Your Challenge: Change My Mind

I think in most cases it's just cheaper to go to an in-state public school. Not that case for everyone or every degree program, but usually is. I don't think I could convince you otherwise, looks like you have a great plan. Sorry I failed!

Plus when you graduate, you can go to the graduation and have a chance to visit such a beautiful state. I've never lived there, but got to see some of the scenery during a drive to ND from CA a few years back. Good luck!

 

They have a building there dedicated to Dick Cheney.

 

Yeah - reverse psychology. Good student!!

 

There are two kinds of people in this world...those who classify people into two groups and those who don't

Seriously, I can think of no reason to dissuade you from U. of Wyoming, it is a very credible school with a long history of DL.

 

Which group are you?!

 

OK. What do you plan to do with this seemingly good and cheap degree? As Stephen Covey used to say, "Good is the enemy of the best." That said, what degree is best for you and for your budget without compromising on either. In sum, what the heck are going to do with a social science bachelors degree?

 

Definitely not true. It all depends on where one lives - I know that it's much more expensive here in the Northeast, for instance, than many of these schools. Colleges in MA, just as an example, have low tuition rates - but they have gigormous (I don't care - that is a word in my book) fees that make the resulting cost ridiculous.

Not only that, (and granted, my experiences with schools is limited to one community college in Arizona, and one here in Massachusetts), but I am finding that hey, there really are colleges that do all they can to help students! Wow - - I never knew! Been attending Columbia College online, and although I'm not going to continue after this semester, it is mostly because I'm changing my direction... again. Also am not the type of personality that thrives with 8 wk classes. But both the instructors I had, AND the administrative help have been awesome.

I can't say that for the community college north of Boston which shall remain unnamed. Interesting - my son told me this morning that, from observation, he said there are other colleges, including community colleges, that seem to focus on really helping the students. Both our experiences with the same local college lead him to believe that the local school's focus is on sales.

Plain & simple.

Now, if this has been my experience here, I tend to believe that there are many local schools that are doing the same. What they don't realize is that online learning gives students more options - and that means, I believe, they have to change or they'll eventually be out of business.

Now I'll get off of my soapbox.

 

MC,

How are you planning on completing the Arts & Sciences Core requirements? Specifically, I was thinking about the "Two science courses in different areas with laboratories".

 

In the opening you stated that they had the lowest tuition for a 4-year RA school that you know of. Are you referring to the resident or non-resident tuition? If you were referring to resident, assuming you don't actually reside in Wyoming, what are the requirements for residency consideration? I would assume everyone I would steer toward them would qualify due to being military (usually the case) but what are the others? I know NM has a unique law with the amount of credit hours you can take. I searched their website a little but the tuition page has nothing about requirements for residency.

 

OK, but wouldn't a nice picture or print of a contemporary artist do just as well...

What do you plan to do with the education you'll acquire along the way, which was really the thrust of my question?

 

I'm not MC, but I did look into possibly going to U of Wyoming:

Outreach Credit Programs - Tuition & Fees

Tuition & fees for online program (no matter where you live) equal $134 per credit. Not bad!

 

Grasshopper, time for you to go... you may proceed. Though remember the lesson of the pebble in the stream; its large ripples in the water are felt far beyond the small swim it takes...

 

Good luck at the University of Wyoming! An interdiciplinary BA is fine. It would behoove you to get a little more concentrated in a particular area when you get your masters.

 

CornCod's academic rule #43:

"If you are smart enough to get a bachelors, you are smart enough to get a masters."

Back in 1988, when I recieved my first masters degree, graduate study was as hard as nails. When I returned for my second masters in 1995, I found that graduate study at lower-level state schools had been "dumbed down" significantly.