University of Phoenix-Online Campus Top Questions

I wish that I had known you could take a break after each set of classes. However, had I known that, I would not have finished with my Associate's as fast as I have.

I wish I had known about how much more simple working and going to school would be prior to coming to this school. Working forty hours a week is tough - the thought of going back to school after dropping out before intimidated me. However, my advisors and instructors have helped me find a way to better myself as an employee and student by finding techniques that will help me be able to earn my degree while working.

I wish I would have known how much the tuition rates were going to raise for this school. Because I took a break from school my tuition rates did not lock in. I am paying twice the amount that I did in 2007 when I started. It pays to stick with it.

I wish I had known that all classes required team based learning. It is often frustrating as it is an online campus, and working at my own pace was the main reason for pursuing this method of continuing my education.

I wish I would have known about this school when I got out of college, that way I could have started right away at my degree instead of struggling for a year and a half to find out what I wanted to do.

Before coming to this school, I wish that I had known how expensive it was. Sure, completing the online courses is very easy due in part to the flexibility it provides; however, that convenience comes at a premium. As a stay at home mom my options were limited, and overall I really have enjoyed the online classroom experience. Taking just two courses at a time for each half of a semester allows for me to focus and maintain quality performance.

I wish I would have known how much it was going to cost me. The expenses along have made me completely broke, making it almost impossible to recieve any more financial aid to continue on to a Masters program. I did like the flexibility of the school and being able to get my assignments done at home. As a single parent it was conveinent.

too early to tell

I wish I had known what classes I needed to take in order to graduate.

I wish I would have known how complex the student loan process and classes could be. Online classes are much harder because you have to make the time to participate in class room discussions and in your learning team environments. Student loans cover some costs, but the majority of money for school comes out of my own pocket because I have a job. This makes it very difficult when deciding on whether to pay a bill or keep up on the tuition at school.

The one thing that I wish I had known before starting University of Phoenix, is how much of a book nerd/worm I would become while attending and how excited I would be to cross the stage to receive my AS in social work.

Nothing really. I knew everything about the school before I registered.

That I should never attend a school that is not regionally accredited. I was attending City College and it was not regionally accredited. University of Phoenix is regionally accredited and a great school. I now have the perfect fit for my personality and lifestyle.

Most of the classes fail to go indepth on alot of the subjects. The classes will give the student an understanding of the subject matter, but the student would be wise to know that the subject matter will need a more indepth knowledge.

How difficult online course work truely is.

I wish I would have known that if I withdraw from a class, I have to take the class immediately after in order to avoid having to pay for it out of pocket.

Tuition is expensive.

Well before I actually signed into this school I asked all the questions about the school that could be asked, so I was well educated when signing in. So there nothing that I did not know about this school I knew pretty much everything about it.

How expensive it was?

I wish I had known how difficult it was going to be to attend an online school. The instructors online are just there to guide you through your classes and do not actully teach you. You are responsible for learning on your own. You have to be highly motivated to complete an online degree.