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| are degrees from online schools less valid than a public high school degree? |
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| Drydess:
--- Quote from: RedGajin on March 02, 2017, 03:44:48 PM ---youre regarded by both employeres and colleges as less motivated compared to normal graduates. --- End quote --- having taken two years of online school i can say it takes considerably more motivation than a regular school, along with a lot more self-responsibility |
| SeventhSandwich:
Depends on your definition of 'validity'. It absolutely looks worse on paper than a traditional diploma. That being said, it's a million times better than no diploma at all. |
| RedGajin:
--- Quote from: Drydess on March 02, 2017, 04:05:24 PM --- having taken two years of online school i can say it takes considerably more motivation than a regular school, along with a lot more self-responsibility --- End quote --- i mean im sure they are, and thats something you could argue in an interview with a college/employer. im saying that a lot of dropouts also take online classes because its an easy way to graduate and they dont have to attend class everyday if at all. to an employer looking at a resume who doesnt know how credible whatever online hs you graduated from is or how hard the classes were (idk how that really works so i could be wrong), he might put your application aside |
| Drydess:
--- Quote from: RedGajin on March 02, 2017, 04:11:52 PM ---i mean im sure they are, and thats something you could argue in an interview with a college/employer. im saying that a lot of dropouts also take online classes because its an easy way to graduate and they dont have to attend class everyday if at all. to an employer looking at a resume who doesnt know how credible whatever online hs you graduated from is or how hard the classes were (idk how that really works so i could be wrong), he might put your application aside --- End quote --- yea i just reread what i quoted and realized you were talkin about how employers look at it; mb lol |
| Steve5451²:
--- Quote from: hillkill on March 02, 2017, 03:01:45 PM ---my friend thinks there are tiers and it goes from public/private school > ged > online school --- End quote --- I'd argue that, to somebody who cares, private > public > online > GED |
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