Whats a correspondence school?

If it's what I think it is, what's the problem? We have the Open University here in the UK and you can do a (proper) degree there. You do most of your work from home and attend for certain seminars/courses and exams.

It is also well respected by business and education centres.

some correspondence schools are legit, many are not, since the government investigaters called this school a "diploma mill" this school wasn't one of the legit ones

In testimony before Congress last year, investigators for the General Accounting Office identified California Coast as a diploma mill.

The investigators were looking into California Coast and two other unaccredited schools that got $169,000 in taxpayer money to pay the tuition of 463 federal employees who enrolled as students

Regardless of the school issue he should not be in charge of this. I would rather have a police officer, firefighter, EMT, a civil engineer. Not this guy.

Originally posted by stumason
Whats a correspondence school?

Like where I got my Doctorate in Bootyology and Arnold Schwarzenegger got his Masters degree in Government Finance & Administration with a minor in English.

OMG, then YOU'RE more qualified than he is or Ahnold

Originally posted by RANT

Originally posted by stumason
Whats a correspondence school?

Like where I got my Doctorate in Bootyology and Arnold Schwarzenegger got his Masters degree in Government Finance & Administration with a minor in English.

Seems to me that these correspondence schools in the US are not the same standard as the OU here if that is your opinion of them.

The OU do a pretty good selection on a range of solid subjects.

Thinking of doing a BSc in Physics myself through them.

I cannot afford to take time to attend Uni full time, I have a family to support, so I need to do my degree this way.

The cost is slighlty less (still looking at several thousand for the full BSc) and the standard of the award is as highly regarded by industry as if you attended the Uni physically.

I just hope that your attitude towards these schools in the US is well founded, as it seems you are showing little respect to those whose only choice of further education is via this avenue.

Most of those correspondence schools here are not acredited. In other words people would laugh when they saw your diploma.
I am sure there are some credible ones, but not many.

Originally posted by stumason
I just hope that your attitude towards these schools in the US is well founded, as it seems you are showing little respect to those whose only choice of further education is via this avenue.

Totally different cultural and educational situation between the two. It's a well established joke in the US. It's not remotely open to interpretation around here.

Like the inspector said they're called "diploma mills" in the US for a reason. I'm sure it's very different elsewhere and quite a necessary option. Here it's usually something different.

How do you think I got to be Dr Nerdling for only 49.95?

Ok, thought it would be the case of there being a fundamental difference.

Sorry if I came off a bit strong, but it made me a little unsettled to think that people would regard my (hopefully) new degree with disdain.

I don't think that would be the case now.