What is your dream school and/or program?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by AUTiger00, Sep 16, 2010.

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  1. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    DL: Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts - Boston
    B&M: Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts - Boston

    :D

    However, as much as I love school, there are so many more things that I am interested in learning and doing that, even if the situation were perfect, I wouldn't be so quick as to continue school more than is necessary. Plus, since I have no real need for a degree beyond a bachelor's, I could get a great education by doing this: Free Online Course Materials | Linguistics and Philosophy | MIT OpenCourseWare. There are, in fact, enough free courses to get the same education as both a bachelor's and master's degree, but without the piece of paper to hang on my wall (then again, I could always get one from MUST :D). If I'm super business saavy, I might even be able to buy used books to complete the courses for a few pennies less than I will later sell them.
     
  2. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    I'd sort like to do a second BA at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute. This bachelors program is more impressive than many graduate programs, certainly in terms of languages taught. (Graduates come away fluent in modern Tibetan and Nepalese, with a philosophical reading knowledge of classical Tibetan and Sanskrit.) The environment where the classes are taught is memorable as well, a large monastery (~250 monks) in Boudhanath, near Kathmandu.
     
  3. jfosj

    jfosj Member

    Oxford University
     
  4. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

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  5. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    That's a good one! Or Gonzaga has a good English program (actually it's DL just prohibitively expensive)
     
  6. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    Or I would do U Mich's combined MPP (master's in Public Policy) with the MA in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies... Tuition is only about $60k for both of the degrees :eek: Such a cool program, though
     
  7. thomaskolter

    thomaskolter New Member

    Accepts anyone up to the bachelors level, no math or language requirements unless in a program that needs it and free to attend including books (those could be e-books). And no grades just Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory (maybe needing to pass by 70%).

    You said DREAM school, not one around for real.
     
  8. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    UF's weekend MBA program or even USF's weekend MBA program. Cost is about for either $50K. The cost is not the worst thing - it would be real hard to convince my wife that it is "important".
     
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  9. OpalMoon34

    OpalMoon34 member

    Naropa University. MA Transpersonal Psychology
     
  10. kalela

    kalela New Member

    Phd in Computer Science from MIT and MBA from Harvard.
     
  11. jmmjr78

    jmmjr78 New Member

    Civil engineering degree, Princeton
     
  12. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    Do you have any experience with their DL courses? They appear to be based on (very) close readings of classic Buddhist texts, in either Tibetan or English (though the originals are in Sanskrit).

    The DL courses can be taken for credit with Kathmandu University, which is apparently recognized by at least some US schools. There are also non-credit options which do not contribute towards an academic degree, but which can still provide merit towards a better rebirth.
     
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  13. Ruble

    Ruble New Member

  14. b4cz28

    b4cz28 Active Member

  15. Koolcypher

    Koolcypher Member

    I have three actually:

    1.) An MPA (Masters Public Administration) from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

    2.) Oh yeah, definitely Princeton's PhD Program in History.

    3.) University of Chicago's Egyptology program.

    If I have to choose one, it would be Chicago's Egyptology program.:D
     
  16. AUTiger00

    AUTiger00 New Member

    The HKS MPA would be nice. I like it a lot because you can take some of your electives at HBS, HLS, MIT Sloan and The Fletcher School at Tufts. You could theoretically take classes at 5 of the best colleges in the country on your way to the degree.
     
  17. TCord1964

    TCord1964 New Member

    An MA in History or Integrated Marketing Communications.
     
  18. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Harvard University, PhD in History (I can dream, can't I?)
     
  19. tito8499

    tito8499 New Member

    John Hopkins University
    Georgetown University
    Columbia University
    UC Irvine
     
  20. CornCod

    CornCod Member

    Studying anything at Oxford in England. Went there once as a tourist. Wow!
     

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