise both seem to meet your needs, is one of them noticeably cheaper?
     
  4. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    This was one of my thoughts as well. Without checking I'd guess that FIT is the lesser of the two in terms of cost. I say that just because I know that Brandeis , a very good school, is rather expensive.
     
  5. Citizen87

    Citizen87 New Member

    Thanks for your reply , Brandeis is a good $5000 more than FIT but has a better academic reputation. While FIT is less expensive of the two with a fair reputation .
     
  6. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    Where are you located? In Florida, FIT is well known.
     
  7. Citizen87

    Citizen87 New Member

    I live in Minnesota . I initially looked at the top online masters school survey and did some research around it. Though the survey suggested many school, most did not have this program, I applied for the rest and ended up with 3 schools to choose from ; Brandeis university, FIT and LTU . I have to choose a school this weekend since the seats are filling up .
    Thanks for being helpful .I appreciate it
     

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