Is there such a thing as a free education?
I’ve done some
digging on this very
subject and the answer
is surprising, and it
depends on exactly what
you want from your
education, whether you
are taking the course
to learn something just
for you, or if you want
the course to prove you
learned something.
If you want to learn
something just for your
own knowledge, then
the answer is most
definitely,
“Yes.” And there
are many places online
that you can go to learn
practically anything for
free. However, if you want
to take the course to
gain credits, degrees,
or certificates, then the
answer is, “No.” The
only way to actually
gain credits is to pay for
those courses, although
I did find out that there
is an online school
called ‘University of the
People’ that charges you
a $50 application fee and
only charges you $100
per exam.
There is a small problem
with this, however
— it is not an accredited
University in the State
of California, where it
is headquartered. In
other words, you can
do all the work with
this University and get
Associate (A.S.-B.A.)
and Bachelor (B.S.-B.A.)
degrees in Business
Administration and
Associate (A.S.-C.S.)
and Bachelor (B.S.-C.S.)
degrees in Computer
Science, but no other
school will allow you to
transfer any credits from
there. To top it off, here
in Canada you may have
trouble getting anyone
to acknowledge those
degrees.
If you want to keep
education costs down,
you can go to a college
or university to challenge
their courses, if
you feel comfortable in
your knowledge of the
material, but that again
will cost you money to
challenge each exam.
And depending on
which school you challenge
at, you may be
covering information
that is not applicable to
our province, let alone
Canada. And always
make sure you check the
laws and regulations in
your area that are applicable
to the material you
wish to challenge.
If you are interested
in a certain program at
college or university but
are unsure how well you
may do, then I highly
recommend finding a
free online school that
covers that interest. This
way you can discover if
you can do the courses
without spending any
money, plus there won’t
be a grade put on your
record if you don’t succeed.
I spend a great deal of
time reading books on a
variety of subjects, simply
because they interest
me. However, I have no
intention of going to
college or actually doing
these things for a living.
I am fairly sure that I’m
not a great acupuncturist,
masonist, house
builder, or gardener (I
have a black thumb), but
I still try to read or learn
about them anyways.
I highly recommend
learning new things.
Scientists say that it is
the best way to keep
your brain sharp, aside
from a healthy lifestyle.
With all the information
that you can find online,
in the library
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