"Washout" Thread

Actually, 2 are NA (BS/MBA - California Coast University) and 3 degrees, a graduate certificate, and the PhD program is RA. Regarding the reason someone may get two masters degrees is to gain a broader knowledge. An MBA + a technical masters (IT for example) really prepares a person for management because they understand both sides of a department.

 

Thread or No Thread But You Really Learn and Earn It!

Whatever happen I for one go for the truth and reality. Accredition or not is just a matter of procedural aspect of something that people thought is always good and recognized by certain standard by people who created it.

For me, I know what I have learned and what I have gained from former Fairfax University. I graduated from Fairfax Univ. in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public and General Administration. Though my degree is not recognized, I could use it to do my Masters Degree in a public University in my country, Malaysia. In 1999 I registered for a postgraduate program, and a year later I graduated with a Masters of Science in Human Resource Development just like many other students who have gone through traditional mean of studies. I took mine on distance learning program just like I did at Fairfax Univ. several years back.

Now, I am thinking of doing a Phd program in social science by research either on line or distance learning. I am proud of my former University that is now change to FUI.

Who cares what people say. Let them say it but I know I am going to get my Doctorate Degree sooner or later. Loudup

 

My washout story is kinda funny, I don't really remember two of them!

#1) Shoreline Community College - Seattle, WA - 1995 - This was my Junior year of highschool, I failed Spanish and Chemistry and since my highschool was a private catholic school there was no Summer equivalent, so it was Community College. I failed both classes!

#2) MiraCosta Community College - Carlsbad, CA - 1997 - I took a couple classes and then got shipped overseas in the military. I never bothered to get the withdrawl or record cleaned up so I have a couple F's on my transcripts.

#3) Shoreline Community College - Seattle, WA - 2000 - Post Military attempt at get edumacated, washout out due to work, new wife, and new baby.

#4) Curtin University of Technology - Perth, Western Australia - 2006 - We migrated back to the States so I essentially stopped my last semester but was to frantic to actually drop, another set of F's on those transcripts!

I'm finally settled now, it feels good to get even the Associates knocked out.

Neil

 

Add me to the washout crowd now! lol One program before I even started (yp, I'm that good lol)

MA History- Public History, AMU (was going to start classes this month)
MAIS, WNMU (took 2 classes that I'll finish up but I won't be going back)

Right now I'm trying to regroup, figure out what my organization wants from me, and take all of the Math/Science/Chem credits I randomly have and get my 2nd Bachelor's while I figure out what to do. I should have my BS in about a year, so that'll buy me some time.

 

You name it, I washed out of it. Most notably, I decided to drop my enrollment with TESC because I found a much better program elsewhere.

Anyway, I can hardly remember the names of everything I tried and failed at. I started at University of Phoenix, but found their learning teams to be more restrictive than helpful. I was so scarred that I hardly gave DL another chance until I found that many respected brick/mortar universities offered online programs. Unfortunately, because I am so fickle, I washed out of SUNY/ESC, UMASS, NCU, Nova, AIU, APU, WGU.... seriously, just type any random three letters on the keyboard and you have the acronym of some program or another that I dropped out of.

Flash forward about 20 years through the nonsense and I now have an Mu.D. Go figure!

 

After this long series of washouts "Schwen" has washed out again.

 

Ha! I love this thread. I'm a total washout

My List

Allied Health University - I havent actually washed out "yet" but my hearts not into the program I'm just sticking it out for my financial aid...I don't want to get on suspension

Tiffin University - I pursued my Associates degree in Computer Science I just didn't like the format of it. It was mostly essay's which I don't have a problem with but I work and didnt have the time to post twice a day, daily.

 

I shouldn't even say this, but my dh and I decided not to do the MBA at AJU. We both had a great first 2 weeks, and the customer service is extraordinary- two thumbs up. Also, the web cam integration feature for message boards and exams is really great- makes you feel a connection to the professor. But.
I think we are both too afraid that going for an NA degree vs an RA degree might come back to bite us. I know there are transfer opportunities to APUS, but that's only a plan-not a promise. So, we chickened out. We are sending in our withdrawal (washout) papers today. He will start looking for a few RA programs to apply to for next semester start. I'm not sure if I will or not- I'll have to see how well I survive this semester of science insanity.

 

Jennifer, please don't feel bad for cutting your losses! As you know from this thread, we've all been there, some of us numerous times. You just move on and decide what's best for you, your family but most of all your tolerance for stress about any program you're in. Situations change; then we view what sounds good on the university's web site -- in real life, not so much. When you have a family to consider that really raises the stakes.

I for one admire you for realizing early on this specific program wasn't for you and then getting out while you can. Please keep everyone updated -- you have offered much insight to these forums and I'm sure all appreciate you!

 

I like this thread

I almost washed out of High School got married in Feb. of Senior year, but somehow I finished.

1972-1973 Washed out of Charles E. Gregory school of Nursing we had some college courses at Middlesex CC Final GPA something like 1.5

1977- One course at Brookdale CC I got an A, but decided full time work and single motherhood just made college too hard

1984-1986 30 credits from Somerset CC (Now Raritan Valley) was going for a Chemistry AA had a 3.57 GPA, but working full time having a teenager and being pregnant just didn't go with Organic Chemistry II

1998 Bought the CLEP book and looked into TESC, washed out before I even started (Chickened out)

So I have done a nice tour of NJ's CC's

 

>> Linda you rock Besides, you are almost done now- so ONWARD!

 

I wish we could call this the "been there, done that" thread

Sure seems like the term "washout" may have some negativity to it, and often some of us (like me) feel guilty for dropping an unsuitable program/class/pursuit. I believe the process of "educating" is a journey and even if we change direction 20 times, we've learned something from our experiences. I'm trying to stay positive and that is tough when we've all had multiple changes and drops. I couldn't even list all the classes I've dropped, way more numerous than the degree programs.
Sigh.
But, I too like this thread, knowing I'm not alone in continuing to seek just the right program to finish. May never happen though!

 

There are a few other replies to this. I'll offer mine as I think it's materially different. (That said, I've got a relatively small number as compared to other posters on the board but I do have two undergrads).

My reason for pursuing multiple degrees is that life is multidisciplinary. My career may be in IT. My job may be in management. My employees are human beings that need motivation and reinforcement and I need to understand how they think. This will lead to a degree in sociology or psychology at some point.

History if abstracted teaches decision making and the errs of such. Mathematics and Statistics allow you to measure and trend what happens in your business. As you go along you find the connections between disciplines that can give you a significant advantage in life. You just think about things differently. It's not our fault that the educational system forces us into silos because of the depth of available knowledge

While there's certainly a risk of being considered a career student, as you've stated many many people have part time jobs that have more to do with what they love, than paying the bills. As long as you have a career path that's consistent and able to be documented, there's no real reason to advise anyone of your advanced levels of education unless the job calls for it.


Thanks,
ITJD

 

I washed out of Rhode Island College (due to pressure of being 21 and working full time and my pressure from my soon to be wife)
I washed out of Morehead State University's MBA(my ex-wife and I separated in my second to last semester).

 

i want to know...

when you "wash out", after being a student, do you still request those transcripts be sent to the next school? like, for grad school when they request "all " transcripts of all college work attempted, do you really go back and get all of the washouts/failouts/etc?

 

Have not posted in awhile but I love this thread.

Eastern Oregon University - Took 2 classses - aced the first, second Incomplete.
Ashford University - Took 4 classes - aced all.

Issues were the same that I had in completing B & M school - Money and Family. In both of my fields I dont technically need an accredited degree, and having worked in one for 30 years and the other 22 years I am pretty good without having it. Going deep into debt in getting loans is not worth it since to me (stewardship issue) since I would never make the amount of money in the fields even if I had the degree to pay back the loans.

The major things not having the degree has done is left that one area of my life incomplete and kept me from teaching or working at a college. I hope to eventually complete once I can get the funds to pay for it. However at that stage it will just be for personal accomplishment and nothing else.

 

Capella, price and format
Univ of Phoenix price and format

 

I dropped at Capella. I have a Masters in Information Security and was working on a PhD from them. I have 75 credit hours complete and 1 of their onsite residencies complete. I need 6 more classes, comps and dissertation. I just cannot find the extra time in the week to keep writing 20 and 30 page papers. I had to do one for almost every course 2 per quarter. Plus keep up with everything else in the class. It got to be really crazy and seemed really pointless. Pride at first stopped me from dropping but after awhile common sense kicked in. I am currently a dean at a college after moving over from the IT field. Then to top it off a new baby. There just was not enough time in the day for me to hang with the laid off PhD students and the School Teachers who have the summers off or people taking a single class every quarter. Very few of us were taking two and working pro jobs.

 

Some of my false starts and failures to thrive:

I attempted the Regents College AS Nursing back in the mid-80's when I was working as a medic. It turned out to be way more difficult to arrange around my schedule. Went back and wrapped a BSLS in 2006.

I did part of the Hotel Management course at Asworth back when it was PCDI. Good course, cheap, and useful information - I just had no motivation to finish it. Now that I think of it, I just might redo that one just because I hate undone things.

I started the MMin at Nations U and really liked it but I was also doing an MA at Webster at the same time and the MMin took real study time. I'm going to go back to that one some day.

I enrolled in the MS in Space Studies at AMU but had too many things on my plate and never actually started it. I'll get back to that one some day too.

I started the EdS at Webster in School Systems. It was well run but I just couldn't wrap myself around the public school cool-aid and saw that I was going to have an ideological conflict in any education degree that had to toe the NCLB line. I should have known since I bailed on public school teaching for the same reason.

 

I'm thinking that is because it's a regional, state B&M school. I work at the University of Oklahoma and class to class we're all over the place too. The slick, corporate feel of the for-profits really turns me off.
My big shock with WNMU is how they have master's faculty teaching graduate courses.